Other Navies News

11.18.2009 N Korean vessel sank in Yellow Sea, crew is being rescued
North Korean vessel sank in Yellow Sea near Chinese port Dalian due to the storm, the crew rescue operation is in progress.

11.17.2009 New project British sub started sea trials
First British Astute-class submarine put out for sea trials.

11.16.2009 Boats with illegal migrants sank near Algeria
Boats with illegal migrants sank near Algeria west coast; at least three men died, ten are missed.

11.16.2009 China intends to lead world's anti-piracy force
China intends to strengthen its naval presence at the Horn of Africa and become one of leading countries in anti-piracy.

11.13.2009 France to improve sub navigationals
French company Safran (former Sagem) which produces cell phones, comm systems, military and car electronics got a delivery order from French Navy on navigation systems Sigma 40XP.

11.13.2009 Greek Coast Guard searches migrants in distress
Search operation of migrants suffering distress is conducted in sea near Kithira Island, south Greece.

11.12.2009 Greece confirms pirates hijacked Filitsa vessel
Greek Coast Guard affirmed on Wednesday that pirates hijacked Greek vessel Filitsa in Indian Ocean.

11.11.2009 Saudi Arabia started naval blockade against Yemen
Saudi Arabia started naval blockade against north coast of Yemen to prevent transfer of weapons and combatants for Shia rebels.

11.10.2009 Somali pirates captured a weapon carrier
Somali pirates hijacked an Emirates-flagged cargo vessel carrying weapons.

11.10.2009 Pyongyang and Seoul demand apologies for sea battle
North Korean military command demanded an apology from Seoul for naval incident occurred among ships of two countries in Yellow Sea on Nov 10.

11.09.2009 Voitenko: new weapon is tested on pirates
The Gulf of Aden is used as a testing range for new types of weapon.

11.09.2009 Iran builds up state-of-the-art ship
Iranian Defense Ministry conducts construction of up-to-date multipurpose warship.

11.06.2009 Pirates attacked two Greek ships, one is possibly hijacked
Somali pirates attacked two Greek cargo vessels and probably captured one of them.

11.06.2009 German frigates F-125 to have Astrium satellite systems
Astrium Services awarded a procurement contract of satellite communication systems for four new frigates designed and built by ARGE F125 syndicate.

11.05.2009 China falls on building its first flattop – Taiwan
China started building its first aircraft carrier, said Lin Yu-fang, the chairman of Taiwan National Defense Committee to Taiwan Parliament.

11.03.2009 India plans procurement of five midget submarines
Indian Navy will purchase five midget submarines for special operations.

10.30.2009 Pirates to release Ukrainians for $3.5 mln
Somali pirates consented to release Greek vessel Ariana with 24 Ukrainians aboard.

10.28.2009 Second Venezuelan POVZEE patrol ship set afloat
Second out of four POVZEE vessels (ocean-going patrol boats for the surveillance of the exclusive economic zone of Venezuela) was set afloat on Oct 26 at San Fernando-Puerto Real shipyard.

10.28.2009 Japanese destroyer collided with Korean cargo ship
Japanese destroyer Kurama and South Korean cargo vessel Carina Star collided Tuesday evening in Kammon Strait Bridge near Kyushu Island 850 km southwest Tokyo.

10.26.2009 Ukrainian corvette Ternopil patrols Mediterranean
Ukrainian corvette Ternopil led by Capt 3 rank Grigory Breev has been placed under NATO operational command.