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06-10-2015, 08:40 AM
News Mediterranean angle

10.06.2015 - 01: 00

Another slap in the face of the USA in the Mediterranean

The first-ever naval exercises of Russia and Egypt in the Mediterranean - is a signal to the US and NATO during their rule in the region expires.


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With 6-14 of June in the Mediterranean runs the Russian-Egyptian naval exercises "Friendship Bridge-2015". The Russian and Egyptian warships with air support tasks fulfill protect sea routes messages from various threats.

Friendship Bridge - 2015

On Tuesday, the sea began to organize the deployment of communications and resupply, during the active phase of the exercise, which will begin in June 10, held joint fire.
From the Russian Navy are involved Guards missile cruiser "Moskva" missile hovercraft "Samum", a large landing ship "Alexander Shabalin" tanker "Ivan Bubnov" sea tug "MB-31". From the Egyptian Navy frigates involved "Taba" and "Damietta" tanker "Shalateen" two missile boats, two aircraft and F-16 control helicopter.
Coast headquarters is stationed at the Joint exercises control center Navy Arab Republic of Egypt in Alexandria. Hiking headquarters acts on board the flagship groups - Guards missile cruiser "Moskva".
Maneuvers led by Deputy Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Vice-Admiral Valery Kulikov, and the chief of the combat training of the Arab Republic of Egypt Navy Lt. Gen. Mahmood Ahmed Mufarrah. These joint exercises in March 2015 years discussed in detail during the negotiations, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, and chairman of the supreme military council of the Arab Republic of Egypt Sedky Sobhi Said Ahmed.
Ends and means
According to the Defense Ministry, the teaching is carried out for the development of naval cooperation between Russia and Egypt, to enhance security and stability at sea, exchange of experience, joint response to current challenges in the maritime areas of heavy traffic. Yet the sailors of the two countries not only create a bridge of friendship. Such maneuvers - a signal to the United States on completion of their period of dominance in the Mediterranean.
Signal noticeable. Navy (Navy) Egypt - the largest in Africa and the Arab world, it is more 60 surface ships of various ranks, 4 submarines and about 20 thousand. servicemen. The basis of the modernized fleet consists of six frigates of "Oliver Hazard Perry" (American production). Significant anti-submarine and mine-sweeping naval forces. The Coast Guard is composed of more than 100 patrol boats with a displacement of up to 18 110 tons. Naval aviation is represented 24 antisubmarine helicopters English and French production (Mk46, Mk47, SA-342), two maritime patrol aircraft Beechcraft 1900C US production.
In 1960-ies the main supplier of weapons to Egypt was the USSR (only submarines and projects 613 633 14 units supplied), to date, all written off. The existing military equipment - Western production. For a long time, Egypt was guided by the United States, he came in the wake of US policy, purchased American weapons.
However presumptuousness US and its allies, a series of demonstrations and coups in the Arab East, in Europe and Asia have led to a revision of relations and diversification of military-technical cooperation, and made Egypt a choice: to remain a political plaything of the US with the probability of extinction in the bloody chaos of social experiments or continue independent development. Egypt has made its choice: conducting joint maneuvers, revives military-technical cooperation with Russia. And this is actually the internal waters of NATO where the US first felt like the only virtuous hegemony.
Of course, such a military-political activity in the Mediterranean, the US is seen as a challenge and an insult. However, little to oppose this. Power response is fraught with the transition to large-scale conflict with Russia. In the arsenal of responses is a anti-Russian rhetoric, economic sanctions, an asymmetrical pressure in the Baltic States and Northern Europe, as well as the search for a suitable site for a new color revolution.
However, the Mediterranean - the pearl of European civilization. Demonstration of the Russian flag and naval presence here is important and very tangible reasons. The potential of the region is enormous and it is not disclosed. However, it is settled and many conflicts.
Eastern Mediterranean flank NATO countries, Greece and Turkey, as well as hot (regardless of the season), Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt and Libya. In the Western Mediterranean neighbor NATO Spain, France, Italy, and independent African countries Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco. The region has a lot of interests and divergent forces. And not every state can afford in the area of ​​the oceans permanent naval squadron and regular joint maneuvers (only recently ended Russian-Chinese exercises). Russia can. And successfully implemented an international naval cooperation.

The amount of potential

Alexandria - one of the eight naval bases in Egypt (three - in the Mediterranean Sea, the five - in the Red Sea). Also developed system-based Egyptian Navy have considerable combat experience. Astern were the Arab-Israeli war 1948-1949 years, the Suez crisis 1956-1957 years, the Six Day War 1967 years 1973 Yom Kippur War years, Libyan-Egyptian War 1977 years.
Egyptian Navy operate in naval exercises Arab countries. In March 2015 year warships Egypt participated in the naval blockade of Yemen, Saudi Arabia, where its regional allies to conduct military operations against Shiite rebels housitov. As you know, the combat experience is important at least modern weapons and goodwill.
In the Mediterranean, Russia and Egypt brings the total commitment to predictability relations, political stability and security of sea lanes. In February 2015, Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi agreed to intensify all-round cooperation. Additional impetus received military-technical cooperation. The rapprochement of Russia and Egypt experts have already evaluated as a slap America. And, behold, another - "Friendship Bridge - 2015".
8 June Russian Navy Commander Admiral Viktor Chirkov addressed the maneuvers with a telegram: "In the course of the exercise" Friendship Bridge - 2015 "in the Mediterranean Sea and the coast of our camp staffs, crews, teams and pilots support vessels, acting on a single plan, will receive first experience of practical actions, joint response to the challenges and threats that may arise in the sea. " On the same day a group of naval officers visited the Egyptian flagship Black Sea Fleet missile cruiser of the Guards "Moscow". On the return visit of the Russian ship officers and cadets of Sevastopol Higher Naval School named after PS Nakhimov were on board the Egyptian frigate "Damietta".

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