Posted by Matt in September 7th, 2008 |
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Four Russian vessels and 1,000 Russian military personnel are to participate. The move could further strain Washington-Moscow ties.
The Venezuelan government announced Sunday that four Russian naval vessels will participate in joint exercises in the Caribbean this year, a move that could heighten already strained relations between Washington and Moscow.
Venezuela’s naval intelligence chief, Adm. Salbatore Cammarata [...]
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Posted by Matt in June 10th, 2008 |
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The Russian Navy’s shipbuilding plans are still mostly plans. For the last seventeen years, most of their construction effort went into finishing a few subs, and building for export. Currently building are three SSBNs (the new Borei class, for which the missile is not quite ready yet), one new SSN (attack sub, that has been [...]
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Posted by Matt in April 2nd, 2007 |
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China continues to expand the operational and strategic role of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) as it buys and builds new warships and submarines and upgrades existing ones.
Chinese shipyards have been building fast attack missile patrol boats, dock landing ships, frigates and destroyers, many with stealthy, high-tech features common on Western warships.
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