Last week the marketing department of the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia send the following press release to a small group of Turkish defense journalists, about the latest Spanish F-100 class frigate F-105 Cristóbal Colón. NAVANTIA PREPARES SPANISH NAVY’S FIFTH FRIGATE FOR SEA TRIALS On 9th. January, the F-100 class frigate “Cristóbal Colón”, under construction in Navantia for the Spanish Navy, left the shipyard dry... Continue Reading →
According to a NATO press release, Rear Admiral Sinan Azmi Tosun, Commander of the NATO Counter Piracy Mission Operation Ocean Shield, visited the Commander of Russian Warship Detachment of Russian Pacific Fleet, Captain 1st Rank Ildar Ahmerov on board of his flagship Admiral Tributs in the Gulf of Aden. In addition to an exchange of briefings and a... Continue Reading →
It is time again for another installment for a updates of the situation in Eastern Mediterranean: In September Israel signed a security cooperation agreement with Greece, amid declining relations with Turkey. This was followed by the approval of a Greek Parliament committee to the purchase Rafael-made Spice 1000 and 2000 bomb precision upgrade kits at... Continue Reading →
This photo is for me the proof that the Russian aircraft carrier is really in Syrian waters. Syrian authorities have called the visit of a Russian naval task force to the port of Tartus a “show of solidarity with the Syrian people,” the official SANA news agency reported. A Russian task force, led by the Admiral Kuznetsov... Continue Reading →
The joint naval exercise between Egyptian and Turkish Navies ended a while ago but some interesting videos surfaced on the internet. I thank my reader Huseyin for posting the video on the comments section in the first place.
During the latest meeting of the Turkish Defence Industry Executive Committee on 5th January 2012, Aselsan was chosen to develop a Multi-functional Phased Array Radar. This radar will be the main sensor of the TF-2000 air defense warfare frigates Turkish Navy wants to acquire in the next decade. The Turkish Defence Industry Executive Committee assigned the Undersecretariat For Defense Industries to start, contract negotiations with Aselsan for the... Continue Reading →
According to numerous news reports some ships of the Russian Naval Group have docked in Syrian port Tartous yesterday. The video below shows the Udaloy II class, Northern Fleet destroyer Admiral Chabanenko entering into port of Tartous. A group of warships of the Russian Navy has approached the naval base at the port of Tartous to conduct... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy will return to Libya to help the reconstruction of the Libyan fleet and to help the training of the mariners. Libyan Naval Forces Command has asked Turkey's cooperation in reconstruction of its armada, training of mariners and in military issues. Bases in Tripoli, Homs, Misurata, Sirte and Benghazi cities have been damaged during... Continue Reading →
Almost one month after her departure and weeks after the announcement of her departure, the sole Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and her battle group arrived in Eastern Mediterranean. The Russian battle group includes the destroyer Admiral Chabanenko, the support vessel Nikolay Chiker and the tanker Sergey Osipov from the Northern Fleet, the frigate Yaroslav Mudry from the... Continue Reading →
My regular readers may have noticed that I have not been writing much in the last few days. This due to the fact that I now have a regular day job. My new job takes up most of my day so that I have little time left for my blog. So my new year's resolution... Continue Reading →
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