Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky held a working conference on Sept 30 at Sevmash shipyard with participation of industrialists, told the yard’s press service to Central Navy Portal. The conference was attended by Chief of Navy Main HQ Admiral Alexander Tatarinov, directors o
One of the Royal Navy’s newest warships is due to make its first port call in Dorset later. (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, October 07, 2011
Procuracy addressed a notification to JSC Rybnoye, shipowner of seiner Donets collided with nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Svyatoi Georgy Pobedonosets in Avachinskaya Bay, reports RIA Novosti referring to a representative of Far East Transport Procuracy. The incident occurred in
The 7th meeting of the Training Awareness and De-confliction (TRADE) group took place on 4 October at the Operational Headquarters of EU NAVFOR Operation ATALANTA in Northwood. “TRADE is a very useful tool to co-ordinate and de-conflict training by different stakeholders”, said Rear Admiral Christia
It is planned to appropriate RUR 1.1 bln of federal budget resources to support JSC Sevmash Shipyard (Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk region) in 2012-2014. That is provided by draft budget submitted for parliamentary consideration. In particular, budget 2012 implies over RUR 263 mln as payment of interest
Russian and Indian defense ministries have found remedies for problematic issues of bilateral cooperation, said Russian defense minister Anatoly Serdiukov on Oct 4 after private meeting with his Indian counterpart Arackaparambil Kurien Antony. According to Russian defense minister, “we have done a l
Delegation of Baltic Fleet (BF) marines headed by Col Vladimir Yeremeev, BF Coast Defense Troops in Sept 27-30 visited First Amphibious Regiment, Swedish Navy (Berga, near Stockholm). Visit of Russian servicemen was paid by invitation of the regiment commander. An excursion tour around showplaces of
More than £2m of heroin and two bomb makers have been snared thanks to the latest busts by the Navy’s ‘eyes in the sky’ over Afghanistan. Ground troops intercepted drug runners trying to smuggle 2,200lb of heroin – with a street value in the UK in excess of £2m – after being guided by […]
Russia’s new Severodvinsk nuclear-powered attack submarine has successfully completed initial sea trials by builder Sevmash, a Russian… (ria) [mappress] Source: ria, October 07, 2011
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) frigate Smetlivy completes preparation for cruise to the Mediterranean Sea in order to attend the IONIEX 2011 Russian-Italian exercise. Recently, all ship’s systems were tested in different modes at sea, and the crew held teamwork drills. Joint exercise IONIEX regularly conduct
“Iran’s Navy has demonstrated its power and prowess in practice by escorting cargo ships, sending vessels to far-off seas, and confronting… (presstv) [mappress] Source: PressTV, October 06, 2011
A British warship chased a Spanish customs vessel out of British territorial waters at Gibraltar, a spokesman for the British military… (expatica) [mappress] Source: expatica, October 06, 2011
