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June 23, 2025

US Ramps Up Missile Defense in the Mediterranean in Response to Iranian Attacks.

Army Recognition In direct response to the growing number of Iranian ballistic missile strikes against Israel, the United States has

April 23, 2019

Russian Black Sea Fleet frigate starts performing missions in Mediterranean

TASS: SEVASTOPOL, April 23. /TASS/. The Black Sea Fleet frigate Admiral Grigorovich has joined the Russian Navy’s permanent Mediterranean task

January 9, 2019

Waters Off Syrian Coast Closed Off for Russian Navy Missile Drills

Sputnik International: Russia maintains a naval presence off the Syrian coast, consisting of about ten vessels of various classes, including

November 20, 2018

Russian frigates Admiral Makarov, Admiral Essen hold air defense drills in Mediterranean

TASS: SEVASTOPOL, November 20. /TASS/. The Black Sea Navy Fleet’s frigates Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen have carried out joint

November 13, 2018

Russian guided missile cruiser enters Atlantic after Mediterranean mission

TASS: MURMANSK, November 12. /TASS/. A group of the Russian Northern Fleet’s warships and support vessels led by the guided

November 5, 2018

Russia Sends New Frigate With Cruise Missiles to Mediterranean

The Moscow Times: Russia said it deployed its new frigate with long-range Kalibr cruise missiles to the Mediterranean Sea on

November 2, 2018

Russia tests new methods of warship-aircraft interoperability in Mediterranean drills

TASS: MOSCOW, November 2. /TASS/. The newest methods of navy-aviation interoperability were tested in the ‘Ocean Shield’ drills in the

October 16, 2018

Two Caspian flotilla missile corvettes return to Russia from Mediterranean Sea

TASS: ASTRAKHAN, October 16. /TASS/. Project 21631 Buyan-M class missile corvettes – the Grad Sviyazhsk and the Veliky Ustyug –

October 2, 2018

Two Russian missile ships returning to Black Sea from Mediterranean

TASS: ROSTOV-ON-DON, October 2. /TASS/. Russia’s two small missile ships – the Grad Sviyazhsk and the Veliky Ustyug – have

September 14, 2018

Russian Warships Are Probably Lurking Near Syria In Case Putin Orders Cruise Missile Strikes

Task & Purpose: Unless the Russian navy is hunting for the Red October in the eastern Mediterranean, it is likely