SA Navy Op Copper deployments valuable for commerce and security

Indian Ocean, IUU fishing, Maritime Security, Piracy, Robbery, smuggling 1 Minute

Defence analyst Helmoed Heitman is a firm believer in the dictum “you cannot control what you can’t patrol” and to this end maintains SA Navy deployments to the Mozambique Channel should continue.

His observation comes at a time when the maritime service of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) is preparing a platform for a stint in the waterway which carries much of South Africa’s seaborne goods and services.

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Source: defenceweb.co.za

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