A group of amphibious assault ships of the Northern and Baltic Fleets arrived at the Russian Navy’s logistics facility in the Syrian port of Tartus, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday. The naval task force made up of the large amphibious assault ships Pyotr Morgunov, Georgy Pobedonosets, Olenegorsky Gornyak, Korolyov, Minsk and Kaliningrad completed its transit around Europe and arrived…
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First Combat Air Strikes from HMS Queen Elizabeth
June 22, 2021 – The UK’s Carrier Strike Group has joined the fight against Islamic terrorism with F-35 jets carrying out their very first combat missions from HMS Queen Elizabeth. Stealth jets of the renowned 617 Squadron RAF (The Dambusters) carried out operational sorties for the first time in support of Operation Shader and US Operation Inherent Resolve. Defence Secretary…
Read MorePM56 Taking Over as Depot Ship in Tartus
March 24, 2020 (Google Translation) – In accordance with the planned rotation of forces, the floating workshop of the Black Sea Fleet “PM-56” makes the transition from Sevastopol to the Mediterranean Sea to carry out tasks as part of the permanent formation of the Navy in this region. Currently, the support vessel passes through the Black Sea straits of the…
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