Royal Navy mine hunter HMS Grimsby will arrive in her affiliated home town on Friday (Feb 17) for her first visit in five years… and it’s hoped the people of Lincolnshire will turn out in their droves to welcome her. Civic affiliations are an important part of the Royal Navy’s commitment to raising
Pacific Fleet (PF) task unit comprising large ASW ship Admiral Panteleyev, tanker Boris Butoma, and salvage tug Fotiy Krylov headed by Capt 1 rank Andrei Saprykin on Feb 12 returned to homebase Vladivostok from anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden. The sixth PF task unit departed from Vladivostok
Around 150 medics from across the Royal Navy will converge off the South Coast next month for their biggest test in two years. They’ll join the Fleet’s floating hospital facility on RFA Argus for a three-week exercise to test their abilities – and the unique facilities aboard – in coping with casual
Strategic nuclear-powered submarines SSBN Severstal and SSBN Arkhangelsk (Project 941 Akula, on NATO’s classification – Typhoon) will remain in service in the nearest future; missiles for them are maintained operable, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky told RIA Novosti. Projec
Sailing through sea mist in the South Atlantic, a navy warship approaches one of four islands which make up the British Territory of Tristan de Cunha. Found 230 nautical miles south-east of the island Tristan, Gough Island has special naval connections. It is named after Captain Charles Gough, who c
JSC Sevmash shipyard (Severodvinsk) will continue construction of Project 949AM Antei nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) Belgorod, reports RIA Novosti referring to Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief ADM Vladimir Vysotsky. According to Vysotsky, the Kursk-class submarine will be used for special tas
Northern Fleet (NF) warships – aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and large ASW ship Admiral Chabanenko – are pursuing a northern course to continue cruise through the North Atlantic towards home base. Prior to that, the ships have replenished supplies from auxiliary vessels in the Moray Firth. Unde
The next after SSBN Yury Dolgoruky, Project 955 Borei nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine SSBN Alexander Nevsky will join the Navy this year, and the third sub – SSBN Vladimir Monomakh – in 2013, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky told RIA Novosti. “We believe trials o
Submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) Bulava and its platform – nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Yury Dolgoruky – will be simultaneously commissioned into Russian Navy this year, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky told RIA Novosti. SLBM Bulava is expect
A port stop in Saudi Arabia gave personnel on board a Royal Navy warship the rare chance to train alongside the kingdom’s Special Maritime Border Security Unit. Type-23 frigate HMS Somerset is currently on maritime security operations in the Middle East working alongside Saudi Arabian authorities to
Prospective aircraft carrier for Russian Navy will be constructed after 2020, and its technical project will be developed by 2014, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky told RIA Novosti. Presently, Russian Navy operates only one aircraft carrier – Admiral Kuznetsov. “The ship wil
Russian Navy waives further construction of Project 677 Lada submarines; currently built subs will be upgraded, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky told RIA Novosti. Project Lada diesel electric submarines were designed late in XX century. Presently, none of them is in service;
