The Russian Navy plans over 100 new auxiliary ships by 2020 to satisfy the need for logistics support of its expanding combat fleet. Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Dmitry Bulgakov said: “We have already signed a contract to buy five new auxiliary ships, and by the end of 2020 we plan to [have] purchase 96
Read moreThe Russian Navy will receive 10 advanced search and rescue vessels by the end of the year to boost its sea rescue capabilities, a Navy official said Wednesday. According to the Navy, its Baltic fleet will receive four of the new vessels while three will be commissioned in the Black Sea. The new ships
Read moreAbandoned and drifting Russian cruise ship, the Lyubov Orlova, has been spotted again off Ireland’s western coast. The vessel has no crew or warning lights and has been aimlessly drifting for about two months now. Maritime authorities were unaware of its location up until now. The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency reported that the ghost
Read moreRussia will keep its naval task force in the Gulf of Aden as part of an international effort to fight sea piracy off the Somali coast, Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said. The UN Security Council held a debate on piracy as a threat to global peace and security. “Russia supports the extension of
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