10/01/2008
Russian frigate sails to Mediterranean for drills with Italian navy
A Russian warship from the Black Sea Fleet has entered the Aegean Sea and is heading toward the Italian coast to participate in joint naval exercises with the Italian navy, a fleet spokesman said on Tuesday.
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09/30/2008
Russia to start MiG fighter deliveries to India in spring 2009
Russia will start deliveries of MiG-29K Fulcrum-D carrier fighters to India in the spring of 2009, the aircraft manufacturer's marketing director said Monday.
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09/30/2008
Russian warships to hold drills in northern Atlantic
Russia's warships currently on a long-range sortie to the Caribbean will conduct a number of exercises in the Atlantic Ocean, a Northern Fleet spokesman said on Monday.
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09/30/2008
Defense chief says Russia does not export nuclear submarines
Russia has no plans to export nuclear submarines, the country's defense minister said on Monday during his visit to India.
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09/30/2008
Russia, India to develop new BrahMos cruise missile
Russia and India will jointly develop a new BrahMos-2 hypersonic cruise missile, the head of the BrahMos company said on Monday.
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09/29/2008
Russian cargo ship sinks in Black Sea
A Russian cargo ship sank early Saturday in the Black Sea off the Bulgarian coast, the Bulgarian transportation ministry said.
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09/29/2008
Russia says 'sunken ship in Black Sea was North Korean'
The Tolstoy cargo ship that has reportedly sunk in the Black Sea off the Bulgarian coast was not Russian, but North Korean, the Russian Transportation Ministry said on Saturday.
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09/29/2008
NATO closely monitors Russian warships on route to Caribbean
A long-range sortie of the Russian naval task group to the Caribbean has drawn close attention from NATO, a Navy spokesman said on Saturday.
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09/29/2008
Two sailors from sunken ship in Black Sea survive - TV
Two sailors from the Tolstoy cargo ship that sank off the Bulgarian coast early on Saturday have survived while others are still missing, Russian TV news channel Vesti 24 reported on Sunday.
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09/27/2008
Ukraine says ship seized by Somali pirates contains 33 tanks
A Ukrainian ship seized by pirates off the Somali coast on Thursday contained 33 T-72 tanks along with other armaments that were on their way to Kenya under a contract, Ukraine's defense minister said Friday.
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09/26/2008
Pirates seize Ukrainian ship off Somalia
Pirates off the coast of Somalia seized a Ukrainian ship en route to Kenya, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has announced, citing reports from maritime rescue officials in Greece.
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09/25/2008
Russia could order aircraft carriers from Ukraine - MP-2
Moscow may offer Ukraine contracts to build aircraft carriers for the Russian Navy, a senior Russian lawmaker told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
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09/25/2008
Russia may sell more MiG-29K carrier fighters to India
Talks on additional deliveries of MiG-29K Fulcrum-D carrier fighters to India will start in the near future, the president of Russia's United Aircraft Corporation said Wednesday.
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09/25/2008
Russia sends missile frigate on long-range patrol mission
The Neustrashimy (Fearless) frigate from the Baltic Fleet left the main naval base in Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad on Wednesday on an unspecified long-range patrol mission, a Navy spokesman said.
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09/24/2008
Russia to fight piracy off Somalia coast
Russia will soon join international efforts to fight piracy off the Somalia coast, but will conduct its operations independently, the Navy commander said on Tuesday.
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09/24/2008
Norwegian navy monitoring the Russian fleet
The two Russian ships Admiral Chabanenko and Peter the Great who are passing off the coast of Norway this week are being closely monitored by Norwegian radars.
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09/22/2008
Russia successfully test launches Bulava missile from submarine
The Russian Navy on Thursday successfully tested a Bulava sea-launched ballistic missile, which hit targets on testing grounds in Kamchatka in Russia's Far East, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry said.
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09/22/2008
Russian Navy to adopt new Bulava ballistic missile in 2009
Russia will adopt new Bulava-M submarine-based ballistic missiles for service with the Navy and commission the first Borey-class strategic nuclear submarine in 2009, a senior Navy official said on Friday.
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09/18/2008
Russian Navy to remain off Abkhazia until U.S. ships leave region
Russian warships will continue patrolling waters off the coast of Abkhazia until all U.S. ships leave the Black Sea, Russia's NATO envoy said on Wednesday.
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09/18/2008
Russian warship hits surface target in Sea of Japan drills
The missile cruiser Varyag has effectively engaged a surface target at an ongoing Pacific Fleet exercise in the Sea of Japan, a fleet spokesman said Wednesday.
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