Interim overhaul of diesel electric submarine (SSK) Kaluga being repaired by JSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center goes on schedule, reports the shipyard’s press service. SSK Kaluga (Project Varshavyanka or Paltus) based in Northern Fleet’s Submarine Brigade has been staying at Zvezdochka since 2002. Du
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) frigate Smetlivy has completed formal visit to Italian port Augusta after participation in the IONIEX 2011 Russian-Italian joint exercise. During the visit, BSF servicemen held protocol meetings with local authorities and representatives of Sicily autonomous naval command. Prio
HMS Diamond and her crew are currently undergoing Operational Sea Training (OST), an intensive period of drills and exercises designed to test the ship’s responses to a variety of scenarios, in readiness for her deployment on operations next year. While alongside on Friday and Saturday, the ship’s C
The body of a female was recovered by a Naval Service Dive Team from the River Lee in Cork City last night. The Naval Service deployed the team in response to a request from the Gardai. The team arrived on scene at 11.35pm and commenced a diving operation in the River Lee in the […]
Jersey’s warship, HMS Iron Duke, is visiting the island for the first time. (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, November 16, 2011
Memorial events in honor of WW2 veteran Capt Nikolai Krustalev took place in Malo-Sdovoye, Sevastopol region; 70 years ago Khrustalev died after the first “fire ram” in Black Sea Fleet (BSF) naval aviation’s history. On Nov 5, 1941 twenty airplanes of 11-th air wing took off Baidary airfield to atta
Bowtech Products are delighted to announce the continued expansion of their distribution network with the appointment of Neotek SA, as their exclusive agents in France. This increases the worldwide representation of Bowtech’s expanding product range to 18 countries. In recognition of their appointme
Russian federal budget 2012 provides over RUR 880 bln for arms procurement, modernization and RD works, said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the meeting on defense order issues. As for him, it was invested RUR 750 bln for this purpose in 2011 which is 1.5 times larger than in 2009. Consider
Frigate INS Teg (stands for “saber”) built by Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad continued sea trials after replacement of damaged cruising turbine, told a source in the shipyard to Central Navy Portal. INS Teg is the first Project 11356 frigate in the second 3-ship series ordered by Indian Navy; she wa
November ceremonies this year were largely blessed by unseasonally warm, bright weather in the UK – and, in the case of RNAS Yeovilton, were honoured with the presence of Britain’s most senior clergyman. The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams was guest of honour at the Somerset air station f
The first of the Royal Navy’s new attack submarines, HMS Astute, has blasted Tomahawk missiles far across the North American skies as part of her first test firing mission. The 5.5-metre-long cruise missile weighs 1,300kg and has a range of more than 1,000 miles (1,600km). In the firing tests this m
In 2011, crews of Northern Fleet (NF) surface ships have completed over 50% of the fleet’s training activities. In total, NF surface ships have spent 870 days at sea. Twenty six NF surface ships took the sea in this training year. The crews have performed over 400 qualification drills, including 6 c
