Austal Australia has announced the launching of the 15th Guardian-class patrol boat, which will be built as part of the PPBR (Pacific Patrol Boats Replacement) patrol boat replacement project implemented by the Australian Government of the Pacific Island States.

19FortyFive: without air cover, Russian ships off Ireland can be destroyed

The exercises of the Russian Navy off the coast of Ireland, which is not a member of NATO, are not directed against the latter country, but are a demonstration of the ability to project its power deep into the rear of the military-political alliance, columnist Michael Peck writes in the American edition of 19FortyFive.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has ratified a framework agreement with the UK providing for the allocation of funds for the construction of eight missile boats.

The National Interest: The K-560 Severodvinsk remains Russia's most advanced submarine

The submarine K-560 Severodvinsk of Project 885 Yasen remains the most advanced submarine of the Russian Navy. The National Interest columnist Caleb Larson spoke about the advantages of the Russian submarine.

In peacetime, the inability to find a potential enemy submarine is a headache for military sailors. During an armed conflict, this pain turns into a deadly danger. In 2018, the American fleet in the Atlantic tried unsuccessfully for several weeks to locate the Severodvinsk nuclear-powered vessel, the lead ship of the Yasen project. However, low visibility is only one of the advantages of the newest Russian submarine, writes The National Interest.

Izvestia: Russia will show NATO its capabilities at the Navy exercises

Russia will show NATO its capabilities "in relation to the Middle East and North Africa" during the largest exercises of the country's Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, Vasily Kashin, director of the HSE Center for Integrated European and International Studies, told Izvestia.

The crews of the small anti-submarine ships "Yeisk" and "Suzdalets" of the Black Sea Fleet conducted exercises on the organization of air defense and conducting naval combat by a single ship.

The upcoming exercises of the Russian Navy have caused concern among the Irish authorities: Western experts believe that in fact the events are a kind of message for the UK and the NATO leadership.

According to a TASS source, these works will be carried out for the first time in winter

The rocket ship of the Caspian Flotilla "Tatarstan" of project 11661 has been docked at the Astrakhan Shipyard for repair and modernization. This was reported to TASS by a source in the ship repair industry.

The laying of the memorial stone took place on January 27

The Russian Defense Ministry will build a new complex of the Onega Shipyard in Karelia, the laying of a memorial stone took place on Thursday, the commissioning of the facility is planned in 2024, the military department told reporters.

Izvestia: MRK Naro-Fominsk with Kalibr missiles will be part of the fleet by the end of the year

By the end of the year, a new ship with Kalibr cruise missiles will join the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy (Navy). The connection will be reinforced with the Naro-Fominsk small rocket ship (MRC) of project 21631 Buyan-M. This is reported by Izvestia with reference to sources in the military department.

The Yantar plant reported on the preparation of the Evgeny Goriglejan vessel for testing

In Russia, the preparation of the oceanographic research vessel "Evgeny Goriglejan" for sea trials has begun. The ship of project 02670 was built for the Ministry of Defense of Russia. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Baltic Shipbuilding Plant "Yantar" (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation).

In total, up to 1.2 thousand personnel and about 140 units of combat and special equipment will be involved in the exercises

Units of the coastal troops and air defense of the Northern Fleet have moved to the training grounds in the Murmansk region, where they will take part in exercises together with the Arctic Expeditionary Group. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the Northern Fleet.

Combat swimmers of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) in Primorye conducted an exercise on the defense of a ship-based point from underwater saboteurs.

Rostec State Corporation's Roselectronics Holding has developed the first fully Russian microdisplay based on organic electroluminescent LEDs (OLED). The device is designed for individual means of displaying information, such as virtual, augmented and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) glasses, photo and video cameras, as well as head-mounted and helmet-mounted video modules, thermal imaging sights and thermal imagers.

Deliveries of the first export batch of the RG120 "Aspid" sports pistol have been completed in Russia. It is characterized by increased ergonomics and convenient layout, can adapt to the individual grip of the shooter.

Soviet BTR-70 and BTR-80 are still the main wheeled means of delivery of personnel of the Armed forces of Ukraine. The country's military department posted on its Facebook page a picture with the main types of armored personnel carriers in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian military-industrial complex is moving towards the creation of a wheeled self-propelled gun. January 26, portal defence-ua.com He reported that the Bogdana self-propelled gun had successfully completed preliminary fire tests.

The Soviet tank PT-76 was shown in India at the parade in honor of the Republic Day

On Wednesday, a parade was held in New Delhi, India, which was timed to coincide with the Republic Day. Modern and decommissioned samples of military equipment were in service. The Soviet floating tank PT-76 led the procession of historical equipment. The recording of the parade was published by the Ministry of Defense of India.

Last Wednesday, Republic Day (R-Day) was solemnly celebrated in India. A large-scale military parade was held in New Delhi, where various samples of military equipment, including historical ones, were demonstrated.