Nuclear submarine Nerpa which accident took away 20 lives last year will start state trials on Nov 15.

Pirates hijacked Thai Union 3 with 23 Russians aboard are waiting for "skilled negotiator" to begin talks about release.

Russian and Cambodian-flagged cargo ships collided Monday in Black Sea near Bulgarian territorial waters.

Russia will establish naval base in Syrian port Tartus.

Russia intensified activities on establishing new Black Sea Fleet naval base.

Russian task force led by Black Sea Fleet's corvette Ladny after transfer of Arctic Sea to Maltese authorities on Friday morning replenished supplies and set a course for its bases.

Russian crew of MV Orient Wind arrested in Shanghai on charge of sea incident is supplied with foodstuffs, fresh water and fuel.

French helicopter-carrier Mistral will pay a visit to Russia in November.

Nuclear-powered submarine Bryansk conducted successful launch on Sunday.

Russian Navy possesses Special Operations Forces which are highly competitive with US Navy's SEALS.

The sailors have been staying at MV Arctic Sea for over two months after release from pirate captivity Monday evening arrived to Arkhangelsk.

Thai fishing vessel Thai Union 3 with 23 Russians on board which was hijacked by pirates is currently near Somali.

23 Russians are aboard Thai fishing vessel Thai Union 3 hijacked on Oct 29 in Indian Ocean 350 km north Seychelles.

Inspection at Arctic Sea vessel, which was permitted to call at Maltese port La Valetta on Thursday and was accepted by shipowner, revealed no illegal cargo.

Construction of export Project 636M Kilo diesel-electric submarine is finished at Admiralteiskiye Verfi shipyard.

Exchange crew for cargo vessel Arctic Sea staying near Maltese coast and waiting for permit for port call has departed from Arkhangelsk on Thursday.

Pacific Fleet task unit composed of Guards missile cruiser Varyag, rescue tug Fotiy Krylov and ocean-going tanker Pechenga sailed off Vladivostok and headed for Singapore on Oct 28.

Black Sea Fleet's large amphibious ship (LAS) Caesar Kunikov called at Italian port Taranto on Oct 27.

Russian multipurpose boat RSV12M Lider unique in navigability was presented at Interpolitekh-2009 exhibition for the first time.

The reason of recent faulty launch of sea-based ballistic missile Bulava is technological defect of first stage flight control assembly.