Warships from six international navies are currently operating as part of the French led Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150), conducting maritime security cooperation in close coordination with coastal states and regional partners in the southern Red Sea, Bab al Mandeb strait and west of the Gulf of Aden.

Common patrol with FS Somme, HMS Kent, Yemen Coast Guard & Djibouti Navy patrol boat  Photo: CMF

This operation is part of a series of several maritime security operations conducted in the region by the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). The operation has been planned to establish a routine flow of information between CTF 150 assets and their regional partners and specifically the ships and Naval Operation Centres (NOCs), to be able to coordinate a wide response to any possible terrorist threat and the subsequent use of the maritime environment in this strategic area.

This cooperation will deter the illicit activities linked to terrorism and will enable CMF forces to maintain a safe maritime area for the legitimate mariners. Australian, Canadian, French and Yemeni warships, helicopters and patrol aircraft, Saudi and Djiboutian patrol ships will cooperate all together in this operation.

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