Current Events in Europe

From RIA Novosti [excerpt]

Putin Orders Surprise Black Sea Military Exercises (DefenseNews)

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

Aerotechnica upgrades 'Guideline' for an unidentified customer (Jane's) Talk about recycling.

First European Theatre Missile Interceptor System Achieves NATO Interoperability (Defense Aerospace)

Turkey cancels MILGEM project following probe (Jane's) CV32: The article cites a probable hydrogen leak from charging batteries but another (Indian) source had stated that battery charging had been completed three days prior to the incident.

Russian Navy Accepts First in New Class of Nuclear Attack Submarine (USNI News)

Improved Russian Nuclear Attack Submarine Kazan to Deliver in 2016 (USNI Blog)

From http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-irkut-to-deliver-russias-first-su-30sm-early-376580/ [excerpt]

Russia Puts Submarine Trials on Hold After Bulava Failure (RIA Novosti)

From DefenseNews [excerpt

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

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

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

Turkey, NATO the USA and Israel (Flight Global, Ariel View blog)

Kongsberg studies JSM for submarine launch (Jane's)

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

Commercial sale of Type 22 frigates (Defense Aerospace)

Dutch and Belgian M class frigates (Karel Doorman) are receiving new squared mast with Seastar/Sea Watcher 100 four faces radar with some 40 Km range, for continuous detection of small naval sea crafts in asymetrical confrontations, also they will receive Gatekeeper new LLTV and IR sensors (in French): http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/un-nouveau-mat-pour-la-fregate-belge-leopold-ier

Russian Tu-22M Backfire bombers escorted by Su-27 Flankers simulate night attack on Sweden (The Aviationist blog)