The Romanian led naval exercise Sea Shield 2015 has started on 20 July 2015. The exercise will last till 24 July 2015 and is aimed at developing international cooperation in the defense area with similar structures of NATO member and partner states to strengthen and develop common procedures for battle. Anti submarine warfare training is an... Continue Reading →
The Bulgarian Navy is hosting a nine day long naval exercise Breeze 2014. The military exercise is to be held in the Western section of the Black Sea and is aimed at improving the tactical compatibility and collaboration among naval forces of the alliance's member states. Bulgaria's port city of Burgas has peen picked to... Continue Reading →
Last week Russia and Greece signed an intergovernmental agreement on military cooperation, during the visit of Russian Defense minister Sergei Shoigu to Athens. It is worth of mentioning that this visit was conducted just before Athens will take the Presidency of EU for the next 6 months staring in 1.1.2014. Greece is NATO's only member country... Continue Reading →
The Nusret 2013 mine warfare exercise organised by Turkish Navy starts today in Çanakkale. The exercise will end on 1 December 2013 and will be conducted in Saros Bay, east of Gallipoli peninsula. According to Turkish Navy foreign participants are NATO mine warfare task force SNMCMG-2 and 1 mine hunter from Greece. From Turkish Navy... Continue Reading →
According to Greek defence.point.gr, one Greek submarine has ran aground in Souda Bay, Crete. As announced by the Navy General Staff, the Submarine PROTEUS during sailing in the bay of Souda Bay, Crete, and during evasive ship moved near shore and epakoumvise an ancient underwater pier. No member of the crew was injured, the submarine... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
The Mavi Balina 12 anti submarine warfare and Nusret 12 mine warfare exercises are continuing. The former is conducted in Eastern Mediterranean while the later is in Aegean Sea. My list of the order of battle for both exercises is still incomplete but I was able to get some help. First I have received this... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy is conducting two naval exercises simultaneously. One is Nusret 2012 mine warfare exercise is held in the Aegean with the participation of NATO's SNMCMG-2 and Turkish, Greek and US naval units. Below is the order of battle for this exercise as far as I could find. Number Name Type Country M-500 TCG Foça... Continue Reading →
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