>Last weekend on 9th August 2009, Bulgaria celebrated its Navy's 130 birthday.According to the news reports, the ceremonies started with the ritual for the raising of the flag of the Bulgarian naval forces, followed by the handing of the diplomas of the graduates of the Bulgarian Naval Academy.Bulgarians have plenty to celebrate. They have transformed... Continue Reading →
>Reliant Mermaid X
>The joint naval exercise Reliant Mermaid will be held for the 10th time this year. The fate of this exercise seemed to be in jeopardy when political relation between Turkey and Israel, the main participants of this exercise were in low ebb. But since April it was clear that despite the political storm this exercise... Continue Reading →
>Deniz Kurdu 2009 Naval Exercise Part-2
>Okey, the distinguished observer day of the Deniz Kurdu 2009 naval exercise was not yesterday but today.And according to news and photos it was a day of full of action.For interesting videos of the exercise click here and here. These are courtesy of http://trsavunma.com.Of the 11 frigates, 14 fast attack craft, 8 submarines, 3 corvettes... Continue Reading →
>Deniz Kurdu 2009 Naval Exercise
>One of the most important annual exercise conducted by Turkish Navy, Deniz Kurdu is continuing in Aegean and in Med.As there is no official information about this exercise, neither on Turkish Navy web page nor on Turkish General Staff web page, I cannot tell, at the moment, when this exercise has started and when it... Continue Reading →
>Efes 2009 Military Exercise
>Efes 2009 military exercise is continuing in Doğanbey, İzmir. The exercise has started in 6th May and will continue till 29th May.The annual Efes exercises are usually conducted, with live ammunition, in late spring early summer in Doğanbey region that has a beach were amphibious landings are practised. The multinational Egemen 2009 exercies was also... Continue Reading →
>Order of Battle for Exercise Joint Warrior
>With more incoming information it was necessary to update the OoB for the Exercise JW:A-14 SPS PatinoCG-58 USS Philippine SeaD-560 ITS Luigi Durand De La PenneDDG-51 USS Arleigh BurkeDDG-58 USS PorterF-235 HMS MonmouthF-462 HS KountouriotisF-497 TCG GöksuF-81 HMS SutherlandF-83 HMS St. AlbansM-1069 FGS HomburgM-1090 FGS PegnitzM-642 FS CassiopeeS-104 HSM SceptreT-AH 192 USNS Kanawha
>TCG Göksu to take part in Joint Warrior 2009
>I know that Scotland and its Loch's are miles away from Bosphorus but there is a big naval exercise is about to begin and one Turkish warship is taken part in it.The exercise is called Joint Warrior 2009 and is organised by Royal Navy. NATO's SNMG-2 including F-497 TCG Göksu, is taking part. The JW... Continue Reading →
>Black Sea Partnership Exercise 2009 Part-2
>Some of the ships that anticipated in the Black Sea Partnership Exercise 2009 are visiting İstanbul. They have arrived on 2 May and will leave on 4 May.Among the participants the following ships are in İstanbul:F-244 TCG Barbaros, MEKO 200 TN2A class frigate, from Turkish Navy,F-495 TCG Gediz, Perry class frigate, from Turkish Navy,260 Admiral... Continue Reading →
>Black Sea Partnership Exercise 2009
>The exercise has started on 29 April in Karadeniz Ereğlisi and will end on May 4 in İstanbul.Turkey, Russia, Romania and Georgia are participating in this military exercise, the goal of which is to boost cooperation and mutual training among the Black Sea littoral states and support partnership for peace activities.As the exercise will end... Continue Reading →
>Exclusive photos from Egemen 2009
>All photos courtesy of Niel Schenk.
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