Russia detects missile launches from French frigate off Syria’s coast in Mediterranean – MoD

Russian airspace control systems have registered missile launches from a French frigate in the Mediterranean on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. The French Navy’s newest frigate, FS Auvergne, fired rockets around 8pm GMT Monday, the Russian military said. “Airspace control has recorded rocket launches from the French frigate Auvergne,” the ministry’s statement read. The Auvergne […]

India clears way for $2.2bn Russian frigate deal after similar agreement with US

India has cleared the way for its biggest deal yet with Russia, with Delhi reportedly set to sign a deal to purchase $ 2.2 billion worth of Russian ships. It comes despite US sanctions aimed at deterring business with Moscow. After revitalizing defense ties with the US earlier this month, India has now turned to […]

Five frigate finalists fingered for FFG(X) fight by Navy

Lockheed Martin The US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has announced the award of development contracts to five contenders for the FFG(X) program—a 20-ship class of “next-generation” guided-missile frigates intended to fill the gap in capabilities left by the retirement of the 1980s-era FFG-7 Oliver Hazard Perry class and not quite filled by the […]

German Navy experiences “LCS syndrome” in spades as new frigate fails sea trials

Enlarge / The Baden-Wurttemberg, listing slightly to starboard as usual, has been sent back to shipbuilders—refused by the German Navy. (credit: Ein Dahmer) The German Navy has a lot of problems right now. It has no working submarines, in part because of a chronic repair parts shortage. The Deutsche Marine is still flying helicopters older […]

Russian frigate & submarine fire 4 cruise missiles at ISIS targets near Palmyra – MoD

Published time: 31 May, 2017 05:35 Edited time: 31 May, 2017 06:21 The missiles destroyed heavy equipment and killed fighters that Islamic State had transferred from its stronghold, Raqqa, to Palmyra, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. Read more The Russian warships, a frigate named Admiral Essen and submarine named Krasnodar, fired Kalibr cruise missiles […]

Russian missile frigate returns to Mediterranean

Published time: 8 Apr, 2017 10:49Edited time: 8 Apr, 2017 11:10 Russia’s Admiral Grigorovich cruise missile-armed frigate has joined the Russian fleet in the Mediterranean, following joint Russian-Turkish military exercises. “Today the Black Sea frigate ‘Admiral Grigorovich,’ under the command of Captain 3rd-Class Anatoly Velichko has joined the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Mediterranean […]

Russian frigate heads to Mediterranean, reportedly bound for Syria

Published time: 27 Feb, 2017 14:19 The Russian frigate ‘Admiral Grigorovich’ has left the port of Sevastopol, Crimea, heading to the Mediterranean Sea to join the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the fleet’s head of communications has said. [embedded content] “Today, under the plan of combat training, the cutting-edge frigate ‘Admiral Grigorovich’ has left Sevastopol and […]