Dock-landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) departed Constanta, Romania following the completion of Exercise Summer Storm 2012, Aug. 19. Summer Storm is a combined amphibious assault exercise by U.S. Marines from the Security Cooperation Task Force Africa Partnership Station 2012 and Romanian sailor
The latest design of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Global Combat Ship (T26 GCS), the next generation of warships, has been unveiled. The Ministry of Defence has released images showing the basic specification of the T26 GCS, which is a significant milestone in the development of this programme. The creat
State-owned Sberbank has approved two $ 509.8 Mln loans for the Severnaya Verf shipyard, United Shipbuilding Corporation subsidiary, to be used in the construction of Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates. Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates also known as Project 22350 are designed by Northern Design Construc
Russian Navy Main HQ has been working in St. Petersburg for three months now, said Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Viktor Chirkov… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 20, 2012; Image: krstarica
Fourth-generation Project 885 Yasen nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine (SSGN) Severodvinsk will be commissioned… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 20, 2012; Image: Military
Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the departure of the hull of the first of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) new amphibious ships from Ferrol in northern Spain. Mr Clare said the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) 01 hull will be transported to Melbourne, Australia, by the Heav
Keel-laying ceremony of diesel electric submarine (SSK) Stary Oskol for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet (BSF) took place on friday 17th… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 20, 2012
Coast guards of Russia, Finland, and Estonia kicked off the Big Boat 2012 joint three-lateral life salvage exercise… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 17, 2012; Image: Arms-Expo
About 160 African illegal immigrants were rescued being in distress on two vessels in the Mediterranean… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 17, 2012
Baltic Fleet (BF) coast artillery is carrying out encampment exercise which is to last till the end of Sept 2012. Over 300 servicemen and about.. (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 17, 2012
An £18m facility to load and unload ammunition – shells and hi-tech missiles – from Portsmouth-based warships has been completed. The new Upper Harbour Ammunitioning Facility replaces a jetty on the Gosport side of Portsmouth Harbour which has served the Royal Navy well for more than 80 years. Work
Russian, American, and Norwegian warships will hold the Northern Eagle 2012 joint naval exercise… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 17, 2012
