The United States has gifted two Protector-class patrol boats to its strategic partner Ghana in the Gulf of Guinea and West Africa through the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program. The… Continue reading "US Donates Two Protector-Class Patrol Boats to Ghana Navy"
On Tuesday, June 6, the Turkish DEARSAN Shipyard and the Nigerian Naval Forces Command signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the remodeling/refurbishment of ARADU (F98), the 40-year-old flagship of… Continue reading "Turkish Shipyard Dearsan and The Nigerian Navy Have Agreed On The Refurbishment of The ARADU (F98) Frigate and Procurement of A Tuzla Class Patrol Boat"
The Nauru Police Forces Maritime Unit began local testing of its two new patrol boats on 31 August, nearly three months after their scheduled arrival in the country. The Republic… Continue reading "Nauru Receives Taiwanese Donated Patrol Boats"
An Indonesian Fisherman was allegedly shot dead inside PNG’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) by members of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) on Monday, August 22nd. According to local… Continue reading "UPDATED: Indonesian Fishermen Allegedly Shot by Australian Funded Patrol Boat"
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officially accepted its first Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat (ECCPB) on Wednesday, 23 March. The first vessel, ADV Cape Otway (ADV-314), was launched by Austal in October last… Continue reading "Royal Australian Navy Accepts First Evolved Cape Class"
Austal Australia announced on 22 December, that sea trials had commenced aboard the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) first Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat. Austal launched the vessel earlier this year in a… Continue reading "First Evolved Cape Class Begins Sea Trials"
The first FPB 98 MKI patrol boat, built by the France-based OCEA shipyard for the SBGS Sea Guard, was launched at a ceremony in France on December 9, according to… Continue reading "OCEA Launches First FPB 98 Patrol Boat Built For Ukraine"
The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, commissioned the country’s two new Cape Class patrol boats on Sunday. The vessels were formally handed over by Austal in May this year and… Continue reading "Cape Class vessels TTS Port of Spain and TTS Scarborough commissioned into Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard"
Much has been made in recent years about fears of a supposed Chinese military base emerging in the South Pacific, on Australia’s backdoor. From Kiribati to Vanuatu, unsubstantiated reports of… Continue reading "Australia’s Defence Infrastructure in the Pacific: An Overview"
The week between June and July saw us cover a range of subjects and stories. Among them we focused on US airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, the Swiss choice of… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (28 June – 2 July)"