I have found a long video from the Media Day of the Proud Manta 2013 via SatSicilia. I must tell you that I have found the submarine just behind the admirals, in the first part of the video especially admirable. Proud Manta News Conference 2013
Proud Manta 2013 Has Started
One again the time of the year has come when dozens of ships, submarines,planes and robots meet and play hide and seek two weeks long. Yes, NATO's largest anti submarine warfare exercise Proud Manta 13 (POMA 13) has started. It will end on 8th March 2013. According to NATO the aim of the exercise is... Continue Reading →
Ukraine Joined The NATO Anti Piracy Operation Ocean Shield
This from the official web site of Ukrainian Ministry of Defence: This was announced Secretary General of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, opening on Friday in Brussels meeting of NATO-Ukraine Commission. - I just exchanged letters with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Pavel Lebedev, confirming Ukraine's participation in the NATO operation against piracy "Ocean Shield" - said the... Continue Reading →
The Details Of Pakistan Fleet Tanker Project
The details of the deal signed between Ministry of Defence Production, Pakistan and STM of Turkey about the construction of a tanker for Pakistani Navy. The tanker will be 155m long with a 15.600 tons of displacement. The double hulled tanker will be able to make 20 knots and supply three ships simultaneously while the... Continue Reading →
Greek Navy Performed Live Missile Shootings
On the 16th February Greek Navy conducted an exercise with live missile shootings. The exercise was held in south east of Crete. According to official website of Greek Navy: One land based mobile battery fired an Exoet missile, one S-70B Seahawk helicopter fired a AGM-114 Hellifre missile, the fast attack craft P-26 Degiannis fired a Penguin Mk.2 missile. The special forces team on Degiannis even fired an... Continue Reading →
Russian Warship Movements Through Turkish Straits
After rest and recreation period close to 14 days the Russian landing ships are active again. On 20th February 2013 two ships of the Baltic Fleet, 102 Kaliningrad and 110 Alexander Shabalin passed through the Dardanelles and entered into the Aegean Sea. I have no information whether these ships are actually returning to their home base in the Baltic or are heading again to Syria.... Continue Reading →
Greek Frigate Bouboulina Decommissioned
Today Greek Nay decommissioned one of her 10 Elli lass frigates F-463 Bouboulina with a solemn ceremony. Like all Elli class ships the ex Bouboulina started her life in the Dutch Navy. At that time she was known as Pieter Floriz. She was transferred after 18 years of service in Royal Netherlands Navy. She was commissioned in Greek navy... Continue Reading →
Infiltration Boats For Naval Special Forces
These two wonderful photos of one of the two Turkish Naval Special Forces’s infiltration boat making a dash through Bosphorus was send to me by my Bulgarian reader Nikolay Zlatev. I thank him very much. Interestingly the Undersecretariat For Defense Industries published one Request For Information document to purchase additional infiltration boats.
Italian Carrier Cavour Arrived In Marmaris
The Italian aircraft carrier C-550 ITS Cavour arrived in Marmaris as planned, today. The Italian task force commanded by Rear Admiral Carlo Massagli, consists of carrier ITS C-550 Cavour, destroyer D-554 ITS Calio Dulio and the fleet tanker A-5327 ITS Stromboli. The destroyer and the tanker have docked at the Aksaz Naval Base adjacent to the touristic town... Continue Reading →
Russian Spy Ship Passed Through Bosphorus
With the addition of the intelligence gathering ship Kildin, my list of the Russian ship deployment look as this: Date Number Name Direction 27/12/12 151 Azov Southbound 27/12/12 152 Nikolay Filchenkov Southbound 01/01/13 142 Novocharkassk Southbound 09/01/13 152 Nikolay Filchenkov Northbound 09/01/13 151 Azov Northbound 12/01/13 142 Novocharkassk Northbound 14/01/13 102 Kaliningrad Northbound 14/01/13 110 Alexander... Continue Reading →
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