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08.18.2009 Russia Navy detains 8 hijackers of Arctic Sea vessel
The Russian frigate Ladny has freed the Arctic Sea cargo ship in the Atlantic without firing a single shot and eight suspected hijackers have been detained, Russia's defense minister said on Tuesday.

08.17.2009 Missing Arctic Sea ship found, crew taken to Russian warship
The missing Arctic Sea vessel has been found and its crew taken to a Russian warship, the Russian defense minister said on Monday.

08.14.2009 Russian Navy denies chasing lookalike of missing Arctic Sea ship
The Russian Navy dismissed on Thursday media reports that the Black Sea frigate Ladny had been pursuing a ship in the Atlantic that resembled the missing Arctic Sea cargo vessel.

08.12.2009 Medvedev orders search for missing Russian-crewed Arctic Sea
President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered measures to track a Finnish-owned cargo ship crewed by Russians, which was last sited off Portugal's Atlantic coast on August 1 and may have been hijacked, the Kremlin said.

08.06.2009 Pentagon unconcerned by Russian subs off U.S. Coast
The Pentagon is unconcerned by the presence of two Russian submarines in international waters off the U.S. coast, the Pentagon press secretary said at a news conference.

08.04.2009 Yury Dolgoruky sub to undergo 5-6 tests before commissioning
Russia's newest Borey class strategic nuclear submarine, the Yury Dolgoruky, will undergo up to six more sea trials before being commissioned with the Russian Navy, the Sevmash plant said on Monday.

08.02.2009 Russian task force arrives in Gulf of Aden on anti-piracy mission
A new task force from Russia's Pacific Fleet has arrived in the Gulf of Aden to fight piracy off the Somali coast.

07.26.2009 Russian Navy ends first stage of Nerpa sub trials in Far East
The first stage of new sea trials of Russia's Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, which was damaged in a fatal accident in previous tests, has been successfully completed, the Amur shipyard said on Monday.

07.23.2009 Russian Bulava missile designer quits after failed tests
The head of the research institute that designed the Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile resigned after a series of unsuccessful test launches, a defense industry official said on Wednesday.

07.19.2009 Russia Navy must seek alternative to Sevastopol base - top brass
Russia's Black Sea Fleet should have at least two main bases, in Sevastopol and Novorossiisk, the first deputy chief of the Navy General Staff said on Saturday.

07.17.2009 New Bulava missile test results in failure - Russian military
A scheduled test of Russia's new Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on July 15 was a failure, the Defense Ministry's press service said on Thursday.

07.16.2009 Sineva launches part of routine safety checks - Russian expert
Recent launches of Sineva ballistic missiles by the Russian Navy were part of routine procedures to check the safety and effectiveness of the country's nuclear arsenal, a military analyst said on Wednesday.

07.13.2009 Russia's new nuclear sub completes first round of sea trials
Russia's newest Borey class strategic nuclear submarine, the Yury Dolgoruky, has completed the first round of sea trials and is returning to a shipyard in northern Russia, the Sevmash plant said on Friday.

07.07.2009 Russians among hostages seized by Nigerian gunmen
Nigerian gunmen boarded a tanker and took six crewmembers, including two Russians and a Ukrainian, hostage, the Sovfracht Maritime Bulletin confirmed on Tuesday.

07.05.2009 Russia to send investigators to Gulf of Aden to fight piracy
Russia is setting up a permanent investigation mission in the Gulf of Aden to participate in international efforts to fight piracy at sea off Somalia, the chief investigator said on Friday.

07.02.2009 Medvedev urges completion of aircraft carrier for India
The Russian president said on Thursday that modernization of the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier should be completed as soon as possible so that it can be delivered to India in 2012.

06.30.2009 U.S. warship to visit port in Russia's Far East
A U.S. missile destroyer will arrive on July 1 in the port of Vladivostok in Russia's Far East on a goodwill visit, a U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday.

06.26.2009 Russia sends another warship to fight piracy off Somali coast
Russia's Pacific Fleet will send a new task force led by a missile destroyer with two helicopters to the Gulf of Aden on June 29, a fleet spokesman said on Friday.

06.25.2009 Change of commander on the Yury Dolgoruky
Russia's newest strategic nuclear submarine Yury Dolgoruky started sea trials in the White Sea last Friday. Just before it left the shipyard, the commander was replaced.

06.21.2009 Russia's Bulava missile 'will fly' - Navy chief
Russia will carry out the next test of a Bulava sea-launched ballistic missile in late July, and will conduct a total of four or five launches this year, the Navy commander said on Friday.