HMAS Arunta has completed a third significant narcotics interdiction after seizing 260kg of heroin in the Indian Ocean, while operating… READ MORE
Following a recent Combined Maritime Force focused operation, a counter piracy task force has developed significant insights into the activities… READ MORE
As his visit to counties in the Arabian Peninsula came to a close, the commander of a counter piracy task… READ MORE
Recent attacks against merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Bab-el-Mandeb have highlighted that there are still risks associated… READ MORE
The Commander of CTF 150, Rear Admiral Olivier Lebas, travelled to Mombasa, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam to engage with… READ MORE
Last week saw a coordinated effort between Combined Task Force 151 (counter-piracy), the Pakistan Navy Fleet Headquarters, and the UK… READ MORE
The Japanese Ambassador to Djibouti visited Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) in Bahrain, following a successful port visit by a Japanese… READ MORE
A Combined Maritime Force (CMF) visit to Dubai has given the regional counter-piracy coordinator an opportunity to discuss security issues… READ MORE
Combined Task Force 150 French-led task force continues to disrupt terrorism by suppressing the flow of drugs across the Indian… READ MORE
On 16th May a team of CMF officers, led by Captain Maurizio Pastorino of the Italian Navy, visited the Royal… READ MORE
During the weekend of 13-14 May 2017 CTF151 coordinated a rescue from a sinking Yemeni dhow, Al-Mubarak, in the western… READ MORE
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Arunta has seized more than 250kg of heroin hidden in a dhow transiting the North… READ MORE
The 40th Shared Awareness and De-Confliction (SHADE) conference took place in Bahrain between 25 – 26 April, with military and… READ MORE
On Saturday 6th May 2017, Mr Hiroyuki Miyazawa, visited US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and the Japanese led Combined… READ MORE
Less than three weeks into its deployment, the FS Surcouf has made its first two narcotics seizures, with back to… READ MORE
Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) is a 47-nation naval partnership, which exists to promote security, stability and prosperity across approximately 3.2 million square miles of international waters, which encompass some of the world’s most important shipping lanes.