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The latest all round, quick look sitrep at naval activity in the Mediterranean, Black Sea and Sea Red since the 18th April.


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End of year update for the statistics and data presented by the Russian Ministry of Defence and Red Star.


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Part 2
Taking a quick look around the maritime context of what is going on in Venezuela:

1. Military operations
2. Humanitarian aid- https://natsouth.livejournal.com/12110.html(already outlined)

The first to outline is the long-standing US military presence in the Caribbean, Central and Latin America. This is under the remit of SOUTHCOM who “ready for ( Read more... )

Taking a quick look around the maritime context of what is going on in Venezuela:

1. Military operations 
2. Humanitarian aid

The first to note is the long-standing US military presence in the Caribbean, under the framework of fighting the drugs trade, (US Navy and USCG mainly with supporting air assets). This is under the remit of SOUTHCOM who “ready ( Read more... )

Tomahawks versus Kalibrs in Eastern Mediterranean
#Syria

The tone from the US administration are increasingly hostile on Idlib.

Well RT reported the arrival of the USS Bulkeley into the Med:

but completely missed the bigger picture, so here is my sitrep:
#OSINT

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25 August 2018

The last couple of days have seen a recent uptick in Russian Navy naval deployments into the Mediterranean.

Of interest is the recent transit of 3 ships together through the Bosphorus, ('Pytivyy' along with 2 LSTs ships on the 'Syrian Express' run). was followed up later by 'Admiral Grigorovich' and 'Admiral Essen'. Two additions ( Read more... )