U.S. Naval Forces Intercept Explosive Material Bound for Yemen By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs MANAMA, Bahrain – On Nov. 8, U.S. 5th Fleet intercepted a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman…
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An oil tanker rammed a Norwegian navy frigate Thursday in a harbor on the country’s western coast, tearing a large hole in its side, the military said. The frigate’s 137 crew…
IED hunters adapt to sophisticated threats Source:http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/print/volume-26/issue-6/special-report/ied-hunters-adapt-to-sophisticated-threats.html Improvised explosive devices have been the most lethal enemy threat to U.S. forces during military operations in Southwest Asia. Counter-IED technologies are adapting to ever-more-sophisticated IED threats. BY…
Source: http://www.shipping.nato.int/pages/news_WBIED.aspx WBIED.com note: We just came across this under-reported article: Possible water-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (WBIED) kills one Turkish sailor in South East Turkey. According to open sources: On 22 May a Turkish fisherman reported…
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/20/nuclear-powered-royal-navy-submarine-involved-in-collision No damage to HMS Ambush nuclear reactor or injuries to crew recorded after ‘glancing’ collision off coast of Gibraltar HMS Ambush, which has been forced into port in Gibraltar after a collision with a…
Source:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/12128328/Isil-wants-its-own-navy-for-attacks-in-the-Mediterranean.html Islamic State militants hope to build a maritime arm that could carry out attacks in the Mediterranean, a senior Nato Naval officer has warned. The march of Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (Isil)…
EU Naval Force Operation Commander warned a room full of shipping executives that while Somali piracy in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden is down, there is no room for complacency regarding the on-going…