>SNMG-2 in formation. Official NATO photo.NATO released her version of exercise Mavi Balina 2010. Antalya, Turkey. From 1 to 11 November the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2(SNMG2) took part in the Turkish exercise MAVI BALINA. This annual exercise aims to train units and staff in planning and conducting anti submarine warfare and submarine warfare and... Continue Reading →
>The German 332 class minehunter, M-1067 Bad Rappenau has an interesting webpage where they write about their deployment in SNMCMG 2.They have shared their experience in the Nusret 2010 invitation mine exercise. Click here to read it.
It is a busy week full with exercises. The Nusret 2010 mine exercise has started and is continuing in the Aegean. On Monday there was a press conference about it. According to the information shared on this conference the order of battle for the exercise looks like this: TCG Sokulu Mehmet Paşa 3 mine hunters... Continue Reading →
>Apparently November will be a busy month. While Turkish submarines are playing hide and seek with Turkish and SNMG-2 frigates, SNMCMG-2 will be hunting mines with Bulgarian, Greek and Turkish mine hunters.The annual Nusret naval exercise will be held between 6 and 13 November. The aim of this exercise is to improve anti mine warfare... Continue Reading →
>A Gür class submarine, a possible participantTurkish Navy is hosting a naval exercise in Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The invitation exercise Mavi Balina 2010 (Blue Whale 2010) has started today and will continue till 11 November 2010.The aim of the exercise is to conduct submarine warfare and anti submarine warfare training with surface, submarine and air... Continue Reading →
>Turkish and Egyptian navies will take part in exercise called Bahr El-Muhabbe Sea of Friendship between 29 September and 4 October 2010. The exercise will be hosted by Egypt and will be executed in Eastern Mediterranean.The aim of the exercise is to develop mutual cooperation and interoperability between two navies. Turkey will send two frigates, one replenishment... Continue Reading →
>According to UNIAN news agency there was a blast on board of Ukrainian Polnochny (Project 773) class LSM Kirovohrad. The details are not much, but I believe more information will come soon. Four servicemen were severely injured when two artillery shells exploded onboard the medium-sized assault landing ship Kirovohrad of the Ukrainian Navy during a... Continue Reading →
>M-269 TCG Anamur, sister ship of TCG AmasraThe Turkish mine hunter M-266 TCG Amasra is taking part in naval exercise Olives Noires 2010 organized by French Navy. TCG Amasra is the Turkish contribution to NATO’s Standing MCM Group 2. TCG Amasra was commssioned in 2005. She belongs to Aydin class mine hunters, is based on... Continue Reading →
>© RIA Novosti. Alexei KudenkoAccording to Russian Black Sea Fleet press service, Blackseafor warships completed the active stage of three-week drills.The main focus of the drills has been on maintaining stability and peace in the region, promoting cooperation, and strengthening mutual understanding among the Black Sea countries.The Russian Navy was represented during the so-called Blackseafor... Continue Reading →
>On 14th August 2010, the second activation period for the cal-on naval task force BlackSeaFor has begun in Constance, Romania. Romania will take the command of the BlackSeaFor from Bulgaria, for one year. This activation of the task force will continue till 30th August. The ships will spend 12 days in port and 8 days... Continue Reading →
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