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Georgia hopes France to refuse selling Mistral to Russia 03.02.2010 Georgia hopes France to refuse selling Mistral to Russia
Official Tbilisi counts on France to consider Georgia's negative attitude to the matter of possible sell of Mistral carrier to Russia. Georgia has repeatedly declared its concern about Mistral sale to Russia.

Pirates captured Indian cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden 02.26.2010 Pirates captured Indian cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden
Somali pirates hijacked Indian dry cargo ship Abdul Razak with nine crewmen on board. The vessel was sailing from Indian port Kandla to Dubai. Yet there is no information of the cargo; status of captured crewmembers is unknown either.

First Indian nuc sub started sea trials 02.25.2010 First Indian nuc sub started sea trials
First Indian nuclear-powered submarine Arihant has started sea trials. The sub was launched in July 2009 and started first trials at year-end. Arihant will be tested through the whole year; afterwards she will be commissioned into Indian Navy.

France assured Lithuania Mistral would be disarmed 02.25.2010 France assured Lithuania Mistral would be disarmed
Being in Vilnius with official visit, French State Secretary for European Affairs Pierre Lellouche assured Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite that if France sells helicopter carrier Mistral to Russia, the ship would be sold without arms.

Saakashvili: Mistral is Russia's bribe to France 02.24.2010 Saakashvili: Mistral is Russia's bribe to France
Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili criticized France's intention to sell helicopter carrier Mistral to Russia. Saakashvili says the bargain looks like a kind of Moscow's compensation for France's tolerance towards Russian non-observance of a truce with Georgia.

DPRK military to conduct firings near sea border again 02.19.2010 DPRK military to conduct firings near sea border again
North Korea intends to carry out firings near sea border. N Korean military reported via Russian maritime radionavigation service that they would fire from four points located at the country's west coast since Saturday till Monday.

Bangladeshi Navy ordered two AW109 helicopters 02.17.2010 Bangladeshi Navy ordered two AW109 helicopters
Italian AgustaWestland won delivery contract of two AW109 Power helicopters for Bangladeshi Navy to be used in SR operations, reconnaissance and border defense. The helicopters will be delivered in 2011.

US not to deploy ABM systems at the Black Sea – State 02.17.2010 US not to deploy ABM systems at the Black Sea – State
The U.S. is not going to deploy anti-missile shield at the Black Sea, although intends to place 3 SM-3 batteries at Romanian territory; however, final decision has not been made so far. Russia has been informed of phased adaptive approach to deployment of US AMD shield and implementation plans for its four phases which Obama told about in September 2009.

US handed over tanker to Chilean Navy 02.17.2010 US handed over tanker to Chilean Navy
American VSE Corporation handed over a fuel replenishment tanker to Chilean Navy which was named Almirante Montt there. The ship served in US Navy since 1987 till 1996 under the name of Andrew Higgins. The contract was signed between the U.S. and Chile early 2009.

Ukrainian naval aviation started flights 02.16.2010 Ukrainian naval aviation started flights
Last week, first in current year, the scheduled flights started in Ukrainian Navy's Saki Naval Aviation Brigade. In total, pilots carried out 16 flights and were airborne for 9 hours and 18 minutes.

Yanukovich's assistant: Ukraine could accommodate one more foreign fleet 02.16.2010 Yanukovich's assistant: Ukraine could accommodate one more foreign fleet
Leonid Kozhara, assistant of Ukrainian president elect Viktor Yanukovich and main candidate for the post of Ukrainian foreign minister, gave an interview to Spanish El Pais in which he conceded one more foreign fleet to be based at Ukrainian territory.

US declassified salvage operation of Soviet sub K-129 02.15.2010 US declassified salvage operation of Soviet sub K-129
CIA declassified secret salvage operation of Soviet sub K-129. Project 629A diesel-electric submarine K-129 of Soviet Pacific Fleet sank in 1968 northwest of Hawaii in unclear circumstances. On board the sub were three R-21 ballistic missiles armed with nuclear warheads.

Swedish Navy commissioned "invisible" ships 02.12.2010 Swedish Navy commissioned "invisible" ships
Royal Swedish Navy commissioned new-gen warships. Visby-class stealth corvettes are hardly detectable by radars and sonar equipment. New ships will be the part of Swedish rapid response force and be based at the Baltic Sea.

Lithuanian defense minister to discuss Mistral issue 02.10.2010 Lithuanian defense minister to discuss Mistral issue
Lithuanian defense minister Rasa Jukneviciene, also temporarily acting as foreign minister plans to raise a question of France's intention to sell Mistral-class helicopter carrier to Russia at forthcoming EU defense ministers summit in Spain.

Pirates released Panamanian ship for $3.1 mln 02.10.2010 Pirates released Panamanian ship for $3.1 mln
Somali pirates said the Panamanian vessel captured in Oct had been released for $3.1 ransom. Dry cargo ship Al Khaliq was hijacked by pirates late Oct 2009 in Indian Ocean 180 nautical miles west Seychelles.

First Indian-made SSBN to be commissioned in 2 years 02.09.2010 First Indian-made SSBN to be commissioned in 2 years
First Indian-made SSBN Arihant will be commissioned in two years after trials. During trials of Arihant Indian experts obtain valuable experience necessary to develop national program of nuclear-powered submarines.

US Navy ordered new guidance systems for Trident missiles 02.05.2010 US Navy ordered new guidance systems for Trident missiles
US Navy tied up defense contract with Charles Stark Draper Laboratory to produce new guidance systems for sea-launched ballistic missiles Trident II D5 Mk.6. This contract is the part of program providing extension of service life of SLBM Trident to 2042.

Ukrainian Navy Commander held a meeting on Zaporizhzhia sub 02.05.2010 Ukrainian Navy Commander held a meeting on Zaporizhzhia sub
Admiral Igor Teniukh, Ukrainian Navy Commander held a working meeting on Feb 4 in Sevastopol on preparation of submarine Zaporizhzhia for mooring and sea trials. Main objective of the working meeting was rendering methodic and practical assistance to executive personnel of Zaporizhzhia.

Israel and the U.S. conducted exercise at the Persian Gulf 02.05.2010 Israel and the U.S. conducted exercise at the Persian Gulf
Israeli Navy under the auspices of US Fifth Fleet conducted joint naval exercise at the Persian Gulf. Some time ago Saudi Arabia addressed to the White House a concern of Israeli warships deployed in the Persian Gulf. Americans have not commented the information about joint exercise.

Somali pirates captured N Korean cargo ship RIM 02.04.2010 Somali pirates captured N Korean cargo ship RIM
Pirates hijacked N Korean-flagged cargo ship RIM at the Gulf of Aden. Cargo ship RIM is used for coastwise navigation and belongs to Libyan company White Sea Shipping. Having been hijacked, the vessel altered heading and presently sails toward Somali coast.


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