Russian Navy plans to receive up to 10 diesel submarines till 2020 which are expected to constitute the basic submarine force in littoral areas of responsibility, reported RIA Novosti on Nov 21 referring to a spokesman for Russian Navy. Presently, Russian Navy operates about 20 submarines of this cl
Pacific Fleet (PF) task unit headed by large ASW ship Admiral Panteleyev started escorting the fifth convoy through the Gulf of Aden. The convoy consists of four commercial vessels under different flags including a Russian one with 18 Russian sailors on board, told Eastern Military District Informat
BIMCO has created a standard contract for the private maritime security industry and the first draft should be confirmed for early 2012, providing the industry with a much-needed benchmark on which to judge PMSCs. Chief maritime security officer at the shipowner trade association Giles Noakes said t
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Military Council convened in Sevastopol in order to summarize the fleet’s activities in the training year of 2011. The session was headed by BSF Commander Rear Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov; BSF Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Alexander Troyan delivered the main report. In particula
Amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and guided missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) arrived in Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 20, for a port visit during their deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. The visit to Bali will provide Essex and Stethem Sailors and Marines of the 31st Marine E
Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Norfolk (SSN 714) held a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Nov. 18. Cmdr. Gregory M. Zettler relieved Cmdr. Douglas A. Jordan as commanding officer. “Today’s ceremony has its purpose – the transfer of the total authority, responsibility,
Russia will insist on classification of UAVs and AD maritime platforms as conventional armaments, said on Nov 15 Russia’s ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin. “Undoubtedly, we will stand for entering of new weapon systems emerged in recent two decades such as unmanned aerial vehicles including attack
U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) completed three days of sea trials Nov. 16, after extensive training, a planned maintenance period and a successful light off assessment. According to Blue Ridge Damage Control Assistant Lt. Jerry Belmonte, the crew was fully engaged in preparation
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
Following a programmed maintenance period, HMAS Tobruk sailed on Tuesday 8 November 2011 from Fleet Base East, headed to sea to undergo Certification Trials. HMAS Tobruk will conduct a series of evolutions to confirm the functionality of the many ship systems that were worked on during the maintenan
Russia and Italy began on Monday the Ionex-2011 naval exercises in the Ionian Sea with the focus on joint antiterrorism and anti-piracy… (rianovosti) [mappress] Source: rianovosti, November 08, 2011;
Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8 and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) conducted the PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training (PMINT) from Oct. 24 through Nov. 3. PMINT is the first integrated training between the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) comprised of approximately 1,700 Sailors f
USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) received the the Naval Supply Systems Command and Navy Exchange Service Command Ship’s Store Retail and Service Excellence Award Oct. 27 for “Best of Class” during fiscal year 2010. The Best of Class award signifies a superior level of service and excellence provided to the cr
The NATO-Russia Council held an anti-piracy seminar in new building of Central Naval Museum in St. Petersburg. The main issue on the agenda was countering Somali piracy which is the primary threat of present-day shipping. The military are sure such meetings would improve relations between the Allian
