Tag: Russia

  • Egypt takes delivery

    For Russia with…oh, hang on. Egypt warship: First French-made Mistral ship handed over Egypt has received the first of two advanced warships from France in a deal worth $1bn (£692m). […]

  • Baltic maritime security

    Scandinavia’s maritime security meets the Baltic. Baltic maritime security Baltic Sea nations are cooperating more than ever to ensure safety, security and sovereignty, but it is a complex environment, with […]

  • Russia, US point fingers

    Kerry: Shooting down Russia jets ‘would have been justified’ The US military would have been within its rights to shoot down Russian aircraft that flew close to one of its […]

  • Hostage reported killed

    Local reports that sailor killed. Russia Has No Confirmation of Death of Russian Sailor Captured in Nigeria The Russian embassy in Nigeria said Monday that it had still no confirmation […]

  • NATO and the people smugglers

    Does NATO have a hidden motive? Who are NATO’s ships in the Aegean really keeping an eye on? Ioannis Chapsos, Coventry University NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has announced the […]

  • Russia’s repurposed merchants

    Old merchants supporting Russian campaign. Russia supplies Syria mission with old cargo ships bought from Turkey By Jonathan Saul and Maria Tsvetkova Earlier this year, an old refrigerator ship called […]

  • Russian Sub in ISIS strikes

    Russian Navy joins anti-ISIS operations. Russia hits targets in Syria from Mediterranean submarine Russia says it has for the first time hit targets in Syria with missiles launched from a […]

  • India, Russian navies exercise

    ‘Indra-2015’, will be conducted from December 7 to 12. Indian, Russian Navies to hold maritime exercise next week Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command (ENC) would be hosting the last bilateral […]

  • RAF hunt Russian sub

    The RAF currently has no maritime patrol aircraft of its own. RAF search after ‘Russian submarine spotted off Scotland’ An RAF plane is “conducting activity” off the Scottish coast, the […]

  • Russia’s giant nuclear torpedo

    Experts divided on validity of leak. Russia reveals giant nuclear torpedo in state TV ‘leak’ The Kremlin says secret plans for a Russian long-range nuclear torpedo – called “Status-6” – […]