Current Events in Europe

By Navy Recognition: http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3805

U.S. Navy Ship Encounters Aggressive Russian Aircraft in Baltic Sea (Seapower)

Super Étendard Attack Jets Make Their Last Carrier Catapult Launches Ever (Foxtrot Alpha)

Russian Navy receives first Admiral Grigorovich class frigate (Jane's)

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/russia-bringing-back-worlds-largest-193949617.html

The T-50 Fighter Will Feature Even Greater Stealth Capabilities (Defense Aerospace) PAK FA stealth features patent published (Jane's)

Navy returning to former Cold War base in Iceland (Stars and Stripes)

If Russia Started a War in the Baltics, NATO Would Lose — Quickly (Foreign Policy)

'Mini Red Octobers:'Russia to Push on With Stealth Submarine Program (The Diplomat)

Russian Sierra II SSN returns to the fleet (Jane's)

Russia receives its first ordered MiG-29SMTs (Jane's)

The Russian Navy - a Historic Transition (pdf, ONI) Lots of charts, maps and other OOB information.

From Ares Spain's Aircraft Carrier Begins Air-naval Certification Campaign Posted by Christina Mackenzie at 2/14/2011 9:28 AM CST The Juan Carlos I, Spain's amphibious aircraft carrier launched on September 30, 2010, is undergoing year-long sea trials and last week started the process of gaining its air-naval certification. The first helicopter landed aboard on February 8 at 10:51. Other helicopters from the 6th Squadron (Hughes 500) and the 3rd Squadron (AB-212) then followed. Commander Emilio Aceña Medina brings his helicopter in to land on the Juan Carlos I. Photo credit: Spanish Navy The next phase will involve landing and take-off of Harrier AV-8B …

BBC News article Key Harpoon relevant points: UK to order 9 P-8 Poseidons to replaced scrapped Nimrod fleet Fewer Type 26 frigates OSD for Typhoons extended to 2040, new ground attack capabilities and what sounds like AESA radar 138 F-35Bs, 24 by 2023 (up from 8 originally) 'Successor' sub i.e. Vanguard SSBN replacement cost to go up to £30bn

Upgraded Tu-95 Strategic Bomber Joins Russian Air Force (Defense World)

Russian Navy To Replace Flagship Cruiser With Nuclear Guided Missile Cruiser By 2020 (Defense World)

MH17 – The Open Source Evidence (Bellingcat, pdf)

Short but interesting comments: http://blogs.cfr.org/davidson/2015/09/30/vladimir-putins-naval-ambitions-have-only-begun/

Ukraine To Scrap Cruiser, Buy New Vessels (DefenseNews) The cruiser is the Project 1164 Atlant (NATO Slava) class guided missile cruiser Ukrayina (ex Lobov).

UK retires ALARM missile (Jane's)