Russian Navy News

07/29/2008
Submarine thrown into the Ukrainian Ebmbassy window
On July 27, Russian Navy Day, the activists of the Eurasian Youth Union conducted an unsanctioned picket near the Ukrainian Embassy in Moscow.

07/28/2008
Russia to have 5-6 aircraft carriers in Northern, Pacific Fleets
Russia will create 5-6 aircraft carrier groups in the Northern and Pacific Fleets, the Navy commander said on Sunday.

07/28/2008
Russian Navy prioritizes construction of nuclear submarines
The construction of new-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile and attack submarines is a top priority for the Russian Navy's development, the Navy commander said on Friday.

07/28/2008
Russia wants Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine after 2017 - Navy chief
Russia would like to keep the Black Sea Fleet base in Ukraine's port of Sevastopol after 2017, the Russian Navy commander said Friday.

07/23/2008
Murmansk based tall ship got port ban to Norway
Because of reasons unknown to us, the Russian foreign ministry has decided that the Sedov won't be allowed to call at harbours in Norway, says Murmansk State Technical University.

07/22/2008
The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy has outlined the most important task for the Northern Fleet
The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Vladimir Vysotskiy, believes that the most important task of the Northern Fleet (NF) consists of providing security in the sea and ocean zones of the the country's northwest, reports to RIA Novosty the Commander's aide, Captain Igor Dygalo.

07/22/2008
A new hydrographic ship is launched in Blagoveshensk
The new hydrographic ship's launching ceremony commenced at the shipbuilding yard of Blagoveshensk, reports to RIA Novosti, the Pacific Fleet Public Affairs representative.

07/21/2008
Russian-US-Norwegian naval exercise in Barents Sea
A Russian ASW ship, the Severomorsk, arrived last Thursday in Norway's main naval base of Haakonsvern to participate in a joint U.S.-Russian-Norwegian naval exercise in the Barents Sea.

07/18/2008
Russian sailors go abroad
Of the students studying in Russian maritime colleges, more than 90 percent go abroad to work. Now Russian authorities intend to make the sailors work for Russian companies.

07/10/2008
Russian Arctic station threatened by melting ice
Russian authorities this week decided to end all operations at the SP-35 drifting research station. An icebreaker is now underway to save the researchers, who are under growing threat as the North Pole ice is melting.

07/08/2008
Russia to lease 'deadly' nuclear attack sub to India in 2009
Russia has begun dock trials of a nuclear submarine, which will be leased in 2009 to the Indian navy for 10 years, a prominent Indian daily reported.

07/08/2008
Russia’s biggest sub ready for scrapping
The TK-13 Typhoon-class nuclear submarine has arrived in Severodvinsk in northern Russia where it will be decommissioned and scrapped. The sub is one of Russia’s biggest.

07/04/2008
Norway positive to Russian military build-up
Head of the Norwegian regional command in northern Norway believes the current modernization of the Russian Armed Forces is a sign of a more healthy Russian state. –This is more to the good than not to the good, Mr. Trond Grytting says.

06/25/2008
Russia prepares for future combat in the Arctic
Russia must be ready to fight wars in the Arctic to protect its national interests in a region that contains large and untapped deposits of natural resources, a high-ranking military official said in an interview published Tuesday.

06/23/2008
New Russian frigate may be fitted with BrahMos cruise missiles
A Russian frigate being built at a shipyard in St. Petersburg may be equipped with sea-based Russian-Indian BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, a Russian defense industry official said on Friday.

06/17/2008
Russia may help Britain scrap nuclear submarines
Russia's Zvezdochka shipyard in the town of Severodvinsk on the Barents Sea could scrap Britain's decommissioned nuclear submarines, a company official said on Monday.

06/13/2008
Russian Navy planes patrol the Arctic
Two Tu-142 aircraft from Russia's Northern Fleet have successfully conducted a reconnaissance flight over the Arctic Ocean in latitudes close to the North Pole, a Navy spokesman said on Wednesday.

06/13/2008
Sevmash in trouble
The Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, was on the agenda when the Russian government discussed the country’s military industrial complex.

06/13/2008
Russian Coast Guard detained Norwegian freight vessel
The Norwegian freight vessel Tello was detained by a Russian Coast Guard vessel in the Barents Sea.

06/10/2008
Two Russian ships are taking part in NATO-led exercises
Two Russian ships are taking part in NATO-led exercises in the Baltic Sea.