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Posted on: Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 02:36 CDT HAIFA, Israel, August 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems”) announced today that it was awarded contracts by several customers in Asia to supply many dozens of observation systems for maritime patrol aircraft, vessels and observation towers. The total value of …

HAIFA, Israel, August 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems”) announced today that it was awarded contracts by several customers in Asia to supply many dozens of observation systems for maritime patrol aircraft, vessels and observation towers. The total value of these new contracts is approximately $20 million, to …

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The term ‘incidents at sea’ encompasses a wide range of maritime activities and situations. It can include maritime encounters that are either deliberate or inadvertent and involve any combination of ships, submarines and aircraft from military, auxiliary and civil organisations of different countries – in this case, major powers of Indo-Pacific Asia. This paper focuses …

By Zephania Ubwani??The Citizen Bureau Chief??Arusha: Pirates operate at will in Lake Victoria, wreaking havoc on fishermen and travellers, a maritime expert has warned.??”There have been hundreds of acts of piracy on fishermen in the lake as war lords have virtually declared independence on some of the islands,” charged a maritime safety and security officer, Mr …

The Gowind offshore patrol boat L’Adroit began its first sea trials on Wednesday 27 July for DCNS to validate the seakeeping and other nautical qualities of the vessel. These initial sea trials mark the beginning of the next phase of the ambitious Gowind OPV programme, which spearheads DCNS’s efforts to win a larger share of …

A group of Taiwan university students will sail to Dongsha Island as part of efforts to increase understanding of the government’s commitment to safeguarding national sovereignty in the South China Sea region, the Coast Guard Administration said Aug. 2. “The trip will help them better understand the uniqueness and strategic significance of the Dongsha Islands,” …

Piracy: “Pirates seize Italian ship off West African coast” & “Naval forces disrupt pirate activity off Somali coast” Khaleej Times, 25 July 2011 & CNN, 27 July 2011 Pirates seized the Italian-owned tanker RBD Anema e Core off the coast of Benin in the Gulf of Guinea on Sunday.  Although the head of Benin’s navy …

Manila – The Philippines is building up its military capability to protect its territories in the disputed South China Sea, President Benigno Aquino III said Monday. Aquino said his administration plans to purchase more patrol craft, helicopters and weapons to upgrade the country’s ill-equipped armed forces. ‘We do not wish to increase tensions with anyone, …

Senator James Webb (D-VA) told David Gregory on Meet the Press three weeks ago that he thinks the US is facing a “Munich moment” with China in Southeast Asia.  While no exact analogy is on the horizon to the original Munich moment – Neville Chamberlain proclaiming “peace in our time” after agreeing with Hitler to the partition …