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Saab Unveils New Surveillance Aircraft
Defence and security company Saab is unveiling its new Saab 340 Maritime Security Aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow. The aircraft is capable of effectively monitoring large areas and is the key to maritime domain awareness. The Saab 340 Maritime Security Aircraft will meet the world´s latest demands for maritime security and safety. Piracy, terrorism, [...]
US, New Zealand sign defense cooperation accord
The United States and New Zealand signed an agreement to expand defense cooperation but the deal does not alter Auckland’s longstanding ban on port visits by nuclear-armed American warships, officials said. The accord was the latest in a series marking US attempts to shift its strategic focus to the Asia-Pacific, as Washington keeps a wary [...]
Somali pirates weakened but not defeated: EU commander
The number of successful Somali pirate attacks has fallen but international navies must not drop their guard and keep up the pressure, the commander of the EU mission said Tuesday. British Rear Admiral Duncan Potts warned that the gains made against pirates off the Horn of Africa were reversible and that the fight against piracy [...]
Lockheed Delivers 4th Upgraded P-3 Orion to US Customs and Border Protection
Lockheed Martin delivered the fourth P-3 Orion with new Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) modifications to U.S. Customs and Border Protection two months ahead of schedule on Jan. 20. The MLU installation and phase depot maintenance (PDM) were accomplished in record time of 11 months at Lockheed Martin’s Greenville facility. “I am very proud of the Lockheed [...]
Indra Develops A Maritime Surveillance Light Aircraft
Indra, the premier IT company in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe, is working on the development of a new maritime surveillance light aircraft in collaboration with Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam, firms SELEX Galileo, FLIR Systems and Remote Sensing and Sensor Integration company Airborne Technologies. The five partners seek to develop an aircraft [...]
British, French ships join US carrier in Strait of Hormuz
British and French ships joined a US carrier group in a six-strong flotilla of warships which passed through the sensitive Strait of Hormuz, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said. The ministry said a Royal Navy frigate, HMS Argyll, was part of a US-led carrier group to sail through the waterway which Iran has threatened to close [...]
China to send armed patrols on Mekong: report
China and several neighbouring countries will provide armed escorts to ships navigating the Mekong River, state media said Wednesday, after 13 Chinese sailors were killed on the key waterway last month. The sailors died in a raid on two Chinese cargo boats on the Mekong on October 5 — an attack thought to have been [...]
No Warships Protecting UK Shores
Cutbacks have left the UK without a single warship specifically tasked with protecting the country’s shores for the past month, the Ministry of Defence confirmed today. The Royal Navy normally provides a minimum coverage of a frigate or destroyer fulfilling the role of Fleet Ready Escort (FRE). This task is for the ship to be [...]
Pirates seize tanker off coast of Nigeria
Pirates seized an oil tanker with over 20 crew off the coast of Nigeria, an official of the International Maritime Bureau said on Thursday amid mounting concern at such attacks in West Africa. “We believe it’s been hijacked and we believe there are about 25 crew on board,” Cyrus Mody, a London-based manager with the [...]
