The Ukrainian led exercise Sea Breeze 2015 finished today. The exercise had stared on 31 August 2015 and had a land and a sea phase. Warships from Romania, Turkey, USA and Ukraine has participated to the sea phase of the exercise. The exercise was attended by 2,5 thousand military personnel not only from the United... Continue Reading →
The US Congress passed the Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2013. With this act the President of USA is authorized to sell or to grant decommissioned US Navy warships to other countries. Usually the US Congress passes one Naval Transfer Act (NTA) once or twice in every legislation. And in each NTA certain warships and... Continue Reading →
On 21 April the Russian RIA Novosti website published an article speculating that US military-trained dolphins and sea lions will participate in upcoming NATO military exercises in the Black Sea. And the source of this speculation was a report on Russian Izvestiya newspaper. The paper, citing a spokesman for the US Navy’s marine mammals program,... Continue Reading →
The show down between Russia and USA on the Black Sea is continuing and it seems that it will not end before the Olympics. While the US Navy warships LCC-20 USS Mount Whitney and FFG-50 USS Taylor are doing circles or "doughnuts" off the coast of Sochi, the Russians have called their Kashnin class destroyer... Continue Reading →
After week of discussions and very cold war like tug of words between Russia and USA, two US Navy warships have passed through the Turkish Straits. The first ship, LCC-20 USS Mount Whitney, the flag-ship of the US 6. Fleet made her passage on 4 February 2014. The second ship turned out to be not... Continue Reading →
This is the list of the naval vessels in the region i.e. east of Crete as of 17 September 2013: Russian Navy: 548 Admiral Panteleyev, destroyer 810 Smetlivy, destroyer 712 Neustrashimy, frigate 127 Minsk, large landing ship 142 Novocharkassk, large landing ship 055 Admiral Nevelskoi, large landing ship Back in the Black Sea 077 Peresvet, large landing ship Back in the Black Sea 110... Continue Reading →
As the bulk of the Royal Navy's Response Force Task Group passes through the Suez Canal, and Russia sending two more warships southwards, it is time to update the list of the ships in East Mediterranean This is the list of the naval vessels in the region i.e. east of Crete: Russian Navy: 548 Admiral Panteleyev, destroyer... Continue Reading →
After my first post of the ships in East Mediterranean, I have received numerous responses in forms of blog comments and tweets. I thank every one who contributed. This is the list of the naval vessels in the region i.e. east of Crete: Russian Navy: 548 Admiral Panteleyev, destroyer 127 Minsk, large landing ship 142 Novocharkassk, large landing... Continue Reading →
Exactly one month ago, on 22 June 2012 one RF-4ETM Phantom II airplane call sign Şafak 46 from 173. Squadron of Turkish Air force took off from Erhaç airbase. The mission of the plane was to help to the calibration of a radar in Hatay Turkey. All radar and radio contact with the plane was... Continue Reading →
According to well informed website navaltoday.com, USA is giving at least 4 million USD to Georgia for the construction of a new naval maintenance facility. Ambassador Bass and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Zaza Gogava broke ground on a U.S.-funded Georgia Coast Guard ship maintenance facility near Poti harbor. Georgia Coast Guard ship maintenance facility estimated at... Continue Reading →
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