News of the day

01.28.2010 Exhibition devoted to heroic cruiser Varyag and gunboat Koreyets
Relics of legendary cruiser Varyag are exhibited in Baltiysk, the main naval base of Baltic Fleet.

01.26.2010 RNS Neustrashimy escorted first convoy
Baltic Fleet's frigate Neustrashimy has escorted first 12-ship convoy through the Gulf of Aden.

01.25.2010 Export capability of Russian subs to Southeast Asia is on the rise – experts
Russia with its new Lada-class (Project 677) diesel electric submarine has a great chance to significantly increase its naval export capability to Southeast Asia.

01.22.2010 SSBN Karelia recommissioned into Northern Fleet
SSBN K-18 Karelia was recommissioned into Northern Fleet after overhaul and modernization at Zvezdochka shipyard.

01.21.2010 Baltic Fleet will not be reinforced – MoD
Baltic Fleet's surface, submarine and aviation components will not be reinforced in response to deployment of American SAM systems Patriot in Poland.

01.20.2010 Central Navy Portal turns 12
Central Navy Portal turned 12 on Jan 20.

01.19.2010 Russian delegation negotiates about delivery of 29 MiG-29K to India
Russian delegation and Indian military officials negotiate on delivery contract of 29 MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB fighters in New Delhi.

01.18.2010 NF SSBN Karelia sailed off to its base after modernization
Northern Fleet's SSBN K-18 Karelia sailed off to its basing site in Polar region after modernization at Zvezdochka shipyard (Severodvinsk).

01.15.2010 Pirates hijacked 49 vessels worldwide in 2009
In 2009 number of pirate attacks has increased on 38.5% in contrast with the previous year and made 406 incidents; Somalia accounts for more than half of them.

01.14.2010 SSBN Karelia to sail off to permanent basing site on Jan 15
Northern Fleet's SSBN K-18 Karelia will sail from Severodvinsk to permanent basing site in Gadzhievo, Murmansk region on Jan 15.

01.13.2010 NF large ASW ship Vice Admiral Kulakov to start sea trials
Northern Fleet's (NF) large ASW ship Vice Admiral Kulakov will start sea trials on January 18.

01.12.2010 Bulava trials to resume in summer
Test launches of SLBM Bulava will be resumed in summer 2010.

01.11.2010 Search of PF aircraft crashed in Tatarskiy Strait suspended
Rescuers engaged in SR operation of Pacific Fleet's (PF) aircraft which crashed in Tatarskiy Strait on Nov 6 suspended the operation for indefinite period due to beginning of ice drift in the Sea of Okhotsk.

12.30.2009 23 Russians on Thai Union 3 will see New Year at pirate captivity
23 Russian sailors on tunaboat Thai Union 3 captured by pirates in Indian Ocean in October will see New Year at captivity.

12.29.2009 Russians are on board hijacked tanker St. James Park
Three Russians are on board chemical tanker St. James Park captured by pirates in the Gulf of Aden on Dec 28.

12.28.2009 New PF anti-piracy task unit to head for Somali coast in Jan
Subsequent PF task unit consisting of large ASW ship Marshal Shaposhnikov, sea tug and tanker will sail from Vladivostok to Somali coast to fight piracy late Jan.

12.25.2009 Fuselage and engines of crashed aircraft Tu-142 found in Tatarskiy Strait
On Friday rescuers started operation on picking up fuselage, engines and other large fragments of Pacific Fleet's ASW aircraft Tu-142M3 crashed in Tatarskiy Strait early December.

12.24.2009 SSN Severodvinsk to start mooring trials in December
Mooring trials of nuclear-powered attack submarine Severodvinsk will be started till the end of 2009.

12.22.2009 Novorossiysk tanker shook off pirates
Tanker NS Stream of Novorossiysk Shipping Company got away from pursuing pirates off Guinea on Friday.

12.21.2009 Defueling of cargo ship Aras-1 to be resumed on Monday
EMERCOM experts and workers of Rosneft-Kubannefteprodukt will resume defueling of wrecked cargo vessel Aras-1.