France begins construction of the first Mistral-class assault landing ship for Russian Navy, advance has been obtained, reported RIA Novosti referring to a spokesman for the French state-led defense company DCNS. The EUR 1.2-bln contract for construction of two French Mistral-class helicopter carrie
The Royal Navy has once again struck a blow to Somali piracy operating in the Indian Ocean. On 28 November, RFA Fort Victoria was patrolling in an area approximately 420 nautical miles from the Seychelles and 350 nautical miles from the Somali coast as part of NATO’s Combined Task Force 508. Early t
Pacific Fleet (PF) task unit headed by large ASW ship Admiral Panteleyev on Nov 30 visited the port of Djibouti. It is noteworthy that apart from replenishment of supplies and leisure, Russian mariners attended pre-schedule parliamentary elections. The voting took place on Dec 1 in the messroom of l
Having completed tasks of the long-range cruise, Pacific Fleet (PF) Guard missile cruiser Varyag returns to the fleet’s main base Vladivostok, told Eastern Military District Press Service to Central Navy Portal. The meeting ceremony will be held on Dec 2, 2011 at 3 pm at 33-rd Pier. Recall that afte
Northern Fleet (NF) Commander Vice Admiral Vladimir Korolev checked readiness of the carrier group for coming deployment. High emphasis was placed on professional skills of commanding staff. In Nov 2011, the carrier group was intensively preparing for the cruise at the fleet’s sea training range. Th
Russian Navy’s carrier group headed by aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov will not visit Syria during an exercise to be held in winter in the Mediterranean Sea, reported RIA Novosti on Nov 29 referring to a source in Russian defense ministry. He commented reports of some media agencies that
Having moved from Kamchatka to Primorsky Krai, Pacific Fleet (PF) diesel electric submarine Ust-Kamchatsk on Nov 30 arrived in Vladivostok for further service, reported RIA Novosti referring to PF Information Support Group. “Being redeployed from Northeast Command, diesel submarine Ust-Kamchatsk is
Adm. Mark Ferguson, vice chief of naval operations (VCNO), visited the Naval Support Activity (NSA) in Naples, Italy, Nov. 28, marking the final stop in a series of visits that included U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command, and U.S. Africa Command visit over the Thanksgiving holiday. Other st
Sailors from HMS Montrose near the top of Jacob’s Ladder, rising 600ft above Jamestown, capital of St Helena. The frigate’s quest to visit all Britain’s territories in the South Atlantic while she conducts her six-month deployment of the southern ocean continued with another rare port of call. Fresh
FREMM frigate Aquitaine berthed at DCNS’s Lorient shipyard on Friday 25 November after three weeks of successful sea trials, during which DCNS teams pursued integration and testing of the combat system under the supervision of the French defence procurement agency (DGA). The ship is to be delivered
Test flights of unmanned helicopter system for Russian Coast Guard were successfully held at the Black Sea, told press service of JSC Gorizont to Central Navy Portal. First takeoff and landing of unmanned helicopter system Gorizont Air S-100 took place on Nov 26, 2011 near Novorossiysk on board Proj
To provide readiness of Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya for coming acceptance in the end of 2012, ten shipborne pilots of MiG-29K will be sent to Russia for training, reported news agency Brahmand. India tied a contract with Russia for 16 deck-based fighters MiG-29K in 2004. In accordance w
FGS KÖLN conducted her last day of operations as a part of EU NAVFOR, after 74 days in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali Basin. During this deployment, FGS KÖLN was tasked in all aspects of Operation ATALANTA, ranging from the escort of World Food Programme ships carrying food-aid into Somalia to coun
In the deepening gloom of a late November day, the newest ship in the Royal Navy sailed on her maiden deployment. HMS Protector left Portsmouth Harbour to a ripple of camera flashes on the Round Tower as dusk descended on the Solent. It will be eight months before the new Antarctic patrol ship passe
