@IISS_org@graham_euan 2/ ๐ฎ๐ณ @indiannavy Admiral Dasgupta up first. Discusses #UNCLOS and other codes like COLREGS & CUES, at a practical level regarding potential flashpoints & crises.
@IISS_org@graham_euan@indiannavy 3/ Next up: Alice Guitton from ๐ซ๐ท Ministry of Armed Forces.
Discusses Climate change, the resulting fragility, and role of Navies to respond.
And asks, "How to keep Sea Lanes open & secure?"
French Navy ships practice Freedom of Navigation, without ambiguity.
2/ This report is also interesting after listening to @Ng_Eng_Hen speech at #AspenSecurity, with his sweeping historical view, and quotes from Singapore's LKY on the nature of US and China.
1/ "Today, the Peopleโs Liberation Army Navy is the largest fleet in the world, with around 350 ships.
Complementing its fleet of modern surface combatants are hundreds of coast guard and maritime militia vessels."
- SECNAV
#FPDA Ex #BersamaGold 2021:
"#XBG21 will see the participation of 2600 personnel, 10 ships, one submarine, six maritime helicopters, three maritime patrol aircraft, 25 fighter aircraft, two support aircraft, and one command and control aircraft."
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2/ #FPDA#XBG21:
"Naval assets will be involved in a contactless exercise held in the southern parts of the #SouthChinaSea in international waters, where serials such as anti-air and anti-submarine exercises, gunnery firings and manoeuvring drills will be conducted."
3/ #FPDA#XBG21
"Air forces from the FPDA member-nations will exercise with each other in air serials such as air defence exercises, and support the maritime component in anti-submarine exercises."
1/ Well, clearly, it's time for Oregon to restart its Naval Militia and for @OregonGuard to get it paired w Vietnam Maritime Mitilia under their State Partnership Program.