After the well publicised joint exercises between the Russian Navy (Pacific Fleet) and the Chinese Navy, PLA(N), now reports are in of a group of Russian and Chinese naval ships of Alaska, (probably around the Aleutian island chain).

Eleven Russian and Chinese ships came close to the Aleutian Islands, but never entered U.S. territorial waters ( Read more... )

A list of events, attacks by maritime drones, (USV):


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Once more, a Russian Navy ship was attacked in the southern part of the Black Sea in the afternoon of the 11th of June. This article highlights some of the issues arising from the latest attack relating to onboard armament,  as well briefly the latest implications of the UN Grain Deal for Russia.

Let's be honest, the use of marine drones in a naval ( Read more... )

Reports came in earlier today, namely from Rybar that a Russian Navy ship was attacked by 3 USV off the northern shores of Turkey. The 'Ivan Khurs', a project 18280, intelligence gathering ship, (AGI) was reportedly attacked around 5:30 local time, around 40 nautical miles from the entrance of the Bosphorus Strait. The report is confirmed by the ( Read more... )

The Black Sea region


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A snapshot of naval exercises involving foreign countries from January 2021 to February 2023

Location and participants


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This article provides some comments and takes on the circumstances of the explosion, fire and subsequent sinking of the Russian Navy Black Sea flagship, 'Moskva'. Depending on the source of information, the ‘Moskva’ was either hit by 2x R-360 "Neptun" AShMs, hit a mine and consequently suffered a catastrophic ammunition explosion and fire.  The ' ( Read more... )