News of the day

05.22.2008 The return of Admiral Nakhimov
The Russian Navy intends to return the nuclear-powered cruiser Admiral Nakhimov in the Northern Fleet, Navy officials confirm. The vessel has the last nine years been docked in the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast.

05.16.2008 Russia, India continue talks over aircraft carrier
An Indian Navy representative says negotiations over the takeover of the aircraft carrier “Admiral Gorshkov” will continue until after summer this year and that the country’s armed forces expect to include the vessel in its navy in year 2012.

05.04.2008 Will Rosatom cope with the nuclear-powered icebreakers?
Russian nuclear power giant Rosatom will take over the management of the Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker fleet from August this year. Regional authorities in Murmansk Oblast fear that the takeover of the vessels is badly prepared for and that the process has gone too quickly.

04.24.2008 Sevmash wants to construct nuclear icebreakers
The Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, could be the place for construction of the next generation of Russian nuclear-powered icebreakers.

04.17.2008 Ukraine urges on Black Sea fleet withdrawal talks
The Russian Foreign Ministry said yesterday that during Tuesday's meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukraine's Volodymyr Ohryzko in Moscow, the Ukrainian side handed Russia a draft memorandum outlining plans for Russia's withdrawal from the Black Sea port of Sevastopol. However, the ministry denied Ukraine's subsequent announcement that talks had already been fixed for June.

04.14.2008 Northern Maritime Corridor: with or without Arkhangelsk?
Will Arkhangelsk be included to the Northern Maritime Corridor project or will it remain an onlooker? The future engagement of the region in the prestigious shipping project depends on the development of ports.

04.07.2008 Russia to have 5-6 aircraft carriers by 2060 - Navy commander
Russia is developing a new naval strategy which envisions the creation of 5-6 aircraft carrier joint task groups by 2050-2060, the Navy commander said on Friday.

04.01.2008 Russia to protect its trawlers in Spitsbergen waters
From now on, Russia will actively protect its trawlers in the waters around Spitsbergen, Head of the Russian State Committee of Fisheries, Andrey Krainy said on Thursday, 27.

03.26.2008 Admiral Gorshkov: the ship that launched a thousand rumors
For months now, a Soviet-era warship has been making waves - and filling countless column inches - in both Russia and India. The ship at the center of the storm is an aircraft carrier called the Admiral Gorshkov.

03.13.2008 Indian Navy continues cooperation with Arkhangelsk
The Indian Navy has agreed with the increased costs for the aircraft carrier “Admiral Gorshkov”, currently under modernization in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast.

03.08.2008 New corvette for Northern Fleet
The Russian Navy flag has been raised on the new Russian corvette, ”the Steregushchii”, built in the Northern Yard in Sankt Petersburg.

02.21.2008 India might not get its Russian aircraft carrier
The aircraft carrier “Admiral Gorshkov” has become the centrepiece of a military scandal in Russian-Indian relations. Now, Russia might end up not selling the vessel to the Indian Navy, after all.

02.14.2008 New generation nuclear sub put on the water
The first vessel of Russia’s fourth generation of nuclear submarines, the “Yuri Dolgorukii”, was put on the water at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast.

02.04.2008 Northern Fleet looks forward
Head commander of the Russian Northern Fleet, Admiral Vladimir Vysotskii, says his fleet will do anything to strengthen its presence in the places where Russia has strategic interests. He also confirms that the fleet from now on will conduct major rehearsals once every six months.

02.01.2008 Unprecedented exercise unfolds in North Atlantic
The biggest Russian naval exercise in 15 years is unfolding in the Northeast Atlantic.

01.28.2008 Over 40 Russian planes to take part in naval drills in Atlantic
Over 40 aircraft of Russia's Air Force will take part in the final stage of a naval exercise in the Atlantic starting on Monday, an aide to the Air Force commander said.

01.21.2008 Russian missile cruiser hits all test targets in Atlantic
The flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva guided-missile cruiser, has successfully hit designated targets as part of a Navy exercise in the northern Atlantic Monday.

01.21.2008 Russia changed defense doctrine
Russia's top military commander said on Saturday that the country is prepared to use its nuclear weapons to defend itself and allies in the event of a severe external threat.

01.09.2008 Russian Su-33 warplanes exercise in Mediterranean
Russian Navy carrier Su-33 aircraft and combat helicopters have launched a training exercise over the Mediterranean, an aide to the Russian Navy commander said on Tuesday.

01.05.2008 Russian, Libyan navies resume contacts
The Russian and Libyan navies have resumed contacts after a long hiatus when a Russian Navy vessel made a port call at Tripoli, an aide to the Russian Navy commander said on Saturday.