Russian Navy News

09.29.2009 Active phase of Zapad-2009 to be held in Belarus
Active phase of Zapad-2009 strategic exercise will be carried out in Belarus on Tuesday, the Russian and Belarusian Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Alexander Lukashenko will attend the event.

09.28.2009 RN ships started final stage of Zapad-2009 exercise
Large amphibious ships of Baltic Fleet, Black Sea Fleet and Northern Fleet are participating in the final stage of Zapad-2009 strategic exercise.

09.26.2009 The Baltic Fleet mariners improve combat skills at Zapad-2009 exercise
Coast guards, ships and naval aviation of Baltic Fleet improve their combat skills in Kaliningrad region on Saturday, these activities are related with strategic exercise Zapad-2009 conducted on Sept, 8-29.

09.25.2009 Northern Fleet's DES Yaroslavl put afloat after dock repairs at Nerpa shipyard
Northern Fleet's diesel-electric submarine (DES) B-808 Yaroslavl put afloat after dock repairs at Nerpa shipyard, Snezhnogorsk branch of Zvezdochka shipyard.

09.25.2009 Arctic Sea has probably left Canaries region – the source
The cargo ship Arctic Sea and escorting it RNS Ladny most likely left Canaries region.

09.24.2009 Russian Navy will probably buy 24 MiG-29K fighters designed for India
Russian Navy plans to purchase 24 deck-based fighters MiG-29K which development was financed by India to arm the only Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov.

09.24.2009 The sports center opened in Polyarny
The opening ceremony of sports center Kaskad took place in closed political subdivision (CPS) Polyarny, Murmansk region. The object was built by local authorities at the expense of subventions appropriated from federal budget.

09.24.2009 Rescuers found belongings of a man lost on the sunken ship
On Thursday at the lakeshore the rescuers of EMERCOM have found belongings of a man lost in Lake Pyasino where the vessel Silny wrecked on Sept 20.

09.24.2009 Black Sea Fleet Commander met with Tatarstan delegation
Vice Admiral Alexander Kletskov, Black Sea Fleet Commander met with delegation from Republic of Tatarstan in Sevastopol. This Russian region has actively conferred patronage upon the Black Sea Fleet for many years.

09.23.2009 Military industrial committee to discuss the creation of naval air-carrying system and parameters of governmental defense order for 2010
Realization of the instruction to create Russian naval air-carrying system will be the focal point of military industrial committee session led by Vice Prime Minister Sergey Ivanov.

09.23.2009 Rescuers located search area of the ship sunken near Norilsk
Rescuers of EMERCOM along with divers perform flyover of Lake Pyasino in Krasnoyarskiy Krai where the vessel sunk on Sept 20, search area of the ship and the people lost is located.

09.23.2009 Piracy threat will probably cause increase in salary of Russian sailors
Due to the growth of pirate attacks, International Transport Workers' Federation (ITWF) where Guild of Russian Sailors (GRS) is on the rolls addressed a petition to International Bargaining Forum (IBF) with a request to expand high risk area near Somali coast and to double the salary of seamen.

09.21.2009 Russia and China conducted joint exercise in the Gulf of Aden
Russia and Chinese Navies have conducted joint exercise in the Gulf of Aden, informs Interfax referring to Roman Martov, the head of Pacific Fleet press-service.

09.20.2009 Russian boats to protect Abkhazian borders
Russia will send up to ten guard boats for protection of Abkhazian sea border: Sobol and Mangust project boats will be basing near Ochamchir settlement.

09.19.2009 Russia to renovate nuclear-powered missile cruisers
Russian Ministry of Defense has developed the renovation program for heavy nuclear-powered missile cruisers (HNPMC).

09.19.2009 The construction of aircraft carrier requires Federal program – Ministry of Defense
The adoption of Federal target program is necessary for construction of Russian aircraft carrier.

09.19.2009 Russian Ministry of Defense confirms the fact of French heli-carrier procurement
Russian MOD is negotiating with French partners about purchase of Mistral-type helicopter carrier.

09.19.2009 Investigators left Arctic Sea with no evidence of unauthorized cargo
Russian investigators have left the Arctic Sea cargo ship on Saturday with no evidence of unauthorized cargo.

09.18.2009 Interpolitekh-2009. Multipurpose boat Lider 12M – the exhibit discovery
During International exhibition of state security assets Interpolitekh-2009 (Oct, 27-30, VVC exhibition center, pavilion 75 "Russia"), visitors and experts may see new multipurpose boat Lider 12M for the first time.

09.18.2009 Black Sea Fleet seamen mugged Ukrainian
Investigatory actions on the case of mugging Ukrainian citizen by five servicemen of Russian Black Sea Fleet on Monday are going on in Sevastopol. The complainant Vyacheslav M., the resident of Sevastopol, forfeited cell phone Nokia 6151, costs about 1300 grivna.

09.18.2009 Zvezdochka shipyard to install new missile system on Indian submarines
Four Indian diesel electric submarines are to be under modernization of weapon systems, the installation of Club-S missile systems is provided (the developer is OKB Novator design bureau).

09.17.2009 The Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center to upgrade the fifth Indian diesel electric submarine
The fifth 877EKM Project Indian diesel electric submarine (DES) will be modernized at Zvezdochka shipyard in Severodvinsk.

09.17.2009 The Arctic Sea cargo does not conform to the declared – the source
The investigators have found that the cargo of Arctic Sea vessel freed by Russian mariners does not conform to officially declared – the ship transported pine timber instead of mahogany.

09.17.2009 Nuclear submarine Yury Dolgoruky has started sequent trials
Nuclear missile submarine Yury Dolgoruky has started the next stage of sea trials in White Sea.

09.16.2009 Ukraine wrecks the pilot training for Russian Navy
The group of pilots of Northern Fleet shipborne fighter regiment could not depart for Ukraine to train on naval aviation simulator NITKA in Crimea over again.

09.16.2009 The work on the Arctic Sea is over - investigators
Investigative Committee at the RF Public Prosecutor's Office (ICP) has completed investigatory actions on Arctic Sea cargo vessel.

09.16.2009 Ukrainian corvette Ternopil has started sea trials
The UNS Ternopil started sea trials from Sevastopol port on September, 15.

09.15.2009 Russia-France to complete negotiations of the heli-carrier purchase in Sept
Russia is to finish technical consultations on purchase of French Mistral-type helicopter carrier by the end of September.

09.15.2009 Russian border guards will arrest violators of Abkhazian sea border
Russian FSB Frontier Service will detain ships violated Abkhazian sea border.

09.15.2009 Pacific Fleet organizes a new anti-piracy task force
Pacific Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Konstantin Sidenko gave an order to create next, fourth unit of ships to participate in the international anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden.