Russia’s ‘northern capital,’ St. Petersburg hosted the main parade of Russia’s Navy Day celebrations featuring 50 combat ships and submarines, and a further 40 aircraft, including the newest Ka-52K Katran helicopters. The two  Ka-52K Katran shipborne helicopters took part in a parade featuring more 50 ships and submarines and flyovers by 40 jets. Ka-52K Katran Helicopter […]

Russian shipyard SNSZ  took delivery of the second underwater inspection system, according to ECA Group’s officials. On  July 25, the ECA Group announces the delivery of the second underwater inspection system to the Sredne-Nevski Shipyard (SNSZ) for a new generation of ships. This Unmanned Survey and Identification System is composed of the Multi-Mission Unmanned Surface Vehicle […]

Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2, featuring the DUNCAN (the United Kingdom) and YILDIRІM (Turkey) arrived in Odesa port. Vice Admiral Ihor Voronchenko, the Ukrainian Navy Commander, welcomed Commodore James Morley and vessels commanders. The parties held discussions and stressed the importance of the development of cooperation to strengthen maritime security in the region. The vessels crews will undergo joint […]

Chinese and Russian commanders conducted a simulation exercise here on Sunday for the ongoing joint military drills code-named “Joint Sea 2017” in the Baltic Sea. In the hours-long exercise, two tactical assault groups, consisting of mixed warships from the Chinese and Russian fleets, simulated details of the drills on a map, including ship-to-sea firing by […]

The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the future USS John Finn (DDG 113) will be commissioned at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 15 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’s Pier Kilo 10. Media are invited to cover commissioning week events, including media availability and tour on July 13. Adm. Harry Harris, Jr., commander of U.S. […]

Egypt and France are set to launch naval military exercise Cleopatra 2017 on Monday, which will run for several days on Egyptian territorial waters in the Mediterranean and Red Seas. That was reported by ahram.org.eg. In a statement on Monday, the Egyptian armed forces said the training encompasses several units and naval machinery, including Egyptian […]

Caspian Flotilla ship groups left basement locations, arrived at sea ranges and proceeded to perform combat training tasks in course of tactical exercise. Grad Sviyazhsk, Uglich and Veliky Ustyug small missile ships, M.Gadzhiev basic minesweeper and two raid minesweepers are engaged in training events. Ship group staff accomplished tasks on the use of ship forces […]

The UK Defence Secretary, the Rt Hon Sir Michael Fallon, announced today the numbers of the UK’s two new Maritime Patrol Aircraft squadrons. Nine new P-8A Poseidon aircraft will be operated by number 120 Squadron and number 201 Squadron from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier said: […]

On July 12, in the framework of Sea Breeze 2017 multinational exercise, service members worked out elements of practical diving, victims evacuation and medical aid, land search, EOD operations, search operations and shipboard damage control. A group of Ukrainian, the U.S., the UK, and Romanian divers worked out joint actions under the NATO standards. “Normally, […]

The Type 22 (NATO designation: Houbei class) missile boats of Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy taken part at a maritime attack and defense training exercise in waters of the East China Sea in early July, 2017. They are attached to a fast attack missile boat group under the PLA Navy’s East China Sea Fleet. The first boat was launched in April 2004. The boats […]