Sourced: Asia Times Two US Navy guided missile destroyers passed through the Bosporus Strait and entered the Black Sea bordering Russia on Friday in what was described as a “proactive” presence mission, according to USNI News. “Our decision to have two ships simultaneously operate in the Black Sea is proactive, not reactive,” US 6th Fleet… Continue reading TWO US NAVY ARLEIGH-BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS ENTER BLACK SEA
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AFTER 22 YEARS, ROMANIA’S NAVY IS AIMING TO PROCURE A NEW SUBMARINE
Sourced : Euronews By Cristian Gherasim For the first time in decades, the Black Sea will once again be patrolled by a Romanian navy submarine. The announcement was one of the first acts of Mihai Fifor, the incoming Minister of Defence and was the most noteworthy of a series of measures designed at modernising the… Continue reading AFTER 22 YEARS, ROMANIA’S NAVY IS AIMING TO PROCURE A NEW SUBMARINE
RAF TYPHOONS TO DEPLOY TO ROMANIA TO PROVIDE AIR POLICING IN THE BLACK SEA REGION
Sourced : Aviationist By David Cenciotti On Mar. 27, the UK MoD (Ministry of Defence) has announced that four Typhoon combat planes, belonging to the 3 (Fighter) Squadron will fly from RAF Coningsby to Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase in southeast Romania, to support NATO’s Southern Air Policing mission from May to September 2017. During QRA tasks… Continue reading RAF TYPHOONS TO DEPLOY TO ROMANIA TO PROVIDE AIR POLICING IN THE BLACK SEA REGION
RUSSIA WILL RESPOND IF NATO ESTABLISHES MILITARY GROUP IN BLACK SEA
Sourced : Sputnik Russia will give an adequate response to the strengthening of NATO’s military infrastructure near its borders, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s European Cooperation Department told Sputnik Thursday. “The bolstering of NATO military infrastructure near Russia’s borders will continue and we will respond to it appropriately,” Andrei Kelin said. He added… Continue reading RUSSIA WILL RESPOND IF NATO ESTABLISHES MILITARY GROUP IN BLACK SEA
NATO AGREES TO EXPAND NAVAL, AIR PATROLS IN BLACK SEA
Sourced : EURASIA.NET by Joshua Kucera NATO has agreed to come up with a “coordination body” to manage activity in the Black Sea, a step toward formalizing a NATO presence in the region that Russia considers to be its sphere of influence. Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey — the three NATO members on the Black Sea… Continue reading NATO AGREES TO EXPAND NAVAL, AIR PATROLS IN BLACK SEA
CAN ALLIES COUNTER THE RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET ? NATO MULLS A PLAN
Sourced The Wall Street Journal By Julian E. Barnes Romania has a newly operational missile defense site, but it wants more. Romanian officials said they are pressing the alliance not to forget about its southeastern border as it goes about reinforcing the northeastern one. Alliance officials have said in recent days that Poland and the… Continue reading CAN ALLIES COUNTER THE RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET ? NATO MULLS A PLAN