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Norway: The Russians in the north - the Americans in the south

Norway: The Russians in the north - the Americans in the south

Gepostet von | 24 May 2023 | , , | 0

While the Russian Northern Fleet closes an airspace the size of half of Germany in the Barents Sea north of Norway and the Russian Kola Peninsula to exercise a submarine attack coordinated with air forces, the American super aircraft carrier "USS Gerald R. Ford" enters the Oslo Fjord in the south of the country. Russia The warnings against flying in the zone (NOTAM - notice to air men/missions) apply for 24 to 26 May 2023 and for an area of 150,000 square kilometres. Apart from Finnish airlines, this mainly affects Asian and Arab airlines - European and American airlines avoid the area anyway. Fifteen units of the Russian Navy...

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Baltic Fleet: New Steregushchiy corvette in service

Baltic Fleet: New Steregushchiy corvette in service

Gepostet von | 17 May 2023 | , , | 1

The Severnaya shipyard in Saint Petersburg delivered its fifth Steregushchiy corvette (project 20381, 105 metres, 2,200 tonnes, 8 FK SS-N-25) to the Russian Navy in the second week of May. The keel of the multi-purpose combat ship was laid a good eight years ago, albeit under the initially planned name "Retiviy". It now bears the name "Merkury", reminiscent of a rather symbolic gun brig for the Russian Navy, which was able to hold its own against two Turkish frigates off the Dardanelles in 1829 and escape from enemy forces. Baltic Sea The construction plans were also still those of the Baltic Sea Steregushchiys of projects 20380...

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Satellite photos: China on the advance in Antarctica

Satellite photos: China on the advance in Antarctica

Gepostet von | 15 May 2023 | , , , | 0

According to media reports from the beginning of May, new satellite images from a Washington-based think tank show that China has resumed construction of its fifth Antarctic research station after a break of around five years. According to Chinese sources, the aim is to open up new shipping routes and expand its own research in the Antarctic. However, in view of the current global political situation, Western governments fear that the increasing presence of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the polar regions is aimed at strengthening reconnaissance and surveillance. China's fifth station in the Antarctic The new research station on Inexpressible Island on the edge of the Ross Sea is to include an observatory with a satellite station, according to the Centre for Strategic...

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Ukraine war: What is the Russian navy doing?

Ukraine war: What is the Russian navy doing?

Gepostet von | 15 May 2023 | , , | 7

For a good two weeks now, NATO navies have been accompanying a Russian formation on its way from the Mediterranean around Western Europe to the harbours and shipyards of the Baltic Fleet. The small group is led by the frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" (494), the type ship of the three combat units built for the Black Sea Fleet - intended as an escort for the cruiser "Slava" and now itself in flagship duty ("Admiral Makarov"). They will be followed by two Steregushchiy-class corvettes (105 metres, 2,200 tonnes), "Stoikiy" (545) and "Soobrazitelniy" (532), which originally belong in the Baltic Sea and have already been mentioned in connection with the acts of sabotage on the Nord Stream pipelines. These...

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Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov - after around Africa now in the Mediterranean

Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov - after around Africa now in the Mediterranean

Gepostet von | 25 Apr 2023 | , , | 0

On the afternoon of 13 April 2023, the Russian frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" left the Suez Canal northwards with its support ship, the tanker "Kama". According to earlier Russian media reports, Tartus, Syria, is the next port of destination. Both units have been on a long-distance voyage since 4 January. This had a few surprises. From 17 to 26 February, the two Russian units took part in the trilateral exercise "Mosi II". At the invitation of South Africa, the host and three units of the Chinese navy practised with the Russian globetrotters on the east coast of South Africa. This was followed in mid-March by "Maritime Security Belt 23", a naval exercise organised by the Russian Federation, China and...

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