Russian warships continue to secure commercial shipping in the Gulf of Aden and near the Horn of Africa, reports Northern Fleet Information Support Group. On June 22 Northern Fleet (NF) large ASW ship Severomorsk completed escorting of the first 7-ship civilian convoy through the piracy-hazardous wa
The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned arrival of the U.S. guided-missile cruiser Monterey, in the Georgian port of Batumi, saying that… (civil) [mappress] Source: civil, June 23, 2011;
To address the increased attention on the Gulf of Guinea as an area of concern for piracy and maritime threats, the Nigerian Navy’s Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral O. S Ibrahim, will be discussing their strategic plans to increase maritime security at Defence IQ’s Offshore Patrol Vessels conference. Ac
HMS York will pay a short visit to Bermuda on her way back to the UK having completed her current deployment… (royalgazette) [mappress] Source: royalgazette, June 23, 2011;
After a long wait, India is set to get the advanced ‘Nerpa’ nuclear attack submarine on lease from Russia by the end of this year, a senior… (indianexpress) [mappress] Source: indianexpress, June 22, 2011;
Raytheon Company and its international partners will introduce a new ground-based Evolved SeaSparrow Missile at the Paris Air Show. The ground-based ESSM features multi-use capabilities for both naval and land-based applications. “Raytheon Missile Systems and its global industrial partners are worki
The Royal Navy is investigating the death of a woman officer while at sea on one of its ships… (andoveradvertiser) [mappress] Source: andoveradvertiser, June 22, 2011;
After two months on-and-off patrolling the Gulf of Sirte, HMS Liverpool took a break from her Libya operations for a spot of R&R – and ceremonial. The visit to Grand Harbour coincided with the Queen’s official birthday – an event not only celebrated in the UK and RN, but also by islanders in this [&
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) Dmitry Donskoy and Yury Dolgoruky on June 18 returned from the first trials in this year. The subs were met by top-ranking naval officers and directors of Sevmash shipyard. Submarine commanding officers Oleg Tsybin and Vladimir Shirin along with th
Russia and India agreed to begin sea trials of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (former Admiral Gorshkov) in Nov 2011. According to The Tribune, Indian Navy will receive the carrier in Dec 2012. Having displacement of 45,000 tons and length of 283 meters, the aircraft carrier is being presently out
Guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) hosted two Bulgarian naval midshipmen to help train them in at-sea familiarization, June 2–16. Midshipmen Galin Yambolov and Vania Ormanova both attend the Bulgarian Naval Academy, “Nicola Vaptsarov,” where they will spend five years learning about their job
Dutch, German and US warships will attend the International Maritime Defense Show (IMDS-2011) to take place in St. Petersburg since June 29 till July 3, told diplomatic sources to Central Navy Portal. Royal Netherlands Navy will be represented by Karel Doorman class multi-purpose frigate F831 Van Am
