Current Events in Europe

Russian Air Force to get 10 MiG-31BM This Year

From Ares blog [excerpt]

From Portsmouth News [excerpt]

From DefenseTech and Ocnus

From DEW Line [excerpt]

From RIA Novosti [excerpt]

Massive Blaze On Russian Nuclear Submarine

From RIA Novosti [excerpt] CV32: The Ivan Gren class already appears in the HCDB.

From Defense Aerospace [excerpt] Very impressive!

From RIA Novosti [excerpt]

From Flight Global [excerpt]

BBC News: Govt U-Turn over Fighter Planes BBC Reporting that the UK Government has now agreed to switch back to the F-35B variant of the JSF.

From RIA Novosti [excerpt] CV32: Just another day in Moscow ... And a link to an interesting story about what the 'pundits' are saying about these latest moves: Putin purging elites through Medvedev

Russia Today story

From RIA Novosti [excerpt]

From DefenseNews [excerpt] CV32: The first glimmer of something that has been rumoured for awhile now?

BBJ (h/t Alert 5)

From CBC News [excerpt]

From Mer et Marine, and with implications in the DB: http://www.meretmarine.com/article.cfm?id=119189 For now, six commanded frigates: F590 Carlo Bergamini: General purpose variant, shore bombardment. F591 Virginio Fasan: ASW variant. F592 Carlo Margottini: ASW variant. F593 Luigi Rizzo: ASW variant. F594 unnamed: ASW variant. F595 unnamed: General purpose variant, shore bombardment. Main differences: The main gun in the General purpose variant is a 127mm/64 OTO Melara LW. The main gun in the ASW variant is a 76mm/62 OTO Melara Super Rapid. (and another aft 76mm gun and 2x25mm/80 OTO Melara Oerlikon single guns in both variants, the French variant has on…

Writing with the Blackberry, is better to read the news report: http://www.meretmarine.com/article.cfm?id=119157