Defense Strategies
USS Vella Gulf Arrives at Black Sea Port of Sevastopol
US Guided Missile Cruiser, USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), stopped at the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on Thursday. The ship was carrying about 50 protesters chanting “Yankee, go home!” and “No to NATO!”, reported RIA Novosti today (January 26). Yehven Dubovik, a protest organizer, told the visit was illega
UK: Experts from Three Countries Put NATO Submarine Rescue System Through its Paces
Costing £130m and weighing 360 tonnes, the NATO Submarine Rescue System is one of the most sophisticated pieces of equipment in the world. For four days, 70 experts from three countries put it through its paces. The NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) is stored and maintained in a giant purpose-buil
Russian Defense Ministry Signs Contract for SLBM Bulava Production
Russian defense ministry has already tied a contract for production of submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) Bulava to be executed till 2020, deputy defense minister Alexander Sukhorukov told reporters on Jan 24. “State tests of Bulava missile system have successfully finished in December, an
EU Special Representative to Horn of Africa, Mr. Alexander Rondos visits EU NAVFOR
On 23rd January 2012, EU NAVFOR Operation Commander Rear Admiral Duncan L. Potts welcomed Mr. Alexander Rondos, the recently appointed EU Special Representative to the Horn of Africa to the Operation Headquarters in Northwood for a briefing on the EU NAVFOR mission and discussed future close coopera
Russia: Crew of Frigate Neustrashimy Celebrates 19-th Anniversary of Flag Hosting
Crew of frigate Neustrashimy headed by Capt 2 rank Denis Baranov on Jan 24 celebrated 19-th anniversary of the flag hoisting. Frigate Neustrashimy was laid down in 1987 at Yantar Shipyard (Kaliningrad). The ship was named in honor of destroyer Neustrashimy, the first destroyer built after WW2. The f
Amphibious Transport Dock Ship USS Mesa Verde Visits Barcelona, Spain
After 314 days deployed from their homeport of Norfolk, Va., the Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) enjoyed a final liberty port visit in Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 20-23. The visit marked the crew’s seventh foreign port call of the deployment. “It feels go
Type 42 Destroyer to Visit London, UK
HMS Liverpool recently returned from a seven-month deployment off Libya where she played a key role as part of NATO’s task force during the conflict – she also became the first Royal Navy warship to be fired upon in 30 years and returned that fire in self-defence. The Type 42 destroyer has reached t
UK: Sailors from HMS Bulwark Toughen up for Olympic Mission
Sailors from HMS Bulwark tackled the high ropes course at HMS Raleigh as part of their ongoing preparations for this summer’s Olympics. More than two dozen junior ratings from the flagship took part in a team-building exercise at the Torpoint establishment. Later this year they and their ship will s
Russian PF Seventh Task Unit Escorts First Merchant Convoy Through Safety Corridor
Pacific Fleet (PF) seventh task unit participating in anti-piracy campaign in the Gulf of Aden has successfully escorted first merchant convoy through safety corridor and on Jan 22 started to form the next one, PF spokesman Capt 1 rank Roman Martov told RIA Novosti. The seventh anti-piracy unit cons
UK: Navy, Police Show of Force on Thames for Olympic Mission
A ‘hijacked’ Thames ferry was boarded by heavily-armed Royal Marines during a major Olympic security demonstration in the capital. Nearly 150 Royal Marines, Fleet Air Arm aircrew and Met Police officers took part in the exercise as a week’s training on the river – a dry run for the massive security
FGS LUEBECK Successfully Releases Indian Dhow
EU NAVFOR warship FGS LUEBECK re-located an Indian registered dhow which had been used as pirate mother-ship involved in the attack on M/V FLINTSTONE early the same day. A Dutch Vessel Protection Detachment (VPD) stationed on the Dutch-registered civilian fall-pipe vessel had repelled the attack fol
Royal Navy Successfully Returns Hijacked Dhow to Yemeni Owner
Just days after being in the clutch of pirates, a dhow is back in the hands of its rightful owners thanks to British sailors and marines. For nearly eight months the Yemeni boat was held by Somali pirates after being hijacked last May. Since then it had been held at a known pirate camp – […]
Delegation of Russian Navy Command to Visit Denmark
In accordance with defense ministry’s international cooperation program, delegation of Russian Navy command will visit Renee, Denmark in Jan 25-26 to attend planning conference of the Baltic SAREX 2012 joint search and rescue exercise. The exercise will take place near Bornholm Island in May 7-12, 2
Russia, NATO Approve ‘Road Map’ for Cooperation in Anti-Piracy, Counter-Terrorism Till 2014
Russia and NATO on Jan 18 approved ‘road map’ for cooperation in anti-piracy and counter-terrorism till 2014, said General of the Army Nikolai Makarov at the summary briefing after NATO-Russia Council (NRC) convened at the chief-of-staff level. “We must understand actions of each country. Today we h