Adm. Jim Stavridis, new Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), said here Dec. 7 that "more ships would be helpful" to counter piracy off Somalia but that "what I'm really after is maritime patrol aircraft, NATO AWACS [Airborne Warning and Control System] and satellite images."The number of piracy attacks off the Horn of Africa and in the Arabian Gulf has been rising steadily and they have become more sophisticated with weapons used more often, he said at a Security and Defence Agenda lunch debate.
Stavridis, who took over as SACEUR in June, referred to cooperation among NATO, the European Union and partners such as Russia and China as a "lab of cultures coming together to operate effectively," and that together they were reducing successful pirate attacks in the region.
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