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Pyotr Veliky missile cruiser makes port call in Tartus, Syria. Sputnik Photo
Russia will start construction on a planned five-year expansion of its naval base in Syria this spring, officials said in Russian state media. Read More
Admiral Grigorovich on March 1, 2017. Bosphorus Observer photo used with permission
One of the Russian Navy’s most advanced frigates left the Black Sea on Thursday bound for Syria and the Eastern Mediterranean, according to images provided to USNI News by ship spotters in Istanbul. Read More
Pyotr Veliky missile cruiser makes port call in Tartus, Syria. Sputnik Photo
Russia and Syria have signed an agreement this week to expand Russia’s sole foreign base – a naval repair facility in Syria – into a larger naval base capable of permanently hosting 11 ships, according to the agreement issued by the Russian government. Read More
Russian aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov in transit to the Mediterranean Sea on Oct. 18, 2016. UK MoD Photo
Russia is recalling the Russian carrier Admiral Kuznetsov from the Eastern Mediterranean and sending the ship back to its homeport in northern Russia. Read More
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime stories in 2016. Read More
Sukhoi Su-33 launching from the Admiral Kuznetsov in 2012. Russian MoD Photo
A second Russian fighter has crashed attempting to land on the carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, according to a Monday statement from the Kremlin. Read More
MiG-29 K taking off in 2012.
A combination of faults on Russia’s carrier and an unexpected total engine shutdown led to a Russian pilot ditching his fighter in the Mediterranean Sea last week, read a translation of a Monday Russian press report. Read More
Russian Admiral Grigorovich frigate. Sputnik Photo
Cruise missiles fired from Russia’s newest frigate were part of the combined Syrian, Russian push into Aleppo, a U.S. defense official confirmed to USNI News on Tuesday. Read More
MiG-29K
A fighter assigned to the Russian carrier operating in the Eastern Mediterranean crashed during a landing approach on Sunday, a U.S. defense official confirmed to USNI News on Monday. Read More
Sukhoi Su-33 launching from the Admiral Kuznetsov in 2012. Russian MoD Photo
THE PENTAGON — Armed Russian fighters have sortied from carrier Admiral Kuznetsov for flights over Syria ahead of an anticipated combined arms strike on rebels opposed to Bashar al-Assad near Aleppo, a U.S. defense official told USNI News on Tuesday. Read More
