Irish Navy’s ship L.E. Roisin will visit St. Petersburg in Aug 23-26, 2011, reported the city’s external relations committee to Central Navy Portal. The visit program includes laying of wreaths at Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery, visiting the Central Naval Museum and cruiser Avrora. The press confer
By decision of state commission, next launch of submarine-based ballistic missile Bulava will be conducted in the current month, reports RIA Novosti referring to a Russian high-ranking military official. “When the submarine sailed off the base to launch SLBM Bulava, the state commission concluded th
JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) may even shut down production at three largest shipyards because of problems with placement of state defense orders, reports RIA Novosti referring to a USC spokesman. According to the source, “as of today, Sevmash, Zvezdochka, and Admiralteyskie Verfi shipya
Iranian Navy Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Seyyed Mahmoud Moussavi said Iranian bulk carrier was rescued by the country’s Navy. Mousavi added, “due to vigilance of the 15th flotilla of the Navy dispatched to high seas and Gulf of Aden and efforts of special operations teams, the Navy could save the
Sailer of Italian Navy Amerigo Vespucci moored at 18th pier of Odessa seaport on Aug 18. Amerigo Vespucci is a unique sailing ship with mechanical powerplant. The ship’s exterior appearance is stylized as in 18th century. For 78 years the ship has been used as a training platform for future naval of
The wreck of a Swedish warship that historians hope is the Mars, head of king Erik XIV’s fleet before it sank in the Baltic in 1564, has bee… (dawn) [mappress] Source: dawn, August 22, 2011;
Aviation columnist Maxim Pyadushkin told to Aviation Week & Space Technology that Russian company Phasotron-NIIR was about to develop simplified version of phased array radar Zhuk-AE for prospective deck-based helicopter Ka-52K which is to be stationed on Mistral-class landing ships imported from Fr
Corporation Irkut will deliver 40 multirole fighters Su-30SM to Russian defense ministry within the nearest few years, reports Interfax citing the corporation’s president Alexei Fedorov. “State Arms Program plans the deliveries of those airplanes to start in 2013. Perhaps, we’ll hand over a couple o
Pacific Fleet (PF) Guard missile cruiser Varyag prepares for a long-range cruise. The cruiser’s crew is going to pay informal visits to Japan, the US, and Canada. The main purpose of the visit is further naval cooperation with those countries, and demonstration of St. Andrew’s flag in the Pacific Oc
The delivery contract for helicopters to be stationed on Mistral-class ships would be signed not through Rosoboronexport but between JSC Russian Helicopters and Russian defense ministry, said Director General of Rosoboronexport Anatoly Isaikin on Aug 17 at MAKS-2011 aerospace show. “This is an inter
Singaporean Navy received the first Swedish Archer-class submarine (former Västergötland class), reports Defense Aerospace. Totally, Singapore is to receive two such subs. Earlier on, Singaporean submariners passed training period in Sweden and learned navigation and maintenance of Archer-type subs.
Compas Design Bureau (Moscow) for the first time presented helicopter deck landing satellite system at 10th International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2011 opened on Aug 16 in Zhukovsky, Moscow region. That small-size equipment was designed especially for Stereguschiy-class corvette (Project 20380)
