Russian Navy News

06/10/2009
Russian ships head home after anti-piracy duty off Somali coast
Russia's Pacific Fleet task force led by the Admiral Panteleyev destroyer is heading back to its base in Vladivostok after an anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden, a Fleet statement said on Tuesday.

06/10/2009
Divers discover wreckage of Soviet WWII submarine in Baltic Sea
A team of Swedish and Finnish divers have located the wreckage of a Soviet WWII S-type diesel submarine near the Aland islands in the Baltic Sea, a Swedish news agency said on Tuesday.

06/10/2009
More border guards for Yamal
There is an urgent need for more border guards in the Yamal Peninsula, regional border control authorities say.

06/09/2009
India, Russia may agree Admiral Gorshkov cost by Aug. - paper
India and Russia could reach a final agreement by the end of July on the cost of overhauling the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier to be delivered to the Indian navy, the Hindu newspaper said on Friday.

06/09/2009
Over 40% of Defense Ministry funds go to Navy - Russia's Ivanov
More than 40% of the Russian Defense Ministry budget is spent on the Navy, particularly on the development of strategic nuclear forces, a deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.

06/09/2009
Russian Navy to commission Nerpa submarine in fall - source
A nuclear attack submarine involved in a fatal accident during sea trials last year will be commissioned by the Russian Navy in the fall and then leased to the Indian Navy, a source said on Tuesday.

06/09/2009
Russian Navy chief of staff resigns over poor health - source
Admiral Mikhail Abramov, the chief of Russia's Navy Staff, has submitted his resignation citing poor health, a high-ranking military source told RIA Novosti.

06/09/2009
Russia plans to rotate warships off Somalia coast in July
The commander of Russia's Pacific Fleet, Vice Admiral Konstantin Sidenko, has issued an order to prepare a new task force for anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden, a fleet spokesman said.

06/09/2009
Only 8 Russian strategic submarines are combat-ready - analyst
Russia's navy has 12 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines in service, but only eight of them are combat-capable, a Russian military analyst said.

06/09/2009
Somali pirates earned $150 mln in 2008 - Russian prosecutor
Pirates operating in waters off the Somali coast earned up to $150 million in ransom payments, a deputy Russian prosecutor general told a Russian respected daily.

06/09/2009
Russian Navy accidentally hits farm during live-firing exercises
A Russian Baltic Fleet anti-submarine vessel accidentally shot at a farm in the northwest of the country during live-firing exercises.

05/19/2009
Severodvinsk seeks Gazprom gasification of shipyards
The Severodvinsk city administration has addressed Gazprom leader Aleksey Miller with a request to fund the gasification of the closed military city, including the two huge shipyards Sevmash and Zvezdochka.

05/19/2009
Mining opens new era for Kirkenes
The restart of mining opens a new era for Kirkenes, the Norwegian border town to Russia.

05/17/2009
Russia's newest frigate starts final sea trials in Baltic Sea
Russia's newest frigate, the Yaroslav Mudry, has started state-commissioned sea trials in the Baltic Sea, a spokesman for the Yantar shipyard said on Wednesday.

05/17/2009
Russian Baltic Fleet is going to take part in the International Maritime Defence Show IMDS 2009
Russian Baltic Fleet is going to take part in the International Maritime Defence Show IMDS 2009 which will be presented in June of this year in St.-Petersburg, Russia.

05/14/2009
New sea trials of Nerpa submarine set for June - paper
New sea trials of the Nerpa nuclear-powered submarine, which was damaged in a fatal accident during previous tests, will be conducted on June 15-20, Russia's Kommersant daily said on Wednesday.

05/14/2009
Black Sea Fleet to remain in Ukraine after 2017 - ex-commander
Russia and Ukraine can reach an agreement on the Russian Black Sea Fleet retaining its main base in Crimea's Sevastopol even after 2017, the fleet's former commander said Wednesday.

05/11/2009
United Shipbuilding Corp. to get controlling stake in Amur plant
The United Shipbuilding Corporation will receive 59% - a controlling stake previously owned by a group of private shareholders - in the Amur Shipbuilding Plant, the Russian premier told a shipbuilding meeting Monday.

05/11/2009
New Arctic bulk carrier for Murmansk Shipping Company
The Murmansk Shipping Company has officially taken over its new ice protected bulk carrier constructed at the Chinese Chengxi Shipyard.

05/11/2009
Cooperation between the military and media is a must
Igor Babenko, spokesperson for Russia’s Northern Fleet, believes that cooperation between media and military forces leads to more truthful and balanced information on military issues.