January 28, 2021 – USS Porter entered the Black Sea on Thursday (28 January 2021) to conduct routine maritime security operations and to train with Allies and partners in the region. Porter is the third US navy ship to enter the Black Sea in recent days, joining USS Donald Cook and USNS Laramie. NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu welcomed the deployment,…
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Kommuna Conducts AS-28 Trials in the Black Sea
January 20, 2021 (Google Translation) – The crew of the 106-year-old Black Sea Fleet rescue vessel Kommuna performed the descent of the AS-28 manned underwater search and rescue vehicle. As part of the event, the ship went to sea at one of the combat training grounds, where the crew worked out the preliminary and final preparations for the cruise, unloading…
Read MoreMoskva Trains for Combat Readiness in Black Sea
December 5, 2020 (Google Translation) – The crew of the Guards Order of Nakhimov missile cruiser (GRKR) “Moskva” conducted a damage control exercise as part of the delivery of elements of the course task K-1. The elements of the course task were worked out at the basing point of the division of surface ships of the Black Sea Fleet. According…
Read MoreFriendship Bridge – 2020 Completes at Novorossiysk
November 23, 2020 (Google Translation) – The joint exercise “Bridge of Friendship – 2020” between the Russian Navy and the Naval Forces (Navy) of the Arab Republic of Egypt has ended at the Black Sea Fleet. The objectives of the exercise, which took place for the first time in the Black Sea, were to strengthen and develop military cooperation between…
Read MoreEgypt, Russia to Hold Joint Exercises in the Black Sea
October 11, 2020 (TASS) – The navies of Egypt and Russia are preparing to hold joint exercises in the Black Sea in the near future, the Al Arabiya TV channel reported on Saturday. An Egyptian military expert, Maj. Gen. Gamal Mazlum told TASS that it would be the first-ever Russian-Egyptian naval exercise. “Egyptian forces will arrive to the Black Sea…
Read MoreLong-Range Flights by Russian Navy Tu-142s
September 15, 2020 (Google Translation) – Today, long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 of the naval aviation of the Russian Navy have performed scheduled flights over the neutral waters of the Bering and Black Seas. The duration of the flights was about 6 and 10 hours, respectively. At some stages of the route over the Bering Sea, Tu-142 aircraft were accompanied by…
Read MoreProject 22160 Pavel Derzhavin Conducts Weapons Trials in the Black Sea
August 31, 2020 (Google Translation) – The crew of the newest project 22160 patrol ship “Pavel Derzhavin”, built for the Black Sea Fleet (BSF), conducted the first artillery fire in the Black Sea. The event was held at the maritime combat training range as part of the ship’s state tests. During the 3rd exit of the ship to sea, the…
Read MoreBlack Sea Fleet Flagship Underway for Training
September 2, 2020 (Google Translation) – The Guards Order of Nakhimov Missile Cruiser (GRKR) “Moskva” went to sea after the completion of scheduled repairs and began working out a special course task. As part of the fulfillment of the elements of the task “Sailing and conducting combat by a single ship”, the crew will conduct a set of naval combat…
Read MoreTwo Romanian military ships participate in multinational exercise ‘Sea Breeze 20’ in the Black Sea
July 20, 2020 (Google Translation) – The Romanian Naval Forces participate with the Rear Admiral Eustatiu Sebastian-class corvette and frigate Regina Maria in the multinational exercise “Sea Breeze 20”, which takes place between July 20 and 27, in Ukraine’s territorial waters, in the international waters of the Black Sea and in the port of Odessa. More than 20 ships from…
Read MoreEnd of Exercise Sea Breeze 2020
July 28, 2020 – This year marks the 20th iteration of Sea Breeze, which brought together eight sovereign nations who share U.S. 6th Fleet’s (C6F) commitment to security and stability in the Black Sea. The 27 ships and 19 aircraft all working together toward our common goal of strengthening cohesion across the Black Sea region, and improving the capabilities of…
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