I'm not sure this is what Sergey Georgyevich Gorshkov had in mind when he green-lit the Kirov class battlecruiser: A Russian nuclear-powered cruiser has captured 10 Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean armed with grenade launchers, automatic rifles and landmines, a navy spokesman said Friday."The...
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Peter the Great has arrived in Venezuela:The flag of Venezuela already flies on the mast. It is naval tradition to fly the flag of the countries in whose port you.
I am remiss in noting the passing last month of Ted Briggs. Briggs was the last of the three survivors of the destruction of HMS Hood at the Battle of.
Bob Bateman writes:True, it was once a powerful force, and feared by NATO. But the salient point is why the Soviet Navy was feared. It was not because it could project power far from Russia's shores. That has never been a capability the Soviet fleet...
Time to reactivate Iowa and Wisconsin!!!!1!!!!1!
Given that the Russian Navy is hopelessly outmatched by NATO in the Black Sea, what point is there to maneuvers off Venezuela?...a source indicates to me that the task force.
Bringing you the news the other blogs won't [okay; some of them will]... Here are some questions, and some attempts at answers. What are the latest developments?The fighting continues, including airstrikes near the main Georgian oil pipeline and in the port city of Poti, which...
Have received this from several correspondents:No match for this, of course.They don't make 'em like they used to.
Sunday Deposed Monarch Blogging will return next Sunday. According to the search team, the wreck of HMAS Sydney has been discovered "upright and largely intact", while HSK Kormoran was broken.
From Warships: IFR:Other statements of intent last month regarding increasing naval capability included Admiral Masorin revealing that Russia is to create two new strike forces. They will be centred on three carriers each, with one trio assigned to the Northern Fleet, based in the Kola...
Japan has itself a new aircraft carrier. Well, an aircraft carrying destroyer, that is. And a pretty small one; full load 18000 tons, with a normal complement of 4 helicopters..
David Axe has a good post on Canada's defense posture. Noting that the Canadian military has been remarkably effective in Afghanistan, he takes a look at how Canada is spending.