Ex-commander-in-chief of the Navy Chirkov: Russia will not allow significant superiority of fleets of other countries
Russia will not allow a significant superiority of the Naval forces of other states over the Navy of the Russian Federation, especially in the light of the American concept of a "global strike", said the chief adviser to the head of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), Commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy (2012-2016), Admiral Viktor Chirkov.
The Russian fleet will receive new submarines
The Russian Navy will receive new submarines by the end of the year. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced on Wednesday, December 1, that the Navy will transfer the submarines "Prince Oleg" of project 955A and "Novosibirsk" of project 885M. This is reported by the Izvestia newspaper.
Russian warships will take part in exercises with Egypt "Friendship Bridge-2021"
A detachment of ships of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) is completing the transition to the Egyptian port of Alexandria to participate in the joint Russian-Egyptian naval exercises "Friendship Bridge-2021", the press service of the fleet told reporters on Thursday.
The Black Sea Fleet ships will enter the port of Egypt on December 3 for joint exercises
The squadron of ships of the Russian Navy includes the frigate Admiral Grigorovich with a deck helicopter on board, the patrol ship Dmitry Rogachev and the rescue tug SB-742
A detachment of ships of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) will take part in the Russian-Egyptian naval exercises "Friendship Bridge - 2021", for which Russian ships will enter the port of Alexandria on December 3, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said on Thursday.
The Admiral Panteleev ship will represent Russia at the ARNEX-2021 exercises
The large anti-submarine ship (BOD) of the Pacific Fleet Admiral Panteleev has arrived in Indonesia to participate in the first joint naval exercise of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Russian Navy ARNEX-2021, the Information Support Department of the Pacific Fleet reported on December 2.
The first joint naval exercises of the Russian and ASEAN navies have begun in Indonesia
The opening ceremony of the first joint naval exercises of Russia and the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ARNEX-2021 was held at the naval base in the port of Belavan (Indonesia), the Pacific Fleet reported on Thursday.
Tests of the main universal icebreaker "Arctic" have been completed
The program of sea trials of the main universal nuclear icebreaker project 22220 "Arctic", built at the Baltic Plant (part of the USC), has been completed.
The world's largest quantum computing company has been formed
Cambridge Quantum, a pioneer in the field of quantum software, operating systems and cybersecurity, and Honeywell Quantum Solutions, which built high-performance quantum equipment based on captured ion technology, announced that they had fulfilled all the conditions necessary to complete the transaction to combine the two businesses, and created a new company called Quantinuum
Kommersant: Russia has developed a secure smartphone for the military and special services
The device will be used to access corporate services in protected mode
The Aquarius Group (part of the National Computer Corporation (NCC) and Kaspersky Lab have developed a special-purpose gadget that can be used by the military and special services. This was reported on Thursday by the newspaper Kommersant with reference to the co-owner of the NCC Alexander Kalinin.
The President gave instructions on the import substitution of software in state-owned companies and the transition of CII to domestic solutions
A list of instructions from President Vladimir Putin has been published following a meeting with members of the government held on November 24, 2021, during which, we recall, the president agreed with a proposal on the personal responsibility of heads of state-owned companies for the purchase of domestic software.
Large-scale sniper exercises have started in four regions in Western Russia
Snipers will undergo a course of special, tactical and fire training Large
-scale exercises of sniper units have begun in the Voronezh, Belgorod, Bryansk and Smolensk regions, the press service of the Western Military District reported on Thursday.
In the Moscow region, two robotic complexes "Uran-6" were put into service by the engineering and sapper brigade of the ZVO
The engineering and sapper brigade of the Western Military District (VVO), stationed in the Moscow region, received two robotic complexes of mine clearance "Uran-6".
Now it seems crazy to make a T-64 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle out of a tank
In the noughties, Ukraine continued to think about what to do with outdated T-64A tanks. No modernization made it possible to tighten their characteristics to a modern level, the best thing that could be done with them was to adapt them to solve engineering problems, use them as training until the resource was fully developed, and then dispose of them.
Ukraine has upgraded the commander's tank
The state enterprise "Kharkiv Armored Plant" for the first time carried out a deep modernization of the commander's tank T-64BVK, reports "Ukroboronprom". The concern showed a video of tests of the updated equipment on YouTube.
The fighters of the Belarusian 120th Mechanized brigade received Russian BTR-82A
Last Wednesday, the 120th Separate Guards mechanized brigade of the Belarusian army hosted the presentation of armored personnel carriers BTR-82A. This is reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus.
The equipment was received by the personnel of the 339th separate motorized rifle battalion. The event was held in a solemn atmosphere, under the combat banner of the unit and during the general formation of personnel.
Russia has formed the first full-time unit of Terminators
In the Central Military District, the first full-time company was formed with Terminator tank support combat vehicles. It included nine BMPT. The new equipment will be used in large-scale exercises that will take place next year: they will study the use of a battalion of tank support combat vehicles.
Lavrov announced the possible appearance of American medium-range missiles in Europe
American medium-range missiles may soon appear in Europe. This was stated on Thursday, December 2, by the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov.
The military historian told about the creation of a solid line of defense in the southern Kuriles
A solid line of defense is being created on the southern Kuril Islands. On Thursday, December 2, military historian Dmitry Boltenkov told Izvestia, commenting on the assumption of duty of calculations of the Bastion coastal missile system.
The Kremlin commented on the placement of new Russian military facilities on the Kuril Islands
Russia has the right to deploy military facilities in those areas of the country where it considers it appropriate. This was announced on December 2 by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, commenting to journalists on the deployment of new military facilities on the Kuril Islands.
The purpose of the Bastion complexes in the Kuril Islands is named
Bastion coastal missile systems on the Kuril island of Matua will provide protection of Russian waters. This is reported by the Zvezda TV channel with reference to military expert Viktor Litovkin.