Naval news

07.23.2008 Murmansk based tall ship got port ban to Norway
Because of reasons unknown to us, the Russian foreign ministry has decided that the Sedov won't be allowed to call at harbours in Norway, says Murmansk State Technical University.

07.22.2008 A new hydrographic ship is launched in Blagoveshensk
The new hydrographic ship's launching ceremony commenced at the shipbuilding yard of Blagoveshensk, reports to RIA Novosti, the Pacific Fleet Public Affairs representative.

07.22.2008 The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy has outlined the most important task for the Northern Fleet
The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Vladimir Vysotskiy, believes that the most important task of the Northern Fleet (NF) consists of providing security in the sea and ocean zones of the the country's northwest, reports to RIA Novosty the Commander's aide, Captain Igor Dygalo.

07.21.2008 Russian-US-Norwegian naval exercise in Barents Sea
A Russian ASW ship, the Severomorsk, arrived last Thursday in Norway's main naval base of Haakonsvern to participate in a joint U.S.-Russian-Norwegian naval exercise in the Barents Sea.

07.18.2008 Russian sailors go abroad
Of the students studying in Russian maritime colleges, more than 90 percent go abroad to work. Now Russian authorities intend to make the sailors work for Russian companies.

07.10.2008 Russian Arctic station threatened by melting ice
Russian authorities this week decided to end all operations at the SP-35 drifting research station. An icebreaker is now underway to save the researchers, who are under growing threat as the North Pole ice is melting.

07.08.2008 Russia’s biggest sub ready for scrapping
The TK-13 Typhoon-class nuclear submarine has arrived in Severodvinsk in northern Russia where it will be decommissioned and scrapped. The sub is one of Russia’s biggest.

07.08.2008 Russia to lease 'deadly' nuclear attack sub to India in 2009
Russia has begun dock trials of a nuclear submarine, which will be leased in 2009 to the Indian navy for 10 years, a prominent Indian daily reported.

07.04.2008 Norway positive to Russian military build-up
Head of the Norwegian regional command in northern Norway believes the current modernization of the Russian Armed Forces is a sign of a more healthy Russian state. –This is more to the good than not to the good, Mr. Trond Grytting says.

06.25.2008 Russia prepares for future combat in the Arctic
Russia must be ready to fight wars in the Arctic to protect its national interests in a region that contains large and untapped deposits of natural resources, a high-ranking military official said in an interview published Tuesday.

06.23.2008 New Russian frigate may be fitted with BrahMos cruise missiles
A Russian frigate being built at a shipyard in St. Petersburg may be equipped with sea-based Russian-Indian BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, a Russian defense industry official said on Friday.

06.17.2008 Russia may help Britain scrap nuclear submarines
Russia's Zvezdochka shipyard in the town of Severodvinsk on the Barents Sea could scrap Britain's decommissioned nuclear submarines, a company official said on Monday.

06.13.2008 Russian Coast Guard detained Norwegian freight vessel
The Norwegian freight vessel Tello was detained by a Russian Coast Guard vessel in the Barents Sea.

06.13.2008 Sevmash in trouble
The Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, was on the agenda when the Russian government discussed the country’s military industrial complex.

06.13.2008 Russian Navy planes patrol the Arctic
Two Tu-142 aircraft from Russia's Northern Fleet have successfully conducted a reconnaissance flight over the Arctic Ocean in latitudes close to the North Pole, a Navy spokesman said on Wednesday.

06.10.2008 Two Russian ships are taking part in NATO-led exercises
Two Russian ships are taking part in NATO-led exercises in the Baltic Sea.

06.04.2008 Russia to test aircraft carrier for India's navy in 2011
The Russian Sevmash shipyard said on Tuesday it planned to test an aircraft carrier currently being modernized for the Indian navy in 2011.

06.04.2008 Russian Navy ready to head for Somalia - Dygalo
If a decision is made, Russian naval ships are ready to head for the Somali coast where pirates recently seized a Dutch ship, an aide to the Russian Navy commander said Tuesday.

06.04.2008 New chief of staff to revive Russia's ailing military - expert
Gen. Nikolai Makarov's appointment as chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces suggests higher priority will be given to modernizing the military, a top Russian military expert said on Tuesday.

05.31.2008 Kyrgyzstan interested in Russia's naval presence-chief of staff
Kyrgyzstan is interested in the continued presence of Russian naval forces on its territory, the country's top military official said on Friday.

05.30.2008 Norway kicked Russian patrol vessels out of Spitsbergen
Norwegian authorities at Spitsbergen on 20 May kicked the Russian fishery patrol vessel “Mikula” out of the Russian port of Barentsburg. The Russians say Norway with its tough reactions against the vessel violated the Paris Treaty of 1920, which regulates international relations at the far northern archipelago.

05.30.2008 Russia to start training Indian pilots for aircraft carrier
Russia will start training Indian pilots on MiG-29 carrier fighters to be deployed on the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier sold to India for $1.5 billion in 2004, the head of the MiG corporation said Wednesday.

05.30.2008 Navy chief says Russia could have 100 warships in Ukraine
The Russian Navy commander said on Friday the Black Sea Fleet could increase the number of warships at its base in Sevastopol, in Ukraine's Crimea, to 100.

05.27.2008 Russian minesweeper joins anti-terror drill on Black Sea
The Zheleznyakov minesweeper from Russia's Black Sea Fleet has left the port of Novorossiisk to join a Turkey-led drill to prevent terrorism and smuggling on the Black Sea, the Russian Navy said on Tuesday.