Russian Navy News

12/08/2009
Russia to be next orderer for MiG-29K after India
Developed for Indian Navy, MiG-29K/KUB deck-based fighters with their performance suit Russian Navy as well. First deck-based MiG-29K/KUB fighters will be delivered to Indian Navy by the end of the year.

12/07/2009
Andrei Diachkov headed the key Russian sub-building center Rubin
Professional shipwright Andrei Diachkov headed key Russian scientific and design sub-building center – OJSC Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering.

12/07/2009
Decision on Mistral has not been made yet – Putin
The decision on procurement of French helicopter carrier Mistral has not been made yet, said Russian Premier Vladimir Putin.

12/04/2009
The issue of buying Mistral remains open
Russia has not decided yet whether to buy French landing helicopter carrier Mistral.

12/04/2009
Seven vessels are searching Tu-142 crashed in Tatarskiy Strait on Nov 6
Seven vessels of Russian Navy continue search operation of Tu-142 aircraft fell down in Tatarskiy Strait.

12/03/2009
RNS Admiral Chabanenko to escort convoy through the Gulf of Aden
Large ASW ship Admiral Chabanenko will escort subsequent convoy of merchant vessels through the Gulf of Aden on Friday.

12/03/2009
New training year – new tasks
The new training year has started on December 1 at all ships, units and divisions of Northern Fleet as well as at Navy in whole.

12/02/2009
BSF secret service leaves Crimea
Black Sea Fleet counterintelligence service quits its activities in Crimea.

12/02/2009
First Russian helicopter landed on Mistral
Russian co-axial helicopter Ka-52 for the first time performed deck landing on French combat ship Mistral.

12/01/2009
Stealers of PF undersea cable are under arrest
Russian FSB officers, transport police and Pacific Fleet (PF) marines have conducted arrest operation of civil vessel and its crew which was supposedly stealing undersea military communication cable.

11/30/2009
Neustrashimy to continue fighting piracy near Somalia
Baltic Fleet's frigate Neustrashimy sailed off for long-range cruise and will probably be used in anti-piracy activities near Somalia.

11/30/2009
Weakening of Navy is a real threat to Russia's security – Admiral Popov
Weakening of naval capability poses a real threat to Russia's national security.

11/27/2009
Zavarzin: Marine is elite of Russian armed forces
Chairman of State Duma Defense Board Viktor Zavarzin congratulated marines on their professional day.

11/27/2009
Motorship washed ashore Lake Baikal has been brought afloat
On Friday specialists of East Siberian inland navigation company refloated motorship had been washed ashore Lake Baikal by storm on Tuesday.

11/27/2009
Russian ships are being equipped with newest blackboxes
Newest long-term storage digital sound-recording systems – blackboxes – are being delivered to Russian combat ships.

11/27/2009
Panama-flagged poacher trawler convoyed to Petropavlovsk
Panama-flagged trawler Norta arrested by Coast Guard in the Sea of Okhotsk on suspicion of illegal fishing has been convoyed to port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski for further investigation.

11/26/2009
French ship Mistral to conduct maneuvers with Russian helicopters
French combat ship Mistral will conduct maneuvers with participation of Russian helicopters.

11/26/2009
Commander of Netherlands Navy will visit Northern Fleet
Delegation of Netherlands Navy led by its Commander, Gen. Lt. Robert Zuiderwijk will visit Northern Fleet on Nov 26.

11/25/2009
First Russian serial frigate will be built at Severnaya Verf
Domestic shipbuilding industry launches serial production of Project 22350 frigates for Russian Navy.

11/25/2009
New SSBN to be laid down at Sevmash in December
New Borei-A-class strategic submarine will be laid down at Sevmash shipyard (Severodvinsk) on Dec 22.