According to news reports, the Russians protested the arrival of US Navy cruiser CG-61 USS Monterey in Ukraine on 12 June 2011, saying the ship was a treat to the Russian national security. The foreign ministry noted it understood that the stationing of the Monterey in European waters was part of the U.S. missile defense shield plan... Continue Reading →
Two US Navy cruisers CG-61 USS Monterey and CG-68 USS Anzio are in Black Sea currently. USS Anzio is on the east end of the Black Sea. She will dock in Georgian harbor Batumi tomorrow and will stay there till 12 June 2011. The U.S. warship and the Georgian Coast Guard will engage in damage control exercises as... Continue Reading →
The two training ships of the Turkish Navy A-577 TCG Sokullu Mehmet Paşa and A-579 TCG Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa have ended their 3 day visit to Sevastopol today. The ships are on an annual training cruise for the cadets of Turkish Naval academy. According to Ukrainan Defence Ministry, the commanders of Turkish warships visited the Ukrainian Navy Headquarters, where... Continue Reading →
Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg of Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies has kindly accepted by request to write his opinion on BlackSeaFor. You can read his insightful opinions on Russian military at his blog http://russiamil.wordpress.com/. As I was out for IDEF 2011, I am late for one day publishing it. Enjoy reading. . . This spring marks... Continue Reading →
Today, on 26 April 2011, the April 2011 activation of the BlackSeaFor has ended. The task force of following ships, left Russian port Novorossiysk after a 3 day visit and returned to their home ports. Pennant Ship Type Country F-240 TCG Yavuz Frigate Turkey F-42 BGS Verni Frigate Bulgaria P-24 GCG Sokhumi Patrol Boat Georgia... Continue Reading →
The Russian Kilo class submarine, Alrosa will indeed take part in the NATO exercise Bold Monarc. Russia will send a small task force from its Black Sea Fellet consisting of diesel submarine Alrosa, mooring lighter KIL-158, rescue ship Epron, and salvage tug Shakhter to Bold Monarch-2011. NATO organizes this large-scale submarine rescue in every three years. This year the exercise will be conducted... Continue Reading →
The BlackSeaFor fleet arrived at the Ukrainian port Sevastopol for a port visit. After spending 5 days in Istanbul with festivities to celebrate the 10. anniversary of the BlackSeaFor, the fleet then moved to the Black Sea. En route from Istanbul to Sevastopol, the BLACKSEAFOR ships had conducted several joint exercises. In particular, they worked out the issues of navigation control and the detection of suspicious... Continue Reading →
The annual exercise of Turkish Navy, Deniz Yıldızı (Sea Star) 2011 had started two days ago. 4 frigates, 1 submarine, 9 fast attack craft, 5 auxiliaries, 6 helicopters, 1 maritime patrol plane, 4 Coast Guard boats, 2 Coast Guard helicopters, naval special forces teams and air force units will take part in this exercise. The exercise consists of... Continue Reading →
Today the April 2011 activation of BlackSeaFor will officially begin, with a press conference on board of Romanian warship Marasesti. This year will be the 10th anniversary of the call-on naval task force BlackSeaFor. For the purpose of enhancing peace and stability in the Black Sea area, by increasing regional co-operation, and improving good relationship, the idea... Continue Reading →
>Arleigh Burke class US Navy destroyer DDG-66 USS Gonzales passed through the Dardanelles on 28 November 2010.http://www.haberler.com/video-haber/iframe/video.asp?id=2384649Haberajans.com is the source of the video above.USS Gonzales can stay 21 days in the Black Sea as Montreux Convention dictates. According to news reports she entered the straits at around 14:00 and ended her transit after 90 minutes. She... Continue Reading →
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