Maritime
Global naval and maritime defence and security analysis, doctrinal and policy news, procurement udpates, and essays on strategic threats and challenges in the maritime domain.
P-8A Poseidon, the U.S. Navy's eyes at sea
July 15 by Defence IQ DigitalThe U.S. Navy's priorities for its maritime patrol aviation forces are well defined but not easy to bottle. To be able to respond and cover down on anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, inte...
China bolsters ship-to-shore amphibious capabilities
July 11 by Defence IQ PressChina has purchased four Zubr-class Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft from the Ukraine in a £3.15 million deal. A spokesman confirmed that the hovercraft have been acquired for th...
Maritime surveillance capabilities boosted with UAV's history-making carrier landing
July 11 by Defence IQ PressFor the first time in history an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has landed on an aircraft carrier. Northrop Grumman’s X-47B successfully performed the most challenging manoeuvre in naval avi...
African military chiefs to convene urgent conference on maritime security
July 10 by Defence IQ PressVice Admiral DJ Ezeoba, the Chief of Naval Staff of Nigeria, responding to the increase of maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea, has called an international conference of military chiefs and po...
Heavy regulation ahead for the maritime security industry in Nigeria
July 10 by Mark LoweThe provision of maritime security services in Nigeria is about to be turned on its head; non-legal actors will be forced out of the country and the Nigerian Navy and National Security Agency will b...
Open letter from Rear Admiral Ogbor, Chief of Policy and Plans, Nigerian Navy
July 10 by Defence IQ Press[eventpdf]
Africa must bolster maritime surveillance capabilities to supress piracy, terrorism
July 08 by Andrew ElwellFormer president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has spoken out against the escalating piracy problem off the coast of West Africa and called for the Nigerian government, ECOWAS and international aut...
Royal Navy invests in Boeing's unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft
June 25 by Andrew ElwellThe Royal Navy has invested in its unmanned maritime surveillance capabilities after announcing a £30 million deal for Boeing’s ScanEagle. Built by Boeing defence UK subsidiary, Ins...
Spanish maritime surveillance commander demands more data
June 21 by Defence IQ DigitalCommander Âlvarez Maldonado, Director of Maritime Situational Awareness for the Spanish Navy, will be taking to the podium at this year's maritime surveillance conference but took to our airwaves be...
Results of maritime reconnaissance and surveillance survey
June 18 by Defence IQ DigitalThis paper details the results of a survey undertaken by Defence IQ on the subject of maritime reconnaissance and surveillance. Topics examined include the key threats to global maritime operations,...
The "economic survival of Africa" depends on collaborative maritime security strategy
June 07 by Andrew ElwellFive Pakistani crewmen have been released unharmed after being kidnapped off the Nigerian coast two weeks ago, according to security sources. A ransom was believed to have been paid for the five oil...
Brazilian Air Defence Digest: April-May 2013
June 06 by Richard de SilvaAs new figures emerge from the Stockholm International Peace Research (SIPRI) this month, one of the most noticeable contrasts shows that while total global military spending dipped last year for th...