>According to a CNN news, SNMG-2 ships have arrived off the coast of Somali to help in the battle against pirates in the region."We are so delighted with the arrival of those NATO ships into our waters and they have our full consent to fight against the pirates," said Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein... Continue Reading →
>According to SHAPE press release SNMG-2 passed Suez Canal today.SNMG-2 is going to protect the ships of the World Food Program and will work together with naval assets of the European Union and the US Led Operation enduring Freedom.SNMG-2 consists of:• ITS Durand de la Penne (flagship, destroyer D560, Italy)• FGS Karlsruhe (frigate F212, Germany)•... Continue Reading →
>The defence ministers of NATO countries are meeting in Budapest. One of the important result of this meeting is that NATO has finally decided to send a naval task group to Gulf of Aden in order to combat piracy.NATO officials said the seven frigates from a group that were to have taken part in an... Continue Reading →
>Without much fanfare or public announcements NATO has stater ted its biggest annual maritime exercise: Noble Midas 08 (NMS 08)Fifteen NATO nations will participate NMS 08 from 26 September until 10 October 2008 in the Central Mediterranean.The purpose of NMS 08 is to provide training focused on NATO Response Force (NRF) missions to maritime forces... Continue Reading →
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