Tag: Indian Ocean

  • New aircraft for Italy

    Deliveries complete next year. Italy begins receiving new maritime patrol aircraft Gareth Jennings, London The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI) has received into service the first two of […]

  • EUNAVFOR’s anniversary

    Operation Atalanta enjoys birthday cake, writes thank you notes to relatives. European Union Marks Eight Years of Counter-Piracy Commitment to Protect World Food Programme Vessels and Deter Pirate Attacks off […]

  • NATO ends Ocean Shield

    Other regional governments less pleased. NATO ends anti-piracy operation; Seychelles to continue to monitor sea threats By: Patsy Athanase and Sharon Uranie (Seychelles News Agency) – A decade after the […]

  • NATO void leaves concerns

    End of NATO operations causing regional concern. Piracy fears as Nato pulls navy ships from Indian Ocean To the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), time is ripe to withdraw from […]

  • Pakistan ups Gwadar security

    New force to protect port. Pak Navy establishes special task force for Gwadar security Pakistan Navy’s special ‘Task Force-88’ (TF-88) was established Tuesday for the maritime security of Gwadar port […]

  • New OPVs for Royal Navy

    UK MoD signs £287m contract to build two more OPVs for Royal Navy The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a £287m manufacturing and support contract with BAE Systems […]

  • Galle Dialogue summary

    A brief look at some of the key issues explored at the seventh iteration of the Galle Dialogue last month. By Rajni Gamage What Happened at Sri Lanka’s Maritime Security […]

  • China gives Pakistan patrol vessels

    China gives Pakistan two patrol vessels ISLAMABAD: Two maritime patrol vessels built in China for Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) were commissioned on Saturday in an impressive ceremony in Guangzhou, […]

  • Pakistan’s naval ambitions

    India and Pakistan continue to rattle sabres at each other. Pakistan’s Naval Transformation: Dangerous Delusions, Soaring Ambitions By Abhijit Singh India’s maritime watchers have had much to talk about lately. […]

  • Konkan 16 Begins

    Combined ops will also feature Royal Marines. Indian and UK navies begin annual bilateral maritime exercise Konkan 16 The navies of the UK and India have begun the annual bilateral […]