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Russian Navy - Cold War tension rises as Putin talks of Black Sea confrontation

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:50:00 GMT

The Times - A new Cold War between Russia and the West grew steadily closer yesterday after the Kremlin gave a warning about “direct confrontation” between American and Russian warships in the Black Sea.

Associated Press - US cancels plan to send military ship to Poti.

Russian Navy - Russia cruiser to test weapons in crowded Black Sea

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:44:35 GMT

Reuters - Russia's flagship cruiser re-entered the Black Sea on Monday for weapons tests hours after the Russian military complained about the presence of U.S. and other NATO naval ships near the Georgian coast.

Russian Navy - After Georgia: Russia Takes Over Syria's Tartus Port

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:43:08 GMT

Defense Technology International - Moscow is flexing its muscles again in the eastern Mediterranean, and aims to reactivate old cold war naval installations with its ally, Syria.

Russian Navy - Russian warship notice sought

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:30:48 GMT

Washington Times - Ukrainian military officials on Thursday vowed to uphold a decree ordering Russia to seek permission to move its Black Sea warships based in the Ukrainian port of Sevastopol, setting up a conflict between Russia and another pro-Western former Soviet republic.

Russian Navy - Russia's Black Sea Fleet Enters the Fray

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:23:57 GMT

Defense Technology International - During the recent conflict with Georgia, Russia has mobilized part of its fleet toward the East Black Sea region. There have been reports that Russia has plans to move elements of its Black Sea fleet to Ochamchira, Abkhazia, ostensibly to protect Russian civilians.

Russian Navy - Russian navy sinks Georgian boat

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:55:54 GMT

Reuters - The Russian Navy is partaking in combat operations against Georgia, but exact details are sketchy...

Xinhua - Russian navy blockade Georgia

RIA Novosti - Russian Navy carries out Black Sea anti-terror exercise.

Russian Navy - Russia to rejuvenate its navy

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:13:27 GMT

Reuters - Russia announced plans Sunday to revive its navy by building several aircraft carriers and improving its fleet of nuclear submarines.

Russian Navy - Russia plans Arctic military build-up

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:55:12 GMT

Daily Telegraph - Russia has raised the stakes in the international scramble for the Arctic by announcing it will boost its military presence in the region to protect its "national interests".

Russian Navy - NATO, Russia Practise Rescuing Stricken Submarine Crews

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:14:40 GMT

Defense Technology International - No less than three NATO submarines are ending up on the bottom off the southern coast of Norway this week. Not that you'll see this as Breaking News on any major news network. ...

Russian Navy - Russia's Phantom Fleet Buildup

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:32:51 GMT

StrategyPage - The Russian Navy's shipbuilding plans are still mostly plans. For the last seventeen years, most of their construction effort went into finishing a few subs, and building for export.

Russian Navy - NATO submarine "mates" with Russian rescue system

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:59:08 GMT

Russian Navy - A Russian rescue system coupled with a NATO submarine for the first time on Wednesday in a joint exercise off Norway.

Russian Navy - Navy intercepts Russian bombers in western Pacific

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:19:55 GMT

Associated Press - U.S. fighter planes intercepted two Russian bombers, including one that buzzed an American aircraft carrier in the western Pacific during the weekend. One Russian Tupolev 95 flew directly over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz twice, at a low altitude of about 2,000 feet, while another bomber circled about 58 miles out.

Russian Navy - Heading Back Home: Kuznetsov En-Route to Kola Pensinsula

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:53:58 GMT

Defense Technology International - Russia's aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is returning home after its saber-rattling voyage into the Mediterranean and participation in naval live firing exercises near French and Spanish waters.

Russian Navy - Bear is Back: Russian Aircraft Carrier Operations off Gibraltar

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:45:13 GMT

Defense Technology International - Russia's aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov with its flight deck loaded with Su-33 Flanker fighters, Su-25 Frogfoot close air support aircraft and Ka-27 helix helicopters... that scene could be witnessed off Gibraltar in January.

Russian Navy - RAF alert as Russia stages huge naval exercise in Bay of Biscay

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:28:21 GMT

The Times - RAF fighters scrambled to track Russian long-range bombers joining a naval task force yesterday as Moscow practised strike tactics off the coast of France and Spain and test-launched nuclear-capable missiles.

Russian Navy - Russian Carrier Steps Out

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:00:30 GMT

Defense Technology International - The Russian carrier Kuznetsov starts a cruise which will take the ship and its consorts through the Mediterranean.

Russian Navy - Russian navy to start sorties in Mediterranean

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:58:20 GMT

Reuters - Russia said on Wednesday it would start the first major navy sortie into the Mediterranean since Soviet times, the latest move by an increasingly assertive Moscow to demonstrate its military might.

Russian Navy - NATO steps up monitoring of Russia

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:03:26 GMT

Daily Telegraph - Nato vessels are closely monitoring the sea trials of Russia's latest submarine, following Moscow's increasingly provocative tests of Western airspace.

Russian Navy - Russia restarts Cold War patrols

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 23:38:17 GMT

BBC - Russia is resuming a Soviet-era practice of sending its bomber aircraft on long-range flights, President Vladimir Putin has said.

Russian Navy - Russia sparks Cold War scramble

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:17:40 GMT

BBC - Russian bombers have flown to the US Pacific island of Guam in a manoeuvre reminiscent of the Cold War era.

Russian Navy - As icecaps melt, Russia races for Arctic's resources

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:40:16 GMT

Christian Science Monitor - Call it the global warming sweepstakes.

As milder temperatures make exploration of the Arctic sea floor possible for the first time, Russia's biggest-ever research expedition to the region is steaming toward the immense scientific prestige of being the first to explore the seabed of the world's crown.

In the next few days, two manned minisubs will be launched through a hole blasted in the polar ice to scour the ocean floor nearly three miles below. They will gather rock samples and plant a titanium Russian flag to symbolize Moscow's claim over 460,000 square miles of hitherto international territory – an area bigger than France and Germany combined in a region estimated to contain a quarter of the world's undiscovered oil and gas reserves.

The issue of who owns the North Pole, now administered by the International Seabed Authority, has long been regarded as academic since the entire region is locked in year-round impenetrable ice. But with global warming thinning the icecaps, the question has vaulted to the front burner.

Russian Navy - Russia subs make Arctic test dive

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:31:54 GMT

BBC - Two Russian mini-subs have made a test dive to the floor of the Arctic Ocean near Russia's most northerly islands.

Russian Navy - Russian Navy Successfully Tests New SLBM

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:58:40 GMT

CDI - On June 28, 2007, the Russian navy’s missile program finally got a break when it conducted a successful flight test of its new RS-30 (SS-NX-30 by NATO classification) “Bulava” submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). The successful test comes against a backdrop of failures – three since last fall – which had some commentators expressing doubt about the missile’s future. However, the successful test is sure to boost confidence in both the missile’s design and its developer, the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology (MITT).

Russian Navy - In search of the Caspian Sea Monster

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:22:59 GMT

The Register - A fun look at the status of some "wing in ground effect" programs.

Russian Navy - Russia Plans New ICBMs, Nuclear Subs

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:42:09 GMT

Associated Press - Russia's defense minister on Wednesday laid out an ambitious plan for building new intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear submarines and possibly aircraft carriers, and set the goal of exceeding the Soviet army in combat readiness.

Russian Navy - Russian air carrier to rejoin Navy by end of 2006

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:08:08 GMT

RIA Novosti - The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's only aircraft carrier, will join the Northern Fleet by the end of the year after modernization, the Navy's chief said Wednesday.

Russian Navy - Georgia urges Russia to halt navy drills

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:05:55 GMT

Reuters - Georgia on Tuesday urged Russia to stop naval exercises near the countries' sea border, calling them a threat to regional peace and a violation of the United Nations charter.

Russian Navy - 2 dead after fire on Russian nuclear submarine

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:13:21 GMT

CBC - An electrical short circuit caused a fire on board the Russian nuclear submarine Daniil Moskovsky that killed two crew members.

Russian Navy - Russian Navy to have Atlantic, Mediterranean drills this summer

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:54:56 GMT

ITAR-TASS - The Russian Navy will have exercises in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea this summer.

Russian Navy - Russia launches research satellite from submarine

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 28 May 2006 10:12:08 GMT

Xinhua - Russia launched a research satellite on board a Shtil rocket from a Northern Fleet submarine at the Barents Sea.

Russian Navy - Russia urged to prepare for Black Sea fleet withdrawal

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:37:32 GMT

Xinhua - Russia's Black Sea Fleet must prepare for its withdrawal from the Ukrainian territory from now on.

Russian Navy - Russian navy chief wants aircraft carriers

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:52:28 GMT

Associated Press - Russia's navy chief said Wednesday that the country needs to build at least one new aircraft carrier in addition to the one now in service.

Russian Navy - We won a cold battle beneath the waves

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 09:57:11 GMT

The Scotsman - Another look at last August's rescue of a stranded Russian Navy mini-submarine.

Russian Navy - New ballistic missile launched from Russian Typhoon nuclear sub

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 10:59:11 GMT

Bellona - The Russian strategic nuclear submarine Dmitry Donskoy launched the new Bulava ballistic missile in the White Sea.

Russian Navy - Russian navy will not get Delta-IV Tula this year

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 10:57:58 GMT

Bellona - The nuclear submarine K-114 Tula Project 667BDRM, having undergone repair at the Zvezdochka shipyard in Severodvinsk in Arkhangelsk region, will not be handed over to the Russian Navy as planned...The reason is the Ministry of Defence's major debts to the plant.

Russian Navy - PF naval squadron to return to Vladivostok Tue after cruise

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:20:53 GMT

ITAR-TASS - A naval squadron of Russia's Pacific Fleet (PF) returns to Vladivostok on Tuesday after an almost-three-month-long cruise to the Indian Ocean.

Russian Navy - Delta-IV "Ryazan" to get service lifetime extension

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:05:36 GMT

Bellona - The nuclear submarine, Ryazan, has moored at the quayside of the Zvezdochka federal state unitary enterprise to enable work to be carried out to extend its service life.

Russian Navy - First Russian naval squadron visits Indonesia

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 10:22:45 GMT

Pravda - A Russian naval squadron has arrived in Indonesia for the first time in nearly four decades as the two countries boost military ties.

Russian Navy - Deep Secrets

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:32:41 GMT

Moscow Times - In the new book "Red Star Rogue: The Untold Story of a Soviet Submarine's Nuclear Strike Attempt on the U.S.," former American submariner Kenneth Sewell, in collaboration with journalist Clint Richmond, reexamines the 1968 loss of K-129, a Soviet Golf II-class missile submarine. Revisiting this well-known story and the CIA's aborted effort to recover the hull under the guise of the highly classified Project Jennifer, the author argues that K-129 actually attempted to launch a nuclear weapon against the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor.

Russian Navy - PF naval squadron to set out on cruise to Indian Ocean

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:47:56 GMT

ITAR-TASS - The Russian Pacific Fleet heads out to exercise in the Indian Ocean.

Russian Navy - New Navy Chief Vows to Boost Effort

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 09:13:12 GMT

St. Petersburg Times - Russia’s new naval chief vowed on Monday to boost discipline and provide better leadership in the accident-prone navy, a day after his appointment by President Vladimir Putin.

Russian Navy - Putin sacks head of Russian navy

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 08:56:02 GMT

BBC - Russian President Vladimir Putin has sacked the head of the navy, Admiral Vladimir Kuroyedov, a month after a mini-submarine accident.

Russian Navy - Russian fleet in Crimean doldrums

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:29:07 GMT

BBC - Once the pride of the Soviet navy, Russia's Black Sea Fleet can still put on an impressive display...But it could soon be fighting for its own survival.

Russian Navy - Russia remembers Kursk disaster

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 10:42:37 GMT

BBC - Remembrance services have been held in Russia to mark five years since the Kursk submarine sank in the Barents Sea after a torpedo exploded on board.

Russian Navy - Mini-sub sailors recall nightmare

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:24:24 GMT

BBC - The seven Russian sailors trapped in their submersible on the Pacific seabed at the weekend say they suffered from thirst, hunger and cold.

New York Times - Divers Say Net Tied Submarine to Listening Device.

Russian Navy - British team rescues trapped sub

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 10:41:46 GMT

BBC - The Russians trapped in a submarine beneath the Pacific Ocean for three days would have died had it not been for British help.

CNN - Crew safe after mini-sub rescue

Daily Telegraph - Submariners in peril are saved by the 'brotherhood of the sea'.

The Times - British team rescues trapped sub.

Russian Navy - Rescuers battle to free sub crew

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 07 Aug 2005 09:11:31 GMT

BBC - A British underwater robot craft begins slicing through fishing nets trapping a Russian sub on the ocean floor.

More from CNN - Robot craft reaches sunken Russian sub.

Russian Navy - Russians attempt deep-sea rescue

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 11:10:41 GMT

BBC - The Russian navy is involved in a race against time to rescue seven sailors from a mini-submarine trapped on the sea bed in the Russian Far East. Japan, the US, and England are also sending teams to help.

Russian Navy - Eight retired submarines to be transported to Severodvinsk this summer

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 09:59:10 GMT

Bellona - A total of eight nuclear submarines of 671RTM (Victor-III) project will be tugged from the Northern fleet bases to the Zvezdochka shipyard for scrapping in July and August.

Russian Navy - Financial difficulties hinder repairs and upgrade of Russian strategic nuclear submarines

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:09:43 GMT

Bellona - Difficulties with the financing of defence orders hinder the upgrade program of the Delta-IV strategic nuclear submarines in Severodvinsk.