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January 25, 2008 at 9:50 pm in reply to: New Russian ships in shipbucket: Kirov, Udaloy and Krivaks #2099018

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Beautiful Work, I’m lost for words

January 25, 2008 at 9:46 pm in reply to: News about Slava-cruiser "Ukraina"? #2099022

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just to give an example of “russian reactivation ” capacity,

The destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov

back in 2000:

and in May 2007, at Severnaya Shipyards, Saint-Petersburg:

January 25, 2008 at 9:19 pm in reply to: Russian Navy : News & Discussion Part-2 #2038844

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for the 1st time in history , the Portuguese Navy will conduct Naval Exercises together with the Russian Navy:

form the PN Official Website:

Marinha Portuguesa efectua exercícios com o cruzador russo Moskva

Publicado em:
2008-01-25

Teve hoje início a visita ao Porto de Lisboa do navio “Moskva”, da Federação Russa, que permanecerá até 28 de Janeiro.
O objectivo da visita do Cruzador Russo a Portugal é o estreitamento e desenvolvimento da cooperação Russo-Portuguesa no domínio militar, que terá o seu ponto alto no decorrer de um conjunto de exercícios navais que se realizarão segunda-feira, 28 de Janeiro, ao largo da costa Portuguesa, com a participação da fragata “Alvares Cabral”.
Do conjunto de exercícios planeados, destaca-se um exercício de comunicações, com recurso a uma tabela de sinais especiais, para ser empregue entre unidades Russas e Nacionais na prevenção de incidentes no mar, fora das águas territoriais. Esta tabela de sinais é o resultado de um acordo estabelecido entre o Governo da República Portuguesa e o Governo da Federação Russa, assinado em 04 de Agosto de 2000.
Esta cooperação no âmbito militar, tem particular interesse por ser a primeira vez que se realizam exercícios navais entre navios Portugueses e navios Russos pertencentes à Frota do Mar Negro.
A bordo do Cruzador Russo encontra-se o Vice-Comandante da Frota do Mar Negro, o Vice-almirante Vaciliy Gueorguevitch Kondakov.

http://www.marinha.pt/Marinha/PT/Menu/NoticiasAgenda/Noticias/moskva.htm?WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished

translation:
“Portuguese Navy in Naval Exercises with Russian Cruiser Moskva

The Russian Ship Moskva has started today a visit to Lisbon, to last until the 28th January.
The objective of this visit is the reinforcement and development of Russian-Portuguese Military Cooperation, which will have it’s high point in joint naval maneuvers to be conducted next monday, the 28th of January, on the Portuguese coast with the participation of the Frigate “Álvares Cabral”.
….”

January 23, 2008 at 4:06 pm in reply to: Russian Navy : News & Discussion Part-2 #2038991

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😎 The Cruiser “Moskva” will be in Lisbon this next weekend

January 23, 2008 at 4:03 pm in reply to: Spanish and other navies Never where ships #2038993

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This one is awesome

January 15, 2008 at 12:00 pm in reply to: Navy News from Around the World II #2039240

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In Iran clash, war game echo

There is a reason American military officers express grim concern over the tactics used by Iranian sailors last weekend:
a classified, $250 million war game in which small, agile speedboats swarmed a naval convoy to inflict devastating
damage on more powerful warships.

In the days since the encounter with five Iranian patrol boats in the Strait of Hormuz, American officers acknowledge
that they have been studying anew the lessons from a startling simulation conducted in August 2002.
In that war game, the Blue Team navy, representing the United States, lost 16 major warships – an aircraft carrier,
cruisers, and amphibious vessels – when they were sunk to the bottom of the Persian Gulf in an attack that included
swarming tactics by enemy speedboats.

“The sheer numbers involved overloaded their ability, both mentally and electronically, to handle the attack,” said
Lieutenant General Paul K. Van Riper, a retired Marine Corps officer who served in the war game as commander of a
Red Team force simulating an unnamed Persian Gulf military. “The whole thing was over in five, maybe 10 minutes.”

In a new disclosure yesterday, the Navy said one of its ships fired warning shots at a small Iranian boat in the Strait of
Hormuz on Dec. 19 during one of two serious encounters that month, the Associated Press reported. The USS
Whidbey Island opened fire in response to a small Iranian boat that was rapidly approaching it.
No shots were fired in Sunday’s confrontation with five Iranian boats.

If the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, proved to the public how terrorists could transform hijacked airliners into hostagefilled
cruise missiles, then the “Millennium Challenge 2002” war game with Van Riper was a warning to the armed
services as to how an adversary could apply similar, asymmetrical thinking to conflict at sea.

According to Pentagon and Navy officials, five small patrol boats belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards
Corps charged a three-ship Navy convoy Sunday, manoeuvring around and between an American destroyer, cruiser,
and frigate for a half hour. The location was where the narrow Strait of Hormuz meets the open waters of the Persian
Gulf – the same choke point chosen by Van Riper for his attack.
In the incident Sunday, the commander of one US warship trained a machine gun – which fires upward of 10 armorpiercing
slugs per second – on an Iranian boat that pulled within 200 yards of the American vessel. But the Iranians
turned away before the commander gave the order to fire.

Source : Boston.com

DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2008 – 013

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MoD forced to cut budget by £1.5bn

The Ministry of Defence is being forced to slash its planned budget by £1.5 billion a year over the next three years,
leaving the armed forces vying with each other to hold on to their new ships, aircraft and armoured vehicles.
The Royal Navy’s two planned aircraft carriers, central to the armed forces’ capabilities, will be postponed by up to two
years in an attempt to delay paying much of the £4 billion bill for as long as possible.
The government announced in July it was increasing the defence budget by 1.5% a year taking it to £36.9 billion in
2010-2011. It also committed itself to building the two giant carriers, a new series of armoured vehicles for the army
and the new nuclear deterrent.
But the black hole in the defence budget is so large — close to £2 billion this year and as much as £5 billion over the
next three years — that the budget increase will not prevent cuts. While spending on a new nuclear deterrent is
certain to go ahead, both the carriers and the new vehicles are again under threat.
Growing rows between the three services over the budget are set to escalate over the next few weeks as discussions
known as “planning round 08” are finalised. The budget problems are caused by the costs of a number of large
equipment projects coinciding in this year’s budget.
But they have been exacerbated by the Treasury’s refusal to pay the full cost of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In theory, the Treasury is supposed to pay the full bill, but in reality it reclaims the costs of any new equipment
required for operations from subsequent defence budgets. One industry source said the result was that “salami-slicing
is going on across the whole equipment budget” with every equipment project affected.
The Treasury, meanwhile, has renewed its offensive against the RAF’s planned fleet of 232 Typhoon aircraft, insisting
the final tranche of 88 aircraft is not needed. It is also demanding reductions in the planned 138 Joint Strike Fighters
the MoD is considering buying from America to fly off the two new carriers.
The RAF is also expected to lose two of its frontline Tornado GR4 ground attack squadrons as part of cuts to existing
forces. The Royal Navy is now resigned to losing a further five escort vessels, all four Type-22 frigates plus one of the
relatively new Type-23 frigates, in the attempt to rein back costs. The delays to the carriers and cuts in frigates are
particularly worrying for the navy which has already accepted drastic cuts in its surface fleet in exchange for the
government’s promise that the carriers will be built.
The government cut the Royal Navy’s frigates and destroyers to 32, the minimum required to carry out its tasks
around the world, in 2000. But despite subsequent wars and protests from naval chiefs this number has since been
reduced to 25 on the promise of the two new carriers, forcing the navy to cut a number of tasks.
The latest cuts reduce the number of escorts to just 20, compared with a cold war peak of 139. The two carriers,
Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales, are due to enter service in 2014 and 2016 respectively, a timetable already
delayed by two years. They are to be built in tandem with a new French navy carrier and any further delays beyond
two years would place major doubts over whether they will be built at all.

In an attempt to sort out its procurement system and put the budget on a firmer basis, the MoD is this week
advertising for an industry executive to take over as the chief operating officer of the Defence Equipment & Support
organisation. Source : timesonline.uk

DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2008 – 014

January 13, 2008 at 6:12 pm in reply to: HDW MRD 10000 #2039323

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Any news from South Africa regarding this project????

January 4, 2008 at 9:29 pm in reply to: Karel Doorman Frigates to Portugal? #2039944

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the Van Nes will be re-christned NRP BARTOLOMEU DIAS
after the Portuguese discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope

http://www.answers.com/topic/bartolomeu-dias

from New Year Message of the PN Commander-in-Chief (sorry, in Portuguese only)
http://www.marinha.pt/extra/revista/ra_jan2008/pag_5.html

Neste ano, temos que preparar guarnições para as duas fragatas da futura classe “Bartolomeu Dias” cuja primeira unidade vamos aumentar ao efectivo em Dezembro

January 4, 2008 at 9:20 pm in reply to: SpongeBob SquarePants visited German Navy #2039946

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LOL very nice:D

December 25, 2007 at 8:29 pm in reply to: Russian Navy : News & Discussion Part-2 #2040883

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Hi soyuz

Can you give some “estimated” date for the completion of the Yoraslav Mudry???

Thx

December 20, 2007 at 2:18 pm in reply to: Modern Military Aviation News from around the world #2531998

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Morocco to Pay $2.4 billion for 24 F-16C Fighters

Morocco to Pay $2.4 billion for 24 F-16C Fighters

Morocco is buying new F-16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft similar to those delivered to Poland, and fitted with Helmet-Mounted Cueing Systems, APG-68(V)9 radars and conformal fuel tanks. (Polish Air Force photo)

Morocco – F-16C/D Block 50/52 Aircraft

(Source: US Defense Security Cooperation Agency; dated Dec. 18, web-posted Dec. 19, 2007)

(See note at bottom)

WASHINGTON — The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of F-16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft as well as associated equipment and services.

The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $2.4 billion.

The Government of Morocco has requested a possible sale of Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
— 24 F-16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft with either the F100-PW-229 or F110-GE-129 Increased Performance Engines (IPE) and APG-68(V)9 radars;
— 5 F100-PW-229 or F110-GE-129 IPE spare engines;
— 4 APG-68(V)9 spare radar sets;
— 30 AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing Systems (CMDS)
— 30 AN/ALR-56M Radar Warning Receivers (RWR)
— 60 LAU-129/A Launchers;
— 30 LAU-117 Launchers;
— 6 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems;
— 4 AN/ARC-238 Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGAR) radios with HAVE QUICK I/II;
— 24 Conformal Fuel Tanks (pairs);
— 4 Link-16 Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals;
— 2 Link-16 Ground Stations;
— 4 Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Embedded GPS/ Inertial Navigation Systems (INS);
— 12 AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Targeting Pods or AN/AAQ-28 LITENING Targeting Pods
— 5 Tactical Air Reconnaissance Systems (TARS) or DB-110 Reconnaissance Pods (RECCE);
— 4 AN/APX-113 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) Systems;
— 28 AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suites (AIDEWS); or 28 AN/ALQ-187 Advanced Self-Protection Integrated Suites (ASPIS II); or 28 AN/ALQ-178 Self Protection Electronic Warfare Suites (SPEWS)
— 1 Unit Level Trainer
— Associated support equipment, software development/integration, tanker support, ferry services, CAD/PAD, repair and return, modification kits, spares and repair parts, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering, and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics support.

The estimated cost is $2.4 billion.

The proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by enhancing Morocco’s capacity to support U.S. efforts in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), as well as supporting Morocco’s legitimate need for its own self-defense. Morocco is one of the most stable and pro-Western of the Arab states, and the U.S. remains committed to a long-term relationship with Morocco. The proposed sale will allow the Moroccan Air Force to modernize its aging fighter inventory, thereby enabling Morocco to support both its own air defense needs and coalition operations.

Morocco is a Major Non-NATO ally. Delivery of this weapon system will greatly enhance Morocco’s interoperability with the U.S. and other NATO nations, making it a more valuable partner in an increasingly important area of the world. The country will have no difficulty absorbing this new capability into its armed forces.

The proposed sale of this weapon system will not affect the basic military balance in the region.

The principal contractors will be:
— BAE Advanced Systems Greenlawn, New York
— Boeing Corporation Seattle, Washington
— Boeing Integrated Defense Systems St Louis, Missouri (three locations) Long Beach, California, and San Diego, California
— Raytheon Company Lexington, Massachusetts (two locations) Goleta, California
— Raytheon Missile Systems Tucson, Arizona
— Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Fort Worth, Texas
— Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control Dallas, Texas
— Northrop-Grumman Electro-Optical Systems Garland, Texas
— Northrop-Grumman Electronic Systems Baltimore, Maryland
— Pratt & Whitney United Technology Company East Hartford, Connecticut
— General Electric Aircraft Engines Cincinnati, Ohio
— Goodrich ISR Systems Danbury, Connecticut
— L3 Communications Arlington, Texas

There are no known offset agreements in connection with this proposed sale.

Implementation of this proposed sale will require multiple trips to Morocco involving U.S. Government and contractor representatives for technical reviews/support, program management, and training over a period of 15 years.

There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.

This notice of a potential sale is required by law; it does not mean that the sale has been concluded.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Contrary to earlier reports, Morocco is buying new F-16s, and not surplus US Air Force aircraft. The price it is paying is broadly comparable to that offered by France for the Rafale, giving the lie to reports that Moroccan authorities were swayed by a cut-rate offer made by the United States.
France made two offers, one for 18 Rafales for 1.8 billion euros ($2.6 billion), and one for 2.2 billion euros ($3.2 billion) for 24 aircraft. The French offers included a full weapons suite (MICA air-to-air missiles and AASM laser-guided bombs) as well as an extensive ground environment, that Morocco will have to buy separately for the F-16s.

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source

December 15, 2007 at 1:19 pm in reply to: Navy news from around the world, news & discussion #2041729

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HrMr Van Nes arrives in Den Helder concluding last mission for Dutch Navy
She will start preparations for sale to Portugal.

Hr.Ms. Van Nes terug
14-12-2007

Hr. Ms. Van Nes

Hr.Ms. Van Nes is op vrijdag 14 december om 11.00 uur teruggekeerd uit de Caraïben. Het afgelopen half jaar was zij stationsschip in de West, waar zij zich bezig hield met drugsbestrijding, kustwachttaken en humanitaire operaties. Eén van de hoogtepunten van de termijn in de Caraïben was de inzet in het noorden van Nicaragua na de verwoestende passage van orkaan Felix op 4 september. De West-termijn was de laatste reis voor het fregat. Hr.Ms. Van Nes zal gereed worden gemaakt voor verkoop aan Portugal. De overdracht zal in december 2008 plaatsvinden.

Hr.Ms. Van Nes wordt afgelost door Hr.Ms. Van Galen.

http://www.marine.nl/nieuws/?article=/nieuws/persberichten/2007/071214pb_vnes.html

The West period was the last travel for the fregat. Hr. m Van Nes will be made ready for sale to Portugal. The transfer will take place in December 2008

Also in Dutch Defense ministry news:
http://www.mindef.nl/actueel/nieuws/2007/12/20071214_terugkeervannes.aspx

December 15, 2007 at 1:11 pm in reply to: Karel Doorman Frigates to Portugal? #2041731

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Hr.Ms. Van Nes terug
14-12-2007

Hr. Ms. Van Nes

Hr.Ms. Van Nes is op vrijdag 14 december om 11.00 uur teruggekeerd uit de Caraïben. Het afgelopen half jaar was zij stationsschip in de West, waar zij zich bezig hield met drugsbestrijding, kustwachttaken en humanitaire operaties. Eén van de hoogtepunten van de termijn in de Caraïben was de inzet in het noorden van Nicaragua na de verwoestende passage van orkaan Felix op 4 september. De West-termijn was de laatste reis voor het fregat. Hr.Ms. Van Nes zal gereed worden gemaakt voor verkoop aan Portugal. De overdracht zal in december 2008 plaatsvinden.

Hr.Ms. Van Nes wordt afgelost door Hr.Ms. Van Galen.

http://www.marine.nl/nieuws/?article=/nieuws/persberichten/2007/071214pb_vnes.html

The West period was the last travel for the fregat. Hr. m Van Nes will be made ready for sale to Portugal. The transfer will take place in December 2008

Also in Dutch Defense ministry news:
http://www.mindef.nl/actueel/nieuws/2007/12/20071214_terugkeervannes.aspx

December 8, 2007 at 5:23 pm in reply to: Navy news from around the world, news & discussion #2042277

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Successful Firing of Oerlikon Millennium During Trials of the Royal Danish Navy’s First Absalon-Class Flexible Combat Support Ship, HDMS Absalon

(Source: Rheinmetall Defence; issued Dec. 6, 2007)

Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm naval gun systems successfully engaged surface and air targets during live-fire trials aboard HDMS Absalon, the Royal Danish Navy’s first Absalon-class flexible combat support ship. The trials took place during the first and third weeks of November.

The test firings formed part of sea trials and Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT) off the Danish coast. Practice ammunition and Oerlikon Ahead ammunition – like the guns, both made by Rheinmetall subsidiary Oerlikon Contraves – were used to engage both air and surface targets. Danish personnel operated the guns, having already received operation and maintenance training during summer 2007. According to DALO (Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization), the firings with the two Oerlikon Millennium guns were successful and its SAT was completed during the third November week.

The HDMS Absalon is equipped with two Millennium guns, one forward and one aft. The Royal Danish Navy is the launch customer for series production of the Oerlikon Millennium naval gun system, having ordered six guns in 2004 with an option for a further four. Production for further customers is also underway. Absalon-class final SAT for the Millennium guns and the 127 mm gun is planned for week 13 or 14 in 2008.

The Royal Danish Navy decided to equip its Absalon-class ships and patrol vessels with Millennium because of Oerlikon’s state-of-the-art Ahead ammunition and revolver gun technology, both of which assure an outstanding multi-mission capability. The Oerlikon Ahead principle – a proprietary development of Oerlikon Contraves – significantly increases the probability of hits, aided by a high rate of fire. The Millennium can fire 1,000 rounds per minute, with each round containing 152 tungsten sub-projectiles. This advanced ammunition, combined with sustained firepower and high precision, enables numerous engagements at extended ranges before reloading.

Taken together, these make Oerlikon Millennium ideal for the following roles:

— air defence against missiles at distances three to four times greater than conventional close-in weapon systems (CIWS);
— anti-surface warfare, fulfilling US Navy requirements against Fast Incoming Attack Crafts (FIAC) threats;
— naval gunfire support: the effect of Oerlikon Ahead ammunition on infantry and lightly armoured targets enable highly effective suppression of enemy fire during operations to extract friendly personnel.

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http://www.defense-aerospace.com

December 5, 2007 at 3:16 pm in reply to: HDW MRD 10000 #2042643

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Any news regarding the multirole vessel planned for Portugal?
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