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Navy News Week 50-5 NAVY NEWS WEEK 50-5 13 December 2018 Japan to expand Djibouti base despite decline in piracy In 2009, Japan set up a military facility in Djibouti to combat rising incidents of piracy off Northeast Africa. A decade later, the pirates have been largely defeated, but Tokyo intends to expand its Djibouti base. When Japan set up a facility in Djibouti in 2009 with docks for warships, an airfield and the other infrastructure that an overseas military base requires to support troops on the ground, it had the very clearly defined task of supporting the international campaign against pirates operating out of Somalia. In 2011, there were no fewer than 237 incidents involving suspected pirates. Thanks in large part to the international response, that figure fell to zero incidents in 2015 and a mere nine cases were reported in the whole of 2017. Yet instead of declaring the Self-Defense Forces' (SDF) mission accomplished, closing the Djibouti base and bringing the two Kawasaki P-1 patrol aircraft, a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer and at least 180 ground troops back to Japan, Tokyo is expected to include in its new National Defense Program Guidelines plans to upgrade the facility. The details of the enhanced base have yet to be released, the Asahi newspaper reported, but the original 12-hectare plot alongside the Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport was last year expanded to 15 hectares. The aim, analysts suggest, is to give Japan more of a say in international security and peacekeeping operations, but also, acting in concert with like-minded nations, serve as a check on China's increasingly expansionist agenda. Beijing opened its own military base in Djibouti in 2017 and is pushing its One Belt One Road economic initiative for Asia, the Middle East and into the emerging markets of Africa. "I see these efforts as not just a question of expanding Japan's presence, but also an attempt to build on the broader, more multilateral quasi-alliances involving the US and Australia, as well as countries such as India that will be acting in their own national interests when it comes to China," said Jun Okumura, a political analyst at the Meiji Institute for Global Affairs. "This is part of a broader effort among the international community to maintain the balance at a time when there are concerns over changes in the existing security balance in the Asia-Pacific region and now beyond, into the Indian Ocean," he told DW. The Japanese government has studied how other nations with a more global security presence – notably the US, France and the UK – operate military bases in other parts of the world. Britain, for example, took advantage of the location of its facility in Oman to expand emergency and humanitarian assistance to the people of the Philippines when Typhoon Haiyan struck in November 2013. "No, Japan does not need a facility in Djibouti, but there are a number of advantages if they do remain there," said Garren Mulloy, an associate professor of international relations at Daito Bunkyo University and an expert on security issues. "Firstly, if the international force deployed to put a stop to the piracy all left then the problem could very quickly come back again, so there is a need to maintain that deterrent," he told DW. "But also, Japan's SDF has such a low profile internationally that the only place it is presently operationally engaged abroad is Djibouti and it wants to be seen to be engaged in international operations, which it has been with the anti-piracy campaign," he said. "And the military and politicians will argue that it is always better to have a base like this and not to have to set one up – at a high cost in terms of price and political capital – when one is needed," he added. "So when any military has a base such as Djibouti, they will try to keep it to serve as a facility for future operations." The base has proved important in the past, serving as a hub for transportation, logistical supply and medical aid in a time of crisis, such as when terrorists attacked a natural gas plant in Algeria in 2013, killing 10 Japanese nationals. It was also utilized when the SDF had ground forces in South Sudan as a peacekeeping force between 2012 and 2017.And while the Japanese government has stated that it intends to have one member of the SDF in Djibouti for every 10 Chinese military personnel, Mulloy does not believe that Tokyo's decision to retain a force in the region is the start of a modern-day "Great Game" as the two countries jostle for influence – through fair means or foul – across Africa."African nations will be happy at international investment, whether that comes through China's One Belt One Road or Japanese trade missions and government programs. So it will be a civilian competition rather than a military one," he said. Source: Deutsche Welle Navy arrests 52 vessels, 40 persons for alleged piracy The Nigerian Navy on Monday said it had 52 vessels and no fewer than 40 persons currently in its custody, for various alleged piracy related offences. The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command, Habila Ngalabak, a rear admiral, disclosed this while speaking with journalists during a one-day seminar for its officers at the Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Quorra, in Apapa, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the seminar is “Maritime Offences and Procedures for Arrest and Detention of Ships in the Nigerian Maritime Environment.” According to the FOC, the seminar is to educate the officers to have a better understanding on procedures of arresting, detaining and prosecution of vessels. “The seminar is to refresh our minds on the issues of arrest, detention and prosecution of vessels at sea. “The seminar could not have come at a better time than this because we are approaching December, so we have to get ourselves alert on our duties. “We have 52 vessels of different classes and types presently in our custody for different offences and quite a lot of them are under litigation and investigation. “Some are being investigated for us to know the type of offences and also the agency that they would be sent to for prosecution,’’ he said. On the exact time of the arrest of the suspects, the FOC said he could not categorically give specifics because over the years, “the number of arrests keep rising. “It’s a situation that keeps changing. There are some that have been arrested and their cases have been disposed of from the list and others are still joining. “It takes time for the prosecution to be concluded so some of them have been there for three to four years. “In the last two to three months, we have really had a major arrest of maritime offenders which are piracy related offences and within this period, we have arrested no fewer than 40 persons for one offence or the other,’’ he said.Present at the seminar was the Commander, NNS Beecroft, Okon Eyo, a commodore, and other commanding officers of various naval ships. The Nigerian Navy is in charge of policing the nation’s territorial waters. Source: Premium Times The article does not deifferentiate between piracy and robbery. CTF151 begins counter-piracy operation in the Gulf of Aden Written by defenceWeb, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Counter Piracy Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 is conducting Operation HAKA, a Counter Piracy Operation in the Gulf of Aden/Socotra Gap over the period 16-23 November. This is being conducted as part of the Kuwait-led CTF 151’s enduring mission to counter piracy, and contribute to wider maritime security in the region, Combined Maritime Forces said. During Operation HAKA, there will be an increased Naval presence, with a corresponding increase in counter piracy activities. The aims of HAKA are to deter and disrupt piracy, enhance information exchange between counter piracy stakeholders, and engage with regional partners and local mariners. The continued successful suppression of piracy depends on a number of stakeholders, including the merchant shipping community itself, being able to work together as part of the overall counter piracy system. Some of the activities that will occur during HAKA include; counter piracy patrols, Maritime Awareness Calls (MAC), exercising of response options, engagement with local mariners and collection of Pattern of Life (POL) information. Captain Richard Walker of the Royal New Zealand Navy is the Deputy Commander of CTF151. He said: “Operation HAKA seeks to strengthen interoperability among counter-piracy stakeholders and further promote maritime security in the region. It’s all about building partnerships and working together to increase maritime security and suppress piracy.” Source: http://www.defenceweb.co.za BAE Systems, Babcock on shortlist to build Type 31e warship BAE Systems, Babcock and Atlas Elektronik UK will compete to design and manufacture five Type 31e frigates 10 December 2018 Image copyright Polaris Media Image caption Three shipbuilding firms have been shortlisted to build the newest Royal Navy warships, Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced. BAE Systems, Babcock and Atlas Elektronik UK will compete to design and manufacture five Type 31e frigates for £1.25bn. Each group will be awarded £5m to further develop their designs. The preferred bidder is due to be announced by the end of next year. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) wants the first ship to be delivered in 2023. Mr Andrew, who was onboard HMS Diamond at Portsmouth naval base for the announcement, said it was the first frigate competition the UK had run "in a generation".
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