Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg of Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies has written his thoughts about the Russian reactions to the Black Sea trip of CG-61 USS Monterey. He has also written an assessment for the BlackSeaFor for this blog. As I see it, the reason for the controversy is because the Russian side believes that they were promised that the U.S. would... Continue Reading →
8 Days After She Has Entered Black Sea, Russia Objects To US Navy Cruiser
According to news reports, the Russians protested the arrival of US Navy cruiser CG-61 USS Monterey in Ukraine on 12 June 2011, saying the ship was a treat to the Russian national security. The foreign ministry noted it understood that the stationing of the Monterey in European waters was part of the U.S. missile defense shield plan... Continue Reading →
The April Activation Of BlackSeaFor Has Ended
Today, on 26 April 2011, the April 2011 activation of the BlackSeaFor has ended. The task force of following ships, left Russian port Novorossiysk after a 3 day visit and returned to their home ports. Pennant Ship Type Country F-240 TCG Yavuz Frigate Turkey F-42 BGS Verni Frigate Bulgaria P-24 GCG Sokhumi Patrol Boat Georgia... Continue Reading →
BlackSeafor Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
Citizens of Istanbul saw another naval parade today. Naval parades along the Bosphorus are traditionally held either on 30. August to celebrate the Victory Day or on 29. October to celebrate the Republic Day with participation of Turkish warships. What made todays parade so interesting? Well first of all the majority of the participants were... Continue Reading →
April Activation of BlackSeaFor
Today the April 2011 activation of BlackSeaFor will officially begin, with a press conference on board of Romanian warship Marasesti. This year will be the 10th anniversary of the call-on naval task force BlackSeaFor. For the purpose of enhancing peace and stability in the Black Sea area, by increasing regional co-operation, and improving good relationship, the idea... Continue Reading →
>Russia Wants Turkish Warships To Escort Ferry From Libya
>Photo:Fabry PagliaraAccording to Voice Of Russia news portal, Russia's Emergency Minister Sergei Shoygu wants a Turkish warship to escort the ferry M/F Sveti Stefan II, evacuating Russians and citizens of other countries from Libya’s Ras Lanuf port.The Montenegrin ferry was chartered by Russian Federation and she is on her way to Libya. Russia expects Libya to let the vessel enter the... Continue Reading →
>A New Frigate For The Russian Black Sea Fleet
>The new Project 11356 frigate for RBSF.© RIA Novosti. Igor ZaremboAccording to RIA Novosti, the construction of a Project 11356 Class frigate destined for the Russian Black Sea Fleet will start today at the Yantar Shipyard in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad.Yantar won a tender to build three Project 11356 frigates in October. The Black... Continue Reading →
>New Ships For The Russian Black Sea Fleet
>The Russian naval website rusnavy.com reports that Russian Black Sea Fleet will receive six Admiral Gorshkov class (Project 22350) frigates, six Lada (Project 677) diesel submarines, two Ivan Gren class (Project 11711) large landing ships, four ships of other projects, modernized bombers Su-24M instead of obsolete versions, and ASW aircrafts, Il-38 instead of amphibious aircrafts... Continue Reading →
>Joint Exercise Of Russian And Turkish Coast Guards
>Turkish General Staff announced today that Turkish Coast Guard was conducting a joint exercise with the Russian Coast Guard (Maritime Guard of the Border Service)The exercise started on 20th September will end on 23rd September. The purpose of the exercise is to conduct cross training and search and rescue training, to improve cooperation and good... Continue Reading →
>The Future Of The Russian Navy
>Dr. Gorenburg from Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies has an excellent blog where he tracks the developments in the Russian military. Last few weeks he has written several blog entries about the future of the Russian Navy. I have found his comments interesting and enlightening. He predicts that Ten years from now, Russia... Continue Reading →
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