Russia’s Large Anti-Submarine Ship, The Marshal Shaposhnikov, has started forming a convoy of civilian ships in the Gulf of Aden. The Russian warship will escort the convoy of Greek and Panamanian ships along the “security corridor” towards the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb. This is the eighth mission in the Gulf of Aden of the Russian [...]
Continue Reading →GULF OF ADEN: Government of Japan convoy schedule for January 2013. Merchant vessels that wish to apply for JMSDF escort operation should visit http://www.mlit.go.jp/en/maritime/maritime_fr2_000000.html, please contact directly the Anti-Piracy Contact and Coordination Office, Maritime Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MILT), Japan: Tel: +81-3-5253-8932 Fax: +81-3-5253-1643 Email: INFO-PIRACY@mlit.go.jp (MSCHOA). Korean Navy convoy schedule [...]
Continue Reading →Maritime authorities are letting the yachting world know that sailing yachts are still a tempting target for Somali pirates.
Continue Reading →The maritime domain continues to be easily exploited due to its porosity. It is apparent that no single country or agency is able to tackle the full range of maritime security issues on its own.
The Information Fusion Centre (IFC) was launched on 27 April 2009 and is located in Singapore’s Changi Command and Control Centre (CC2C). As a regional maritime info-sharing node, it aims to enhance the Asian-Pacific region’s maritime situation awareness by building a common and coherent maritime situation picture. With linkages to more than 45 agencies in 28 countries, it has been able to provide actionable information to its regional partners for further collaboration and to cue timely operational responses. The info-sharing collaboration has resulted in useful outcomes, for example during the MV Sun Sea incident from May-Aug 10.
Continue Reading →As a supporting plan of the President’s 2005 National Strategy for Maritime Security (NSMS), the Global Maritime Intelligence Integration (GMII) Plan called for the creation of “a single-integrated lookout (SILO) list of all vessels of domestic and global intelligence interest.”
The National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO) funded the development of the SILO. SILO allows the sharing of Vessel of Interest (VOI) information between Government Departments, our Allies and Coalition Partners. SILO is instrumental in enhancing Maritime Domain Awareness.
Continue Reading →The NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC) conducts world class research in the maritime domain in support of operational and transformational requirements, as well as civilian-oriented technology transfer and research. NURC has acquired, developed, and currently maintains a comprehensive range of equipment, including a fleet of autonomous vehicles, remote operating vehicles (ROVs), seafloor instrumentation platforms, towed measurement/detection systems, and specialised calibration facilities. This article highlights the NURC’s programme in Maritime Security, with a focus on advanced data processing techniques for the Maritime Domain and response capability against small boats and underwater intruders.
Continue Reading →Rear Admiral (Select) Robert V. Hoppa, director, National Maritime Intelligence Center, today announced the renaming of the National Maritime Intelligence Center (NMIC) to the National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO).
“The name change better reflects our mission to integrate maritime intelligence by leveraging partnerships at all levels of government, the private sector and with our foreign partners,” said Hoppa. “I look forward to continuing our efforts as an Intelligence Community service of common concern and serving as a principal advisor to the Director of National Intelligence.”
“Since its establishment three years ago, the National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office has recorded many successes leading the integration of maritime intelligence with domestic and international partners,” said James R. Clapper, director of National Intelligence.
Continue Reading →An August article in Proceedings laid out “Ten Realities for the New CNO.” Here, the new CNO offers his vision of the Navy 15 years hence, which touches on several of those same issues.
The Navy Support Activity in Bahrain may not be the first thing one thinks of when considering the Navy of 2025. Our operations from that small Persian Gulf island may seem like a holdover from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars—something that will end as we complete those conflicts and enter an era of fiscal austerity. Nothing could be further from the truth. Bahrain has been a steadfast U.S. partner for six decades, and our presence there exemplifies some of the key and enduring attributes of the U.S. Navy, whether the year is 1825 or 2025. Our sailors and Marines in Bahrain, and their complement of helicopters, strike-fighters, patrol aircraft, minesweepers, and coastal patrol ships, are forward, ready, and focused on warfighting.
In 2025 the Navy will operate from a larger number of partner nations such as Bahrain to more affordably maintain our forward posture around the world. Our future Fleet will remain ready, with the maintenance, weapons, personnel, and training it needs, although it may be smaller than today as a result of fiscal constraints. Our sailors and civilians will remain the source of our warfighting capability, and the Fleet of 2025 will be even more dependent on a motivated, relevant, and diverse force. The ships and aircraft of 2025 will predominantly be the proven platforms of today, but with greater reach and persistence thanks to new payloads of unmanned vehicles and weapons. The future Fleet will maintain our current advantages in the electromagnetic spectrum and cyberspace, but will fully operationalize them as warfighting domains. We will remain dominant under the sea, but the capability of our submarines will be expanded as they become part of a network of platforms, unmanned systems and sensors.
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