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The fifth frigate for the Navy Norway launched

February 13, 2009

Фрегат "Тур Хейердал". Фото Navantia Spanish shipbuilding company Navantia announced launched the fifth and last class frigate Fridtjof Nansen, was built in the interest of the Navy of Norway. It clarifies the press service of the manufacturer, the ship received the name "Tour Heyerdal" in honor of the famous Norwegian traveler. The ceremony, held at the shipyard Feng-Ferrol, participated Heyerdala granddaughter, became the "cross" the ship. Read more

Foreign weapons inspectors verify the Russian Black Sea Fleet

February 3, 2009

Фото с сайта www.izvestia.ru

This afternoon, arrived in the Crimea, two groups of foreign weapons inspectors to verify the number of weapons and the conditions of the Ukrainian troops. As specified in the Defense Ministry Nezalezhnosti planned three-day inspection will be carried out within the framework of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe and the Vienna Document 1999. One group in particular, arrived in Simferopol, the staff consists of verification of the United States Army. Another group, staffed with inspectors from Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, will work on the Southern coast of Crimea. However, the plan also includes the inspection and verification of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia.

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Abkhazia will help strengthen Russia Black Sea Fleet

January 26, 2009

Фото с сайта www.izvestia.ru

Sergei Bagapsh, said today that the Abkhaz side on the basis of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, signed with Russia "is ready for practical cooperation in the military sphere and, consequently, to formalize the cooperation with Black Sea Fleet." "Indeed, there is agreement in principle to establish a point-based Black Sea Fleet ships in the town of Ochamchira." The parties agreed certain technical issues "- affirmed the president of the young republic, noting that is still continuing threat of sabotage on the part of Georgia only pushes Russia and the Abkhaz side to accelerate the solution this issue.

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Greece will begin negotiations on the purchase of frigates type FREMM

January 23, 2009

Фрегат FREMM. Изображение с сайта naval-technology.com The Greek Government has approved the commencement of negotiations with France on the purchase of six frigates type FREMM and fifteen search-and-rescue helicopter Super Puma, reported DefPro. Greek navy had long planned to begin the technical re-equipment and has expressed interest in buying warships the Franco-Italian development of a few years ago, but up to the stage of negotiations, the process went just now. Read more

Navy Russia in a year will receive the latest corvette "cute"

January 22, 2009

Фото с сайта www.izvestia.ru

Питерская Company North Wharf plans to have a year pass Russia navy corvette "apprehensive" of the project 20380. To date, this company received from Kolomensky zavod two diesel power unit for construction corvette. Earlier, two similar diesel units with total capacity of 24 thousand hp were installed at the head corvette series - Stereguschem, which in the past year has served in the Baltic Sea.

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Singapore entered the Navy in the last frigates built-«invisible»

January 19, 2009

Фрегат класса Formidable. Фото с сайта www.meretmarine.com In Singapore, a solemn ceremony of commissioning of frigates, "invisible" class Formidable French design, said DefPro. In 2000, the country's military has entered into a contract with the shipbuilding company DCNS, which included not only the sale of ships, but also the technologies of their production. Read more

At the Kapustin Yar firing range could resume «dive» missile tests

January 14, 2009

Полигон Kапустин Яр. Фото с сайта kapyar.ru Kapustin Yar firing range at the Ministry of Defense of Russia could resume starts with a flight simulation of strategic cruise missiles from under water, the "Red Star", with reference to the firing of Deputy Chief for Research and ispytatelskoy work of Colonel Yuri Morozov. Read more

India has been the replacement of anti-aircraft Tu-142

December 30, 2008

P-8 Poseidon. Изображение с сайта www.boeing.com The Indian army will purchase eight newest aircraft basic patrol aircraft P-8I Poseidon, which is a modification of the export P-8 to India, the Strategy Page. The supply of machines, each of which will cost the Indian budget of approximately 220 million dollars to begin in 2014. Read more

U.S. frigate arrives in Georgian Poti

December 29, 2008

Фото с сайта www.izvestia.ru

In the Georgian port of Poti today with a friendly arrived missile frigate U.S. Navy USS Taylor (FFG-50). For the command and crew of the ship planned various cultural events. According to the embassy, such friendly visits to the Georgian ports of Poti and Batumi U.S. warships make every year once or twice a year since 2001. The American ship will leave port on 30 December.

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U.S. frigate arrives in Georgian port of Poti

December 29, 2008

Фрегат Taylor. Фото с сайта www.taylorshipmates.com U.S. Navy Frigate Taylor arrived on 29 December with a two-day visit to the Georgian port of Poti, reports AFP referring to the representative of the Embassy of Georgia in the USA. Living in the city and government officials met with the crew frigate Oliver Hazard Perry class with American flags. Read more

Ships of the Northern Fleet to Visit Portugal

December 18, 2008

БПК "Адмирал Левченко". Фото с сайта atrinaflot.narod.ru Large anti-submarine ships Admiral Levchenko and craft of "Sergei Osipov" of the naval aircraft carrier groups of the Northern Fleet on 19 December make a business call in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, Interfax reports. Visiting Russian ships to Portugal will continue until 22 December. Read more

Northrop Grumman has submitted a new bespilotnik for fleet

December 18, 2008

БПЛА X-47B. Фото Northrop Grumman The U.S. company Northrop Grumman has submitted a new percussive drone plane, which in the long run will be the U.S. Navy, the Defense Aerospace. The first two X-47B UCAS (Navy Unmanned Combat Air System) will be issued for the practical test on the aircraft carrier. Read more

The financial crisis hit the British Navy

December 15, 2008

Компьютерная модель авианосца Queen Elizabeth. Фото с сайта www.armedforces.co.uk The financial problems faced by Britain, have led to a review of programs re Royal Navy countries, the Navy News. In particular, the slow work on the class of aircraft carriers Queen Elizabeth, with the result that they will adopt for a year or even two years later than planned. Military departments will also have to reduce the multi-party helicopters Future Lynx, for the Army and Navy, as well as waive the replacement facing armed tankers at a new sample. Read more

Ships of the Northern Fleet will take a course at the Havana

December 15, 2008

Корабль "Адмирал Чабаненко". Фото с сайта warships.ru Order the Northern Fleet warships will call at Cuban ports of Havana, Interfax reports. Visiting a large anti-submarine ships Admiral Chabanenko ", the courts of" Ivan Bubnov "and" SB-406 "will be the first since the collapse of the Soviet Union, visiting the Islands of Freedom by Russian warships. Read more

Oil will help Brazil in the establishment of a submarine

December 12, 2008

Подводная лодка класса Scorpene. Фото с сайта www.stratfor.com Over the next few years, Brazil will begin the construction of nuclear submarines, tells AFP, referring to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Thus, Brazil will become one of the few countries which will be deployed its own production of nuclear submarines, as well as the first Latin American nation in the club of developers of such products. Read more

The Dutch laid the first patrol frigate

December 10, 2008

Компьютерная генерация фрегата Holland. Изображение Damen Schelde First-class patrol frigate built in Holland shipyard company Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in the Netherlands, the Defense Aerospace. Summary of the Dutch Navy to enter the four ships of this class, which can be used, including, to combat pirates. Read more

Somali pirates fired on a Danish ship

8 December, 2008

Сомалийские пираты обстреляли датское судно Somali pirates fired on a vessel belonging to a large Danish shipping and oil corporations, AP Möller-Mersk. Read more

On board «unappeasable» Baltic Fleet fire

8 December, 2008

На корабле title= On the patrol boat "indomitable" Baltic Fleet fire. Read more

Britain would withdraw Navy frigate to patrol the Falkland Islands

7 Dec., 2008

Фрегат королевских ВМС "Нортумберленд". Фото с сайта royalnavy.mod.uk Britain decided to withdraw the ship to patrol the Falkland Islands, on Saturday, writes the newspaper The Telegraph. Read more

By the captured pirates «Faina» a ship with a redemption

5 December, 2008

К захваченной пиратами title= Delivery of redemption in the Ukrainian vessel "Faina" will take place shortly. It was reported on Friday the chief editor of the Internet edition of the Sea Bulletin - Sovfraht Mikhail Voitenko.
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