Deployment of Russian Navy carrier group in the Mediterranean Sea is coming to its end. In the next few days Russian warships will replenish supplies and then set a course for the Atlantic via the Strait of Gibraltar. Ships of Russian carrier group entered the Mediterranean Sea on Dec 23, 2011. Thro
Keels for two new vessels for Russian Navy – third Project 22350 frigate Admiral Golovko and Project 20385 lead corvette Gremyaschiy – will be triumphantly laid down on Feb 1 at 3 pm in slipways of Severnaya Verf shipyard, the yard’s press service told Central Navy Portal. That is going to be the mo
Bergen Group Vest Elektro has been awarded the contact for the electrical design and installations on the multi-functional vessel number 2 to be built at Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted AS for the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA). The contract is a fulfillment of an option from April 2011 when the c
Federal Service for Defense Order (Rosoboronzakaz) inspected companies responsible for execution of State Defense Order 2011, reports Interfax. In total, 257 inspections were held; as a result, the agency revealed economic violations to the amount of RUR 25 bln while overall financing of defense ord
In the current year, volume of works on state defense order placed at Nerpa ship-repair plant (affiliate of JSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center, Polyarny) will grow up almost twice, reports the yard’s press service. In 2012, the yard is to complete technical recovery of three multipurpose nuclear-powe
On 27 January 2012, the Spanish Chief of Defense, Admiral Fernando García Sánchez, visited the EU NAVFOR Flagship, ESPS PATIÑO alongside in Djibouti, accompanied by the Spanish Chief of the Navy, Admiral Manuel Rebollo, Chief of the Air Force, General Jose Jimenez Ruiz, Commander of the Joint Comman
On Friday 27 January, His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange visited the three yards of the Damen Shipyards Group in Vlissingen. At Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding the Prince was shown around at two naval vessels under construction, an Ocean Going Patrol Vessel for the Royal Netherlands Navy and a
The first Maritime Security and Surveillance Conference commenced at the Armed Forces Officers Club and Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE, addressing both local and regional offshore challenges and threats. An introductory speech delivered by Rear Admiral Christopher Parry CBE, Former Director General DCDC, U
In 2012, Russian Navy Hydrographic Service will receive a new Project 19920 large-size hydrographic boat. Two boats of that project are already in service at Caspian Flotilla and Pacific Fleet. The third vessel is planned to join Northern Fleet. Boat of that kind is designed for hydrographic and buo
Sailors and embarked Marines aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) visited Lisbon, Portugal from Jan. 20 to Jan. 25, as the last port visit prior to their return home from a deployment which started Mar. 23, 2011. The crew explored the country’s capitol city of Lisbon, a
Two of the Royal Navy’s Trafalgar Class submarines are reaping the benefits of major upgrades to their combat systems following their latest maintenance periods. Failure by an individual project to deliver was not an option. To delay the upgrades until the next appropriate fit opportunity would deny
Russian defense ministry marks continuous quality degradation of Russian military products, deputy defense minister Alexander Sukhorukov told reporters. “For instance, in 2010 Defense Ministry prepared over 6,800 reclamation reports which is 20% more than in 2009. Number of damage claims was 7,100 i
