Current Events in Europe

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CV32: Yes, yes, we hear this all the time from the Russian Navy, and yes, work has stopped and started before, and yes, its ambitious, and yes, its probably unlikely in the long run, but a refit with P-800 Yakhont (SS-N-26 Sapless), a naval version of S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler) and other modern weaponry is an impressive ambition. At least on paper. From RIA Novosti [excerpt]

From RIA Novosti [excerpt] CV32: The entry for this class was recently updated in the HCDB. The vertical launch system, in particular, is pretty formidable.

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Couple of interesting recent YouTube videos:

BBC News story Rest In Peace. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.

The OPV BAM Meteoro, first of a long programmed series of OPV and other vessels, was delivered to the Spanish Navy on 28 July 2011, IOC 2012 (She's slow but cheap, and is a modular ship and with 3000 tons at least she has a 76mm gun as minimum standard armament ): http://www.ateneadigital.es/RevistaAtenea/...as_5303_ESP.asp http://www.meretmarine.com/article.cfm?id=116880 Nowadays at least 4+5 ships, of a grand total of 13 forecasted: http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=co...&Itemid=162 First series: - 4xOPV variant (BAM-P: Meteoro, Rayo, Relampago and Tornado) Second series: - 3xOPV variant (BAM-P). - 1xSearch and Rescue and Submarine support varia…

Researching about the new introduced in the DB MiG-29SMT 9.18 (thanks, Brad!), I've finded these two very interesting Polish web site about the Mig-29 Fulcrum and Su-30 Flanker, enlightening us about the variants of those Soviet/Russian fighters. I hope that web site will be expansioned in the near future. The English language expressions are almost as peculiar as the mine, but the site has a lot of information, work and research: http://www.mars.slupsk.pl/fort/mig/default.htm http://www.mars.slupsk.pl/fort/mig/mig-29-ye.htm http://www.mars.slupsk.pl/fort/sukhoi/ And a non-related very fool thing ... http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=CNV_...Phoenix_(SD-01)

This is on the news networks: lot of damage and the oil ministry is on fire.