Black Sea Fleet (BSF) frigate Ladny pays formal visit to Spanish port of Ceuta, told BSF Information Support Department to Central Navy Portal. Carrying out long-range cruise in the Mediterranean Sea, BSF frigate Ladny pays the last formal call at Spanish port of Ceuta en route to rendezvous point w
Around 160 tons of explosives and 69 surface-to-air missiles have been found by Finnish officials on a cargo ship bearing a British flag… (cbsnews) [mappress] Source: cbsnews, December 22, 2011
Russian defense ministry recourses to importing of arms in order to stimulate development of Russian defense products, said defense minister Anatoly Serdiukov in the interview to Rossiyskaya Gazeta. According to him, in such manner the ministry tries to identify those sectors where Russian industry
New harbor tug RB-10 has successfully passed first qualification trial under supervision of Caspian Flotilla (CF) Auxiliary Fleet Commander Capt 3 rank Dmitry Ryndin. The tug’s crew has effectively practiced damage control activities, carried out fuel and food replenishment drills. Later on, CF mari
Russian aircraft-producing corporation MiG will complete delivery of ship-based fighters MiG-29K/KUB for Indian Navy by the end of the current year; the airplanes are to be stationed on aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, reports ARMS-TASS referring to the company’s press service. The delivery contra
Three of the Royal Navy’s minehunting quartet in the Gulf joined their American and Japanese counterparts for the first combined exercise together in two decades. HMS Pembroke was the UK’s initial contributor to Unified Shield, a large exercise involving two US minesweepers, Gladiator and Dextrous,
Solemn keel-laying ceremony of Project 20180TV seagoing armament support ship Akademik Kovalev took place at JSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center on Dec 19. The ship was named after Sergei N. Kovalev, famous designer of nuclear-powered submarines. The meeting was attended by Russian Navy Deputy Command
On the morning of 17 December, following coordination between the staffs in Task Force 508 and 465, EUNAVFOR Flagship SPS PATIÑO provided fuel to the Danish frigate ABSALON operating as part of the NATO counter-piracy task force. The huge expanse of the Indian ocean, where a number of different Task
The biggest British military grouping built up in peacetime will secure the Summer Olympics 2012 to be held in London. Security will be provided by 13,500 military servicemen, one of the main Royal Navy’s attack ships – amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean with helicopters Puma and Lynx on board, and l
On 21 December 2011, STX Finland Oy and the Finnish Border Guard signed an agreement on construction of a next generation offshore patrol vessel. The vessel will be built at the STX Rauma shipyard and delivered to the customer in November 2013. The highly advanced vessel will be 96 metres long and
Project 667BDRM nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Verkhoturye which is currently being repaired on the main slipway of JSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center will be delivered to the Navy by the end of 2012, reports the yard’s press service. The submarine is supposed to leave the covered
In order to optimize Black Sea Fleet (BSF) naval aviation units, increase effectiveness and control operability, Gvardeiskaya and Kacha BSF air stations were transformed into unified structure – 7057-th Air Base. The newly established air base will comprise alternate airfields, maintenance and commu
