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Spanish Chief of Defense, Admiral Fernando Garcia Sanchez, Visits EU NAVFOR Flagship, ESPS PATINO
On January 27 2012, the Spanish Chief of Defense, Admiral Fernando García Sánchez, visited the EU NAVFOR Flagship, ESPS PATIÑO alongside in Djibouti, accompanied by the Spanish Chief of the Navy, Admiral Manuel Rebollo, Chief of the Air Force, General...
Germany Takes Over Responsibility for Task Force 465
On August 13th the handover of Task Force 465 was held on board of VASCO DA GAMA in the port of Djibouti. Commodore Alberto Correira handed over the responsibility of Force Commander for the European Union Naval Force Somalia (TF 465) to Rear Admiral...
SA National Defence Force to Fine Tune Anti-piracy Strategy
Cabinet has approved that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) should fine-tune its strategy to protect South African waters from piracy.
Indian Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel “Sumitra” Launched
The fourth of the new Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV) was ceremoniously launched on December 6th 2010 at the Goa Shipyard by Smt Sheila Singh, wife of Shri RK Singh, Secretary (Defence Production).
Top 10 Unusual Pet Names
For the third year running, Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. (VPI), is saluting those four-legged friends with names of a truly unforgettable nature. VPI employees selected 50 unusual dog and cat names from the company’s database of more than 485,000...
Hunter Killer Sub Astute Arrives At Her Clyde Home Port
The biggest and most powerful attack submarine ever built for the Royal Navy – Astute – has sailed into her home base on the Clyde. Measuring nearly one hundred metres from bow to stern, Astute is longer than ten London buses. When fully loaded, she...
Missing the Editor
In my piece last July about Michael Massing’s New York Review article, “The News About the Internet,” I tried to focus on two significant losses that we have had to endure in the world the Internet has made. One of these was a consequence...
Indian Navy Launches Second Stealth Destroyer – INS Kochi
The Indian Navy has launched its second stealth destroyer – INS Kochi. In keeping with the tradition, the warship was launched by Madhulika Verma, wife of Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Nirmal Verma, at Mazgon Docks at 11.20 a.m. As she pressed the launch...
