Category: Marines from all over the world

BALTOPS manoeuvre successfully completed

As announced, a final press conference was held today at the end of the annual Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) manoeuvre. Representatives of the inviting US NAVY were the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Admiral Michael Gilday and Vice Admiral Eugene Black, Commander of the US 6th Fleet. Together with their host, Vice Admiral Frank Lensky, Commander of the Fleet, they were available to answer questions and make statements to members of the press. Admiral Gilday was pleased about the renewed hospitality in Kiel and emphasised that the alliance had successfully carried out exercises with the motto "one for all, all for one". He also welcomed the...

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Iran seizes two Greek tankers

Response to the US confiscating an oil cargo After the United States seized Iranian oil from a tanker off the Greek coast, Iranian forces seized two Greek tankers in the Gulf on Friday. Shortly beforehand, Tehran had warned against taking "punitive measures" against Athens. The Greek Foreign Ministry stated that an Iranian Navy helicopter had landed on the Greek-flagged ship "Delta Poseidon" sailing in international waters and had taken the crew, including two Greek citizens, hostage. A similar incident took place on the "Prudent Warrior", another ship flying the Greek flag. The Greek...

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The maritime side of the war: Crisis in the Black Sea Part III

Russia calls for sanctions to be waived Wheat prices rose to a record high in March and the rise in food prices has sparked protests in many developing countries and contributed to an acceleration in global inflation rates. The United Nations is trying to negotiate a deal to allow Ukrainian grain to be shipped out of Black Sea ports such as Odessa. Russia has stated that it wants sanctions lifted as part of the deal. Without access to the sea, Ukraine is focusing on alternative routes to reach its target of 2 million tonnes per month. It hopes to ship 700,000 to 750,000 tonnes per month from two small...

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Aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" to be completed soon

The state news agency TASS has announced that the final conversions and repairs to the "Admiral Kuznetsov" will take until September of this year. The aircraft carrier "Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" (project 1143.5), classified as a heavy flight deck cruiser, is considered the flagship of the Russian Federation Navy. But in reality, the flagship was built several years ago. The ship's last deployment was in 2016/17 in a convoy of eight ships, including the cruiser "Piotr Veliky" and two Udaloy frigates, based at the new Russian base in Tartus off the Syrian coast, where the carrier aircraft carried out 420 attacks on the...

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Shahid Mahdavi: New supply ship for the Iranian naval forces

A satellite photo published by the Associated Press (AP) on 27 May 2022 shows the "Shahid Mahdavi" in the flooded dry dock of Shahid Darvishi Marine Industries, a shipbuilding company near Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz. The shipyard, which manufactures and services both military and civilian units, is considered one of the most modern and leading shipyards in the Persian Gulf. The military part is located in a complex for the construction and repair of surface ships and submarines around 40 kilometres west of the southern Iranian city. According to experts, the "Shahid Mahdavi" is the conversion of the Iranian "Sarvin". She left Bandar Abbas in July 2021...

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