Russian Anti-Submarine Destroyer “Vice-Admiral Kulakov” © Photo Press office of Russian Northern Fleet 17:37 09/08/2014 MOSCOW, August 9 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Northern Fleet’s anti-submarine forces have detected and forced out a US submarine from Russian boundary waters, a… Read More ›
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A Russian fighter buzzed a US warship in the Black Sea
DEBKAfileApril 14, 2014, 7:32 PM (IDT) The Russian Fencer fighter is now revealed to have made close-range passes near the USS Donald Cook destroyer in the Black Sea for more than 90 minutes Saturday amid spiraling tensions over Ukraine…. Read More ›
Russian Navy to Deploy Conventional Deterrence Force
© RIA Novosti. Igor Zarembo 21:02 19/03/2014 MOSCOW, March 19 (RIA Novosti) – The naval component of Russia’s future strategic non-nuclear deterrence force will consist of warships and submarines armed with high-precision weapons, navy commander Adm. Viktor Chirkov said Wednesday…. Read More ›
Armed men seize main regional airport in Ukraine’s Crimea -Interfax
Source: Reuters – Fri, 28 Feb 2014 02:54 AM Author: Reuters KIEV, Feb 28 (Reuters) – A group of armed men in military uniforms have seized the main regional airport in Simferopol, Crimea, Interfax news agency said early on… Read More ›
Russian Mediterranean fleet to be expanded to 11 warships
Published time: September 16, 2013 18:23 Edited time: September 17, 2013 03:19 The Russian naval presence in the Mediterranean Sea will be boosted by another military vessel till the end of September, according to the country’s… Read More ›
Russia sends ‘Carrier killer’ ship in the Mediterranean
Wednesday, 11 September 2013 Russia’s Moskva missile cruiser, dubbed a “carrier-killer” by NATO, has passed through the Straits of Gibraltar and is now heading toward the eastern Mediterranean to assume command of the Russian naval force there. The Russian Navy… Read More ›
Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine Yuri Dolgorukiy will provide Russia with effective nuclear deterrent
Yulia Zamanskaya Jan 22, 2013 23:26 Moscow Time Photo: RIA Novosti On January 10th Russia’s next-generation ‘Borey’-class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN) ‘Yuri Dolgorukiy’ officially entered service with the Russian navy’s Northern Fleet. Professor Thomas Fedyszyn, the Chair of the Europe-Russia… Read More ›
Silent sub: Russian noiseless Borei class nuclear submarine immersed
Published: 30 December, 2012, 17:26 Edited: 30 December, 2012, 18:20 Super-modern, powerful and almost noiseless Russian nuclear submarine Vladimir Monomakh has been put in water to become the third ship of the Borei project. The cruiser is about to… Read More ›
Russian attack sub discovered just 200 miles from US East Coast is given safe harbor during Hurricane Sandy
Nuclear-powered sub believed to be part of Russia’s Northern Fleet It was armed withtwo types of anti-sub warfare missiles and torpedoes First time a Russian Sierra-2 class sub has detected near a U.S. coast U.S. defense officials are downplaying the … Read More ›