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Russia seeking to deploy reconnaissance aircraft to Djibouti

November 1, 2012  While much of the effort to combat piracy in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden has taken place on sea, the Russians are also thinking about the air. The country is exploring the possibility of basing two Ilyushin II-38 surveillance planes in Djibouti to supply intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to the international effort […]

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Marine security op starts on Monday

April 24 2013   Later this month, Indian security forces will conduct an important maritime security operational drill. Operation Sagar Kavach is helf several times a year to ensure the port security of Mumbai. That security was called into question after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The perpetrators of this terror gained illegal access to the city through the ports […]

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NATO Piracy Update

July 2012   From the period of July 4th through July 10th, there have been no reported piracy incidents in the area where NATO is conducting Operation Ocean Shield. Although the South-West monsoon is limiting pirate activity on the open waters, the groups will still likely be active closer to shore. Pirate attack groups will concentrate […]

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Asia-Pacific Spending Spree

The Asia-pacific region will comprise a quarter of global naval security spending in the next couple of decades, spending nearly $200 billion USD as tension drives nations to upgrade their maritime defense capabilities. Increased aggression from China and other border-disputes drives the production of 255 patrol craft, 235 fast attack craft, 128 amphibious ships, 116 […]

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Piracy will swell again if not policed

While many are applauding the lowest piracy numbers in three years, Rear Admiral Bernhard Teuteberg of South Africa is warning that this doesn’t mean international forces can rest. Teuteberg, who is the director of maritime strategy for the South African Navy, announced that his country would be sending anti-piracy patrols to Mozambique and Tanzania this month.  “We intend […]

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Enforcement of ISPS Code Begins

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has begun to enforce International Ship and Port Facility Security Codes. The Nigerian government will fly black flags above ports that are out of compliance, and Nigerian flags over those that are. These measure have been initiated to move along the nation-wide effort to secure its ports […]

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Piracy Hotspots

Defence IQ talks to Brigadier General Wiseman Mbambo on the attempts to control an increasingly violent piracy and insurgency movement on the high seas.         Dealing with the piracy hotspots on the South African Coast Click on the image below to view the DefenceIQ interview with Brigadier General Wiseman Mbambo     Find […]

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3 Syrian Hostages Released

The Somali government has confirmed that after two years, Somali pirates have released three Syrian hostages. In 2010, the vessel MV Orna, owned and operated by a company from the United Arab Emirates, was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, near the island of Seychelles. All 21 of the surviving crew members have been […]