Tag: IONS
IONS working group examines counter piracy solutions
The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium Counter Piracy Working Group gathered in Pretoria last weekend to look at counter piracy solutions for the...
CNavy “on schedule” to attend IONS seminar
If "operational needs" do not interfere, outgoing South African Navy Chief Vice Admiral Johannes Mudimu will be in Australia at the end...
New Indian Ocean naval journal launched
Those responsible for maritime safety in the Indian Ocean and its littoral countries must not only be capable sailors and masters of...
defenceWeb bringing unrivalled coverage to IDEX 2013
defenceWeb is honoured to be an official media partner of IDEX 2013, the biggest defence show in the Middle East and Africa. We...
Maldives outlines maritime threats, solutions
The Maldives is facing a growing number of maritime threats, including piracy, illegal fishing, human-trafficking, drug-smuggling and gun-running. However, the archipelago is...
French frigate visits Cape Town
The first-of-class French frigate FS Floréal, has completed its port visit to Cape Town on its standing patrol of the Indian and...
SA has what it takes to meet Navy’s new vessel requirements...
South Africa's shipbuilding industry says it is still capable of locally building the new vessels required by the South African Navy, with...
Indian Ocean navies must share information, coordinate maritime communications
The introduction of high-tech sensors and communications equipment by the countries of the Indian Ocean Rim has brought benefits to the region,...
Cooperation, diplomacy and patrols effectively tackle Somali piracy – general
Regional cooperation, maritime patrols, legislation and diplomacy are what is needed to successfully fight piracy, according to the chief of the Tanzanian...
Airborne undercurrent at naval symposium
One may be forgiven for thinking that the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) concluding in Cape Town today was all about surface...
Worthwhile training with SA Navy – German Navy head
German Navy chief, Vice Admiral Axel Schimpf, says his country finds training with the South African Navy worth the effort of sailing...
Defence review, IONS – anything new?
Defence minister Lindiwe Sisulu has received a draft of a long-awaited defence review against the backdrop of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium...
IONS chairs confident piracy can be beaten…eventually
The third Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) will contribute to the defeat of piracy, the past and present chairmen of the symposium...
South Africa to build own Offshore Patrol Vessels
South Africa is planning to locally build the new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) to be acquired under Project Biro to replace the...
SA ponders armed guards aboard merchant ships
South Africa has been asked to grapple with the question of how to deal with armed guards aboard civilian ships at sea.
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SA Navy continues with anti-piracy patrols
The South African Navy continues to patrol the waters of the Mozambique Channel as part of its commitment to anti-piracy operations off...
SA Navy may extend management of state-owned maritime patrol vessels
The South African Navy may continue to manage the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' maritime patrol vessels longer than a year,...
Sisulu opens landmark Indian Ocean Naval Symposium
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Lindiwe Sisulu has officially opened the 2012 Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) in Cape Town, which...
SMC agenda to be presented at IONS
The Southern African Development Community's (SADC's) Standing Maritime Committee (SMC) will present their common SADC maritime security agenda at the Indian Ocean...
Naval leaders to meet in Cape Town
Naval leaders from countries bordering the Indian Ocean will be meeting in Cape Town in April this year to discuss matters of...
Navy chiefs urged to cooperate more on security, piracy
Naval leaders from around the world have called for increased cooperation in facing maritime security challenges in the Indian Ocean, at a...
