Current Events in Europe

UK retires ALARM missile (Jane's)

Probably five ships, to be delivered from 2022, not clear 76 or 127mm gun, to replace all the six ships of the Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG-7)/Santa Maria (F-80) class frigates(in Spanish): http://abcblogs.abc.es/tierra-mar-aire/public/post/fragatas-f110-vehiculos-18859.asp/ http://abcblogs.abc.es/tierra-mar-aire/public/post/f-110-la-fragata-del-futuro-de-la-armada-espanola-16803.asp/

Maneuvering Russian Satellite Has Everyone’s Attention (Space News)

Origin of the Separatists Buk: A Bellingcat Investigation (Bellingcat)

And Daily Mail "unveils" a "great" Russian technical "achivement" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3150228/Russian-air-force-puts-strength-amazing-aerial-stunts-including-helicopters-jets-parachutists-airshow.html

Russia lost all its early-warning satellites (Russian strategic nuclear forces)

Mostly soft propaganda, but sometimes some data of interest, both news reports and short articles (in English): http://www.ruaviation.com/news/

Russia ‘Showing Interest’ As BALTOPS Exercise Begins (USNI News) Article includes USN fact sheet with OOB info for those of you interested in putting together a scenario.

NATO Publics Blame Russia for Ukrainian Crisis, but Reluctant to Provide Military Aid (Pew Research Center)

Russia grounds 'Bear' bombers following accident and fire (Jane's)

Hiding in Plain Sight: Putin's War in Ukraine and Boris Nemtsov's Putin. War. (Atlantic Council)

Russia to reestablish Tu-160 supersonic bomber production line (Flight Global)

MdCN completes first firing from FREMM (Jane's)

Russian destroyer design revealed (Jane's)

Russia developing Shtorm supercarrier (Jane's) Maybe not in our lifetime.

NATO hones ASW skills in 'Joint Warrior' (Jane's) Good article with lots of detail about Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 operating in the old stomping grounds of the GIUK Gap against submarines.

Report: France to Keep Russian Mistrals In Planned $1.20 Billion Deal (USNI News)

Ice damage evident as UK SSN returns home (Jane's)

Russian nuclear submarine fire 'put out' in Arctic dock (BBC News)

Russian Tu-22 bomber scares NATO air defenses flying at supersonic speed over the Baltic Sea for the first time (The Aviationist blog)