Yesterday the Deniz Kurdu 2013 naval exercise has ended. This is the list of the participants as far as I can find: Number Name Type A-573 TCG Bnb. Saadettin Gürcan Tanker A-580 TCG Akar Tanker A-595 TCG Yrb. Kudret Güngör Tanker F-241 TCG Turgutreis Frigate F-243 TCG Yıldırım Frigate F-244 TCG Barbaros Frigate F-246 TCG... Continue Reading →
Yesterday the two large amphibious ships of the Black Sea Fleet which took part in the operations in Eastern Mediterranean returned to the Black Sea today. The Ropucha class 151 Azov and the Alligator class 152 Nikolay Filchenkov, passed through Dardanelles yesterday. So this is the latest tally of Russian warship movements Date Number Name Direction 27/12/12 151 Azov Southbound 27/12/12... Continue Reading →
The naval exercise Deniz Kurdu 13 is continuing. This is the list of the participants as far as I can find: Number Name Type A-573 TCG Bnb. Saadettin Gürcan Tanker A-595 TCG Yrb. Kudret Güngör Tanker F-243 TCG Yıldırım Frigate F-246 TCG Salihreis Frigate F-247 TCG Kemalreis Frigate F-494 TCG Gökçeada Frigate F-495 TCG Gediz... Continue Reading →
There are a lot of things going on in the Eastern Mediterranean lately. First: The Russians are here. The long, west bound voyage of the Russian Pacific Fleet task force has ended. The ships have arrived in the Med and are in Cyprus for a well deserved rest.The Udaloy class destroyer Admiral Panteleyev, the Dubna class tanker Pechenga and the Baklazhan... Continue Reading →
The largest annual exercise of the Turkish Navy Deniz Kurdu has started on 20 May 2013. Vice Admiral Bülent Bostanoğlu, Commander of the Fleet is in charge of the exercise. The participating ships left their port in Gölcük, Foça and Aksaz. The exercise will be conducted in the Marmara, the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean. According to Akşam newspaper F-243... Continue Reading →
The Russians are really stretching their forces and their lines of communication to help a friend in need. The Syrian president Mr. Assad needs Russian protection and weapons to exist. And Russia is using every available means to support him even this support means to dispatch a group of warships from the other half of the earth. The Russian Defence Ministry announced on 5th April 2013... Continue Reading →
In the morning hours two German warships will leave the Turkish naval base Aksaz, Marmaris and will head to eastern Mediterranean. The frigate F-221 FGS Hessen and the replenishment ship A-1442 FSG Spessart have arrived in Aksaz naval base on 8th March 2013 for a 3 day port visit. According to NATO, these two warships make the whole Standing... Continue Reading →
I have found a long video from the Media Day of the Proud Manta 2013 via SatSicilia. I must tell you that I have found the submarine just behind the admirals, in the first part of the video especially admirable. Proud Manta News Conference 2013
One again the time of the year has come when dozens of ships, submarines,planes and robots meet and play hide and seek two weeks long. Yes, NATO's largest anti submarine warfare exercise Proud Manta 13 (POMA 13) has started. It will end on 8th March 2013. According to NATO the aim of the exercise is... Continue Reading →
After rest and recreation period close to 14 days the Russian landing ships are active again. On 20th February 2013 two ships of the Baltic Fleet, 102 Kaliningrad and 110 Alexander Shabalin passed through the Dardanelles and entered into the Aegean Sea. I have no information whether these ships are actually returning to their home base in the Baltic or are heading again to Syria.... Continue Reading →
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