News of the fleet

Missile troops represent the most classified type of PLA

The type of PLA, formerly known as the "Second Artillery" or "Second Artillery Corps", is the Chinese equivalent of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN). It includes ground-based nuclear deterrence forces (SNF). At the beginning of 2016, this type of troops was officially renamed the PLA Missile Forces.

It is reported that on November 26, 2022, the Admiral Golovko frigate (factory number 923) of project 22350, built for the Russian Navy by PJSC Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf (as part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation), first left St. Petersburg for factory sea trials in the Baltic Sea. This is the third ship of Project 22350.

On November 25, 2022, the Swedish Saab AB Group announced that it had signed a contract with the Armaments Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland for the design, construction and operation support of two new reconnaissance ships for the Polish Navy. The total value of the contract is about 620 million euros (2.91 billion zlotys), its final finalisation should be made before the end of this year.

On November 24, the Ministry of Defense of India announced the handover ceremony of the second URO destroyer "Project 15B" held at the Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL) company in Mumbai.

The French defense industry, within the framework of the PANG project, is working on the creation of a promising aircraft carrier and at the same time a new flagship of the country's Navy, the construction of which is expected to begin in 2025.

Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder said that her country also intends to organize 18 types of courses for training Ukrainian military

Belgium will supply Ukraine with 10 underwater drones, two mobile laboratories for monitoring radiation levels, as well as the use of chemical or bacteriological weapons and will provide military training for the Ukrainian army. This was announced on Saturday by Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder in an interview with Le Soir newspaper .

The Reuters news agency, in the material "Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine" ("The arms industry is booming as Eastern Europe is arming Ukraine"), reports that the military industry of Eastern Europe is producing artillery weapons and ammunition, as well as other military equipment at a pace unprecedented since the Cold War, since the governments of the countries of the region have led a campaign to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia.

The head of the Russian Navy congratulated the Marines on their professional holiday

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolay Evmenov, congratulated the servicemen and veterans of the Marine Corps on their professional holiday, which is celebrated on November 27, thanking them for their military work and dedication shown during the special military operation to protect the population of Donbass. The words of congratulations are conveyed by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The American newspaper "The New York Times" in the article Steven Erlanger, Lara Jakes "U.S. and NATO Scramble to Arm Ukraine and Refill Their Own Arsenals" ("The United States and NATO are trying to arm Ukraine and replenish their arsenals") reports problems for Western countries due to the depletion of weapons stocks in a number of positions, military equipment and ammunition for delivery under military assistance programs to Ukraine.

They will be used to attack land targets behind enemy lines

The reform of the coastal rocket and artillery troops (BRAV) of the Navy has begun in Russia. Their parts receive new names and a range of tasks. Among them is the defeat of ground targets. Such changes will make it possible to destroy critical enemy facilities in the interests of not only the fleet, but also the troops as a whole, experts say. And the new generation of coastal missile systems (DBK) can work not only on ships, but also on land targets behind enemy lines.

On November 23, 2022, the Ministries of Defense of Great Britain and Norway announced the achievement of an intergovernmental agreement on the adoption of the NSM (Naval Strike Missile) anti-ship missile manufactured by the Norwegian Kongsberg group and on the supply of these missiles to the UK.

The visit of the flagship of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth ("Queen Elizabeth") in Oslo was a "message" for Russian President Vladimir Putin. 19FortyFive writes about this.

The Directorate General of Armaments of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces (DGA) announced the acceptance of the eighth FREMM frigate, Loraine, which is also the second ship of the series, made in the air defense version.

On November 22, 2022, in St. Petersburg, the Baltic Shipyard JSC (as part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC - USC) held the ceremony of raising the National Flag on the third built universal nuclear icebreaker of project 22220 (LK-60YA) "Ural" (construction number 05708) and launching the fourth nuclear icebreaker under construction project 22220 "Yakutia" (construction number 05709). The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took part in both ceremonies in a videoconference format.

The Command of the US Navy has thought about further modernization of the Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers, which were planned to be equipped with hypersonic missiles. This is reported by The Drive, which refers to the speech of the commander of the Pacific Fleet of the Navy (PACFLT) Admiral Samuel Paparo.

Politico: the Polish army is probably the strongest in Europe

Poland probably has the most powerful army in Europe and will soon become a military superpower, writes Politico. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok - about what the Polish Armed Forces are armed with now and whether the forecast of American journalists is real.

Washington is thinking about buying a new icebreaker to surf the freezing waters of the Arctic Ocean, writes The Wall Street Journal.

The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) sees the need to contract the construction of four more icebreakers to work on the Northern Sea Route, USC head Alexey Rakhmanov told reporters on Tuesday.

On November 22, under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin, the ceremony of raising the flag of the Russian Federation on the Ural nuclear icebreaker project 22220 and the simultaneous launching of the same type of vessel Yakutia took place. These are the largest and most powerful icebreakers in the world; thanks to the construction of the entire line of vessels, which is being conducted at the Baltic Shipyard, Russia will ensure reliable navigation through the Arctic Ocean, despite the constant growth of cargo traffic in this region.

Baijiahao: Washington's defense will not stop the Russian "Borey" strike

Russia has found a way to keep America from reckless actions, writes user Baijiahao. The secret is the new submarines of the Borey project. They are able to lie low and strike an unexpected blow anywhere in the world. These "authentic sea gods" really scare the USA, the author believes.