NATO included Russia, Iran, and China into the list of main cyber-enemies of the Alliance, writes Kommersant referring to own sources in NATO headquarters… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 19, 2012; Image: Nato
HNLMS Rotterdam put an end to the activities of a group of suspected pirates from Somalia. The men in question and their boat were taken on board the Rotterdam pending further decision-making. The search for this pirate group began yesterday when the Spanish fishing boat Izurdia reported being under
On Friday 12 October 2012 Romanian frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand, operating within the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR), provided an escort to a ship from the World Food Programme (WFP) between two Somali ports. The ships rendezvoused shortly after dawn and a team from Regele Ferdinand travelle
HMS Caroline, the last surviving warship of the Battle of Jutland, will be preserved for the nation as a result of an agreement to gift the ship to the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN). Following negotiations between the Ministry of Defence, the Northern Ireland Department for Enterprise, Tr
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens visited Naval Station Rota, Spain, Oct. 16, to evaluate Rota’s progress toward homeporting four destroyers there as part of Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) beginning in 2014. G
Russian Navy has developed the plan of its regular presence in the Gulf of Aden and near the Horn of Africa for the next year… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 17,2012; Image: Disaster
RFA Argus met up with an old friend as she carried out drug-busting patrols of the Caribbean when she encountered former HMS Broadsword, now under the Brazilian flag. The brief, chance meeting with the frigate was one highlight of a busy month keeping drug traffickers under the knout and helping Bri
Over the weekend EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino and the Commander of the Combined Maritime Force (CMF), Rear Admiral Oguz Karaman, met at sea onboard CTF 151 flagship TCG Gemlik. During the meeting Rear Admiral Credendino and his staff discussed with CTF 151 staff the hand
Russia and Ukraine will sign an agreement on joint anti-piracy activities, said Rear Admiral Vasily Lyashok… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 16, 2012
On Sunday 7 October Romanian EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand, completed her first “friendly approach” to a vessel just off the Somali Coast. ROS Regele Ferdinand joined EU NAVFOR on 1 October 2012, becoming the first Romanian warship to take part in the EU Naval Force Operati
Exercise Joint Warrior 12-2 concluded off the coast of Scotland, Oct. 11. Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 took part in the exercise with guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) fleet replenishment ship USNS Leroy Grumman (TAO 195), Helicopter Mari
Type 42 destroyer has completed a successful visit to the Portugese capital of Lisbon in late September. HMS Edinburgh, the Fortress of the Sea, has recently paid a call to the Portugese capital of Lisbon. The informal visit was a scheduled call en route to the South Atlantic where HMS Edinburgh wil
Under updated project of the Arctic Zone Development Strategy, Russian defense ministry will lift from the seabed and dismantle two… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 12, 2012; Image: Flot
Two days ago EU Naval Force flagship, ITS San Giusto stopped and apprehended a skiff with 7 suspect pirates onboard. The EU warship, that was carrying out counter-piracy patrols as part of Operation Atalanta, had sighted the skiff carrying a ladder and up to 20 fuel drums 180 miles east of Socotra a
