Black Sea Fleet (BSF) floating workshop PM-138 headed by Alexander Kashalaba on Nov 2 returned to Sevastopol after a long-term deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. The ship’s crew has been maintaining Russian Navy warships in the Mediterranean Sea for over 7 months. Traditional ship-meeting ceremony
Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Mr. Louis W.M. Piet called on Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage at the Naval Headquarters on 05th November 2012. They held cordial discussions on matters of mutual interests and exchanged memento
Anatoly Serdiukov was relieved of the Russian defense minister’s duties on November 6 in order to provide conditions for impartial investigation of all problems… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 7, 2012;
On Monday 22 October 2012, STX Finland Oy’s Rauma Shipyard started the production of next generation offshore patrol vessel to be built for the Finnish Border Guard. The start of production at the Rauma Shipyard was carried out following traditions. Chief of the Finnish Border Guard, Lieutenant Gene
Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino – the Force Commander of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia – Operation Atalanta, met Rear Admiral Zhou Xuming, the Force Commander of the Chinese counter-piracy task force on board the Chinese flagship, PLA Yiyang which is currently deployed in the Gulf of Aden. D
The trilateral training exercise Mavi Balina 2012 (MB12) kicked off in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Turkey, Nov. 5. Mavi Balina is an invitational maritime exercise, hosted by Turkey, which focuses on providing realistic operational training in surface and submarine warfare for uni
The Royal Navy’s super-capable Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dragon, will visit Fowey from Friday (November 9) for three days, the first of her class to do so and easily the largest warship to sail into the river estuary in many years. HMS Dragon has been at sea undertaking an intensive training package th
Pacific Fleet (PF) anti-piracy task unit headed by Rear Admiral Vladimir Vdovenko on Nov 2 left homebase Vladivostok and set… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 5 2012
Bae Systems, global defense, aerospace and security company, has announced on its official twitter account that Lower block 04 of the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has departed Clyde. “And she’s off….Lower Block 04 leaves the Clyde to embark on her delivery voyage to Rosyth ”, Bae Systems wrote.
France transfers construction technology of Mistral-class amphibious assault ships to Russia ahead of schedule… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 5 2012
Future of Ukrainian shipbuilding industry directly depends on the cooperation with Russia, said Valery Babich… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 5, 2012; Image: sharv-yachting
Six sailors from Gulf-based minehunter HMS Atherstone have picked up the gauntlet thrown down by their American counterparts to race in a gruelling endurance event: a 70-mile swim, run and cycle around Bahrain. Six sailors from Gulf-based minehunter HMS Atherstone have picked up the gauntlet thrown
