Current Events in Europe

Royal Navy Subs To Get Upgraded Spearfish Torpedo (DefenseNews)

From Air Force Magazine, Feb 2012 issue [excerpt]

From RIA Novosti [excerpt]

Spangdahlem AB Airmen Launch Final A-10 Sortie In Europe (Defense Aerospace)

French Aircraft Carrier deploys to Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf, will train with US Navy (Navy Recognition)

From Defense Aerospace [excerpt]

From http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20121011/176553800.html [excerpt] So a Project 627A (NATO November) and the Project 645 will be salvaged, but (unsurprisingly) not the Project 685 (NATO Mike).

British navy arrives in Gibraltar amid tension with Spain (Reuters)

A short but concise article in Mer et Marine (in French) about the Russian Navy, by Bernard Prézelin, editor of Combat Fleets of the World: http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/focus-la-difficile-modernisation-de-la-marine-russe

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

From Aviation Week, Ares blog

From Flight Global [excerpt]

Russia to Scrap Worlds Biggest Nuclear Subs (RIA Novosti)

Russia to Finish Slava-Class Missile Cruiser Refit in 2015 (RIA Novosti)

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

BBC News (rmks: A Non-NATO independent Scotland would have resulted in the loss of Lossiemouth and the northern QRA deployment there, not to mention the radar stations - providing considerably less reaction time to any Russian probe or full scale-attack. If the independence referendum does pass, a new home would still need to be found for the Trident subs though and you'd need to divvy up the Typhoon/Tornado fleet)

From http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065971819 [excerpt]

Severodvinsk Sub Fires First Cruise Missile (RIA Novosti)

A slightly chaotic navigation site with articles and comments about UK modern weapons systems and others security issues: http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2013/04/uk-complex-weapons-part-1-introduction/

German Navy F-125 Baden-Wurttenberg, first on her class, failed the commisioning date of 28 July 2017: http://navaltoday.com/2017/07/31/germanys-first-f125-frigate-misses-commissioning-date/