On the 27 April the Admiralty Shipyards in St Petersburg launched the fourth diesel-electric Varshavyanka-class submarine, the most efficient and quietest submarine in the world, according to the company that built the boat. The new submarine called Krasnodar (B-265) is the fourth out of six submarines of this class to be built by the Admiralty… Continue reading THE NEW RUSSIAN VARSHAVYANKA-CLASS SUBMARINE CHANGES THE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE BLACK SEA
HUNDREDS OF SERVICE PERSONNEL MARCH THROUGH YEOVIL
The Freedom of the Borough of Yeovil was exercised on Wednesday 3 June as five hundred sailors, Royal Marines and soldiers paraded through the town centre. Crowds of people watched the servicemen and women from HMS Heron at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton proudly march through the streets of Yeovil. Celebrating the 75th anniversary of… Continue reading HUNDREDS OF SERVICE PERSONNEL MARCH THROUGH YEOVIL
RUSSIAN NUCLEAR-POWERED BATTLE CRUISER, ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV, RETURNING TO SERVICE IN 2018
Another major surface unit of the Russian Navy is to be brought back into service after being considered obsolete for many years. The nuclear-powered battle cruiser, Admiral Nakhimov, was withdrawn from service in 1999, after having served in the Soviet Navy for 10 years. Admiral Nakhimov is the third battle cruiser of the nuclear-powered Kirov… Continue reading RUSSIAN NUCLEAR-POWERED BATTLE CRUISER, ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV, RETURNING TO SERVICE IN 2018
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: RUSSIA RETAINS ITS RIGHT TO DEPLOY NUCLEAR WEAPONS ANYWHERE ON ITS TERRITORY
An announcement regarding the nuclear weapons strategy of Russia was made to the international community by the Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms control of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia retains its right to deploy nuclear weapons anywhere on its territory, including the Crimean Peninsula. Russia has… Continue reading RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: RUSSIA RETAINS ITS RIGHT TO DEPLOY NUCLEAR WEAPONS ANYWHERE ON ITS TERRITORY
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: RUSSIA RETAINS ITS RIGHT TO DEPLOY NUCLEAR WEAPONS ANYWHERE ON ITS TERRITORY
An announcement regarding the nuclear weapons strategy of Russia was made to the international community by the Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms control of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia retains its right to deploy nuclear weapons anywhere on its territory, including the Crimean Peninsula. Russia has… Continue reading RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: RUSSIA RETAINS ITS RIGHT TO DEPLOY NUCLEAR WEAPONS ANYWHERE ON ITS TERRITORY
SHORTAGES OF AMMUNITION STALL THE ADVANCE OF FORCES LOYAL TO THE TOBRUK GOVERNMENT
Armed forces loyal to the only officially and internationally recognized government of Libya based in Tobruk are facing serious ammunition shortages in their battle against Islamists in the eastern city of Benghazi. Although forces loyal to the government in Tobruk have regained some territory that was lost last year, there has been a pause in… Continue reading SHORTAGES OF AMMUNITION STALL THE ADVANCE OF FORCES LOYAL TO THE TOBRUK GOVERNMENT
MOD INVESTS £80 MILLION IN NEW SYNTHETIC HELICOPTER TRAINING EQUIPMENT
The Ministry of Defence is investing £80 million in new world-class equipment to help train the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy helicopter pilots and rear crews of the future. A £51 million contract with Lockheed Martin UK will support Chinook Mk 6 training, and a £29 million contract has been awarded to AgustaWestland to… Continue reading MOD INVESTS £80 MILLION IN NEW SYNTHETIC HELICOPTER TRAINING EQUIPMENT
ROYAL NAVY IN FAROES AFTER 25 YEAR ABSENCE
HMS Portland has visited the Faroe Islands and become the first Royal Navy warship to visit the small island nation in 25 years. The frigate visited the Faroes – half way between Norway and the Iceland – for 48 hours while taking part in an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise in the North Atlantic. The short… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY IN FAROES AFTER 25 YEAR ABSENCE
NORTH KOREAN DEFECTOR: “PYONGYANG HAS AN ARMY OF 6,000 HACKERS”
A North Korean defector has warned the West that Pyongyang has an army of 6,000 hackers, capable of penetrating any computer system in the world. According to the North Korean Professor, Kim Heung-Kwang, who defected to the West in 2004, Pyongyang spends 20% of its defence budget on obtaining and maintaining significant cyber warfare capabilities.… Continue reading NORTH KOREAN DEFECTOR: “PYONGYANG HAS AN ARMY OF 6,000 HACKERS”
EIGHT AQUITAINE-CLASS FRIGATES AND FIVE NEW MIDSIZE FRIGATES FOR THE FRENCH NAVY
Plans for the future of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) were revealed by the Defense Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, during his visit to a naval base in Brittany. According to the Minister, the French Navy will eventually acquire only eight Aquitaine-class (FREMM) frigates, instead of the eleven vessels that were planned initially. Besides the eight… Continue reading EIGHT AQUITAINE-CLASS FRIGATES AND FIVE NEW MIDSIZE FRIGATES FOR THE FRENCH NAVY