DefenceTalkParis handed over its proposals to Russia on possible ways to terminate the contract for the delivery of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers to Russian Navy, Kommersant newspaper reported Friday. The offers imply the return to the Russian side about 785 million euros ($865 million), which it can obtain only after the written consent of its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-terminate-deal-mistral-ships-with-russia-64227/

DefenceTalkThe Russian Navy will receive 50 vessels of different kinds in 2015, Navy Commander Viktor Chirkov reported. The Navy’s shipbuilding program has been planned from the current period until 2050. The navy intends to continue building ships capable of carrying out missions across all sea types. “The slow period in our potential development passed long […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-navy-to-receive-50-new-vessels-63353/

DefenceTalkDeteriorating international relations across the world have caused countries to sanction extensive naval modernization and re-armament programs in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Russia. The Ukraine crisis, territorial disputes on the South China Sea and growing tensions in the Middle East have ensured that the market growth remains stable, although low. New analysis from Frost […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rising-security-threats-sustain-expenditure-on-military-naval-vessels-platforms-61982/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. media recently reported that the new type-055 guided missile destroyer of the Navy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLAN) and the U.S. Aegis warship are on a par with each other in terms of power and strength and that the type-055 destroyer is one of the five weapons China might use to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-downplays-capabilities-of-new-type-055-destroyer-61826/

DefenceTalkThe US Navy is sending a guided missile cruiser to the Black Sea, the Pentagon said Tuesday, the latest bid by Washington to to reassure allies worried over Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. “I can confirm the Vella Gulf, a Navy cruiser, will be going in to the Black Sea probably later this week,” Pentagon spokesman […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-sends-another-warship-to-the-black-sea-59648/

DefenceTalkFrench Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius defended Tuesday in Washington the sale of two warships to Russia, despite US opposition — while leaving open the door to re-examine the contract in October. Per a 2011 agreement worth $1.2 billion, France is to deliver two Mistral warships — an advanced helicopter assault ship — to Russia. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/french-foreign-minister-defends-sale-of-warships-to-russia-59592/

DefenceTalkFrance has suspended most of its military cooperation with Russia, the French defence minister said Friday, as Paris was still mulling whether to nix the sale of two Mistral warships to Moscow. Paris has suspended “the majority of its military cooperation with Russia” in the wake of Moscow’s takeover of Crimea, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-suspends-most-military-cooperation-with-russia-59106/

DefenceTalkParis will consider canceling a 1.4-billion-euro deal to deliver two Mistral-class warships to the Russian Navy if Moscow provokes further escalation in Ukraine, the French foreign minister has said. In the interview with France’s TF1, Laurent Fabius denied the legitimacy of Sunday’s referendum in Crimea to join Russia and urged Moscow to take urgent measures […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-may-scrap-russian-warship-deal-over-ukraine-crisis-59076/

DefenceTalkTwo US warships have arrived in the Black Sea and will stand ready to offer assistance in the case of a security emergency at the Sochi Olympic games, officials said Wednesday. The USS Mount Whitney, a command vessel for the Navy’s 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean, arrived on Tuesday after departing its port in Naples, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/two-us-ships-arrive-in-black-sea-before-sochi-olympics-50260/

DefenceTalkDue to a lack of security agreements and codes of conduct, East Asian countries continue their naval arms race, increasing the risk of a military confrontation as rapidly expanding economies vie for scarce resources. The first of six Russian kilo-class submarines arrived at Cam Ranh naval base just in time for the New Year. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/southeast-east-asia-build-up-naval-capabilities-50107/