Indonesia is a country of 17,500 islands with 80,000 kilometres of coastline. It is therefore a nation that needs to place considerable emphasis upon maritime security. T ..
Author: Trevor Hollingsbee
Trevor Hollingsbee was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and Senior Superintendent with the Hong Kong Marine Police. He is Baird Maritime's resident maritime security expert and columnist.
In an unusual move, the 37,000-tonne UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment tanker Tideforce, with an embarked Wildcat naval helicopter fitted with advanced radar and ele ..
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is one of the few UK emergency services to operate dedicated metal-hulled fireboats. The LFB very recently commissioned two new such vessels ..
On Saturday, October 29, warships of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet at the naval base in Sebastopol in the Crimea came under attack from simultaneous waves of unman ..
The UK’s Ministry of Defence recently announced that the Royal Navy (RN) is to acquire two Multi-Role Offshore Survey Ships (MROSS). These vessels will help protect the ..
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) continues to enhance its capabilities and even recently commissioned its most powerful warship to date. Constructe ..
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led numerous analysts to assess the possible deployment of nuclear weapons. This, in turn, has raised the profile of the submarine-laun ..
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is a modestly sized but very active force. Ottawa is keen for Canada’s Armed Forces to be involved in international operations, so the RCN ..
The past 20 years have seen the dramatic expansion of many Asian maritime forces, with submarines, aircraft carriers, and missile-armed escorts now featuring in many regi ..
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