Current Events in Europe

From Mer et Marine: The forward island for the CVF Queen Elizabeth delivered (in French, with pics): http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/lilot-du-futur-hms-queen-elizabeth-va-bientot-rejoindre-lecosse

From Mer et Marine (in French). All the designs awesome, but sometimes condictioned by the general lines of LCS or DDG-1000. F-110, of some 5000 tns, and F-111, of some 4000 tns. http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/les-etudes-se-poursuivent-sur-la-future-fregate-espagnole

Russian Shipyard Starts Work on Fifth Buyan Corvette (RIA Novosti)

Kongsberg studies JSM for submarine launch (Jane's)

Russian Navy to Get Dugon Landing Ships This Year (RIA Novosti)

DCNS Lorient Shipyard Visit and FREMM Frigates Program Update with Vincent Martinot-Lagarde (Navy Recognition) Lots of pics. FREMM spec sheet (Navy Recognition)

Swedish government approves 60-aircraft Gripen E programme (Flight Global) Sweden To Order 60 Gripen Fighter Jets (DefenseNews)

Eurofighter Typhoon releases first Meteor missile (Flight Global)

Great stuff (especially from a Harpoon DB perspective) on the Royal Navy's planned Type 26 frigate: Q&A with BAE Systems on Type 26 Frigate Design Update at Euronaval 2012 (Navy Recognition) Type 26 changes again (UK Armed Forces Commentary blog) Type 26 Frigate - Global Combat Ship (Navy Recognition)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovYHAEVloRQ

First Borey Class Nuclear Sub to Join Russian Navy on Sunday (RIA Novosti)

Commercial sale of Type 22 frigates (Defense Aerospace)

http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20121210/178055907.html (RIA Novosti)

Russia to Develop Precision Conventional ICBM Option (RIA Novosti)

Russia to test 11 ICBMs in 2013 (RIA Novosti) We need more 'strategic level' scenarios, even if they do tend to end in a firestorm.

From Air Power Australia A Preliminary Assessment of Specular Radar Cross Section Performance in the Sukhoi T-50 Prototype

Russia's Su-34 fleet found to have serious defects (Flight Global's DEW Line blog)

1st A400M To Be Delivered in 2nd Quarter of ’13 (DefenseNews)

U.K. Mulls Sea King Successors (Aviation Week)

From Mer et Marine (in French, but with a lot of photos): http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/le-drone-neuron-prend-son-envol