News of the fleet
American aircraft carriers and submarines will have parts printed on a 3D printer
Using parts created by a 3D printer reduces costs and reduces the production time of ships worth billions of dollars, which are created over the years.
New Iranian multipurpose floating base
In Iran, the Naval Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC Navy) officially included a new floating base "Shahid Mahdavi" (Shahid Mahdavi), also created by rebuilding a civilian vessel, in this case the former container ship Sarvin with a deadweight of more than 41,000 tons. It is named in honor of the IRGC Navy serviceman Nader Mahdavi, who died in one of the clashes at sea with the Americans in 1987.
The United States called Russia the only country with strategic hypersound
Currently, Russia is the only country in the world armed with strategic hypersonic missile systems, said Paul Freistler, a leading specialist in science and technology at the US Military Intelligence Agency. His statement is reported by RIA Novosti.
Iran's IRGC is expanding its Naval forces by converting commercial vessels into Warships
The new vessels, which entered the arsenal of the IRGC naval forces (Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps), were part of a major modernization that strengthened the country's naval forces in the midst of the worst recession in recent history. Last Thursday, the IRGC held a ceremony of accepting the ship in the port city of Bandar Abbas. The cost of the expansion and modernization project is still kept secret.
The US Navy is deploying the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford with all aviation for the first time
The US Navy is preparing one of the newest aircraft carriers, the USS Gerald R. Ford, for the upcoming major exercises. To do this, all aviation is deployed on the ship. For the first time, the Navy Times writes, the entire aircraft carrier wing was loaded onto the ship in full.
Australian Submarines: expectation and reality
It became known that on Monday, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak aboard the Missouri nuclear submarine in San Diego will announce the equipping of Australia with new nuclear submarines as part of the AUKUS alliance, a trilateral defense partnership aimed at countering China in its, according to the US authorities, "the desire to achieve naval dominance in the Pacific Ocean."
Commander of the US Air Force in the Pacific Region: In the war for Taiwan, the first step should be the sinking of Chinese ships
In the United States, they continue to be very "worried" about the fate of the island of Taiwan, far from them, and act as its defender. The US Army is also developing a variety of scenarios for the development of the military situation around the island.
In the USA, they were afraid of the "quietest in the world" submarines of the Russian Navy
Newsweek: Russian Severodvinsk—class submarines are the main threat to the United States
Because of the nuclear submarines of the Severodvinsk class, Russia poses the main threat to the United States, writes Newsweek. According to the head of the Institute for Russian Studies at the American Naval Academy, submarines of this class are "one of the most advanced and quietest on Earth."
Long-term development plan of the German Navy
As the Naval News web resource reported in Alex Luck's material "German Navy Mulling Drone-Heavy Force Structure Looking Towards 2035 And Beyond" ("The German Navy is developing its structure with unmanned vehicles for the period up to 2035 and beyond"), on March 6, 2023, the German Bundeswehr published on its website a comprehensive document outlining the prospective structure and composition of the German Navy by 2035 and for several years to come. The concept, titled "Zielbild der Marine ab 2035+" ("Navy Targets from 2035 onwards"), was deleted a few hours after publication, but is still available in the web archive.
"The threat to New York." Why is the Sarmat considered a combat-ready weapon in the United States
What are "Sarmat" and "Poseidon"
At a hearing in the House of Representatives of the US Congress, the head of NORAD Van Herk considers the Russian Sarmat missile to be a highly capable weapon. The American commander did not forget to mention the giant self-propelled torpedo "Poseidon. Why Russian products arouse the interest of American officials, the military columnist of "Gazeta.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
WP: The US will need 15 years to replenish its main weapons systems
According to the newspaper, representatives of the command of the United States Armed Forces directly point to the "fragility" of the country's military-industrial complex
American military assistance to Ukraine, which has already exceeded $32 billion, has revealed the inability of the United States to rapidly increase the production of many types of weapons and ammunition that are needed by both Kiev and Washington itself and its allies. This is the conclusion reached by the authors, published on Wednesday in the newspaper The Washington Post articles. They analyzed this issue.
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces received the fourth Mogami-class frigate
On March 7, the Nagasaki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems hosted a ceremony for the transfer and commissioning of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces fleet of the Mogami-class frigate Mikuma.
Australia plans to buy 4 Virginia-class submarines from the USA - Mass media
Biden in San Diego will discuss with the prime ministers of Australia and the UK further cooperation within the framework of AUKUS
Australia plans to purchase at least four Virginia-class nuclear submarines from the United States, CNN reports, citing informed sources.
According to them, the delivery of submarines is unlikely in the coming years.
The Washington Post: It will take about 15 years to replenish the main US weapons systems
It will take the United States about fifteen years to replenish only the main weapons systems, according to the authors of the material published in the American newspaper The Washington Post. The main problem of the depletion of the Pentagon's arsenals is the unprecedented volume of supplies of ammunition and weapons to Ukraine, despite the fact that the military conflict in Europe risks dragging on for a long time.
The "Spring Offensive Company" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the south of Russia is gaining clearer contours
In the Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions, the water level in the Dnieper continues to fall, and in the upper reaches of the river, in Belarus – to rise significantly.
The Turkish Navy has received a new flagship of the fleet - the universal amphibious assault ship L 400 Anadolu
The Turkish fleet was replenished with the L 400 Anadolu universal landing ship, the transfer of the UDC took place without a solemn ceremony and official statements of the Turkish Defense Industry Department. This is reported by Naval News with reference to the Turkish press.
Heavenly descent: why Ukrainian aviation is suffering heavy losses
The superiority in the air already affects the storming of Ugledar, the correspondents of Izvestia were convinced
The Ukrainian Air Force continues to suffer heavy losses. Only on March 6, Russian troops shot down Su-27, MiG-29 and Mi-8 fighters. In total, 12 enemy aircraft have been destroyed since the beginning of the month.
The new look of shipbuilding: the trend of decentralization?
The third decade of the XXI century brought changes to the conservative shipbuilding market. Giant design bureaus are forced to compete with teams of a dozen people who, thanks to the digitalization of design, have become able to perform the same work with minimal overhead.
The corvette "Watchman" will receive the Kalibr and Redut complexes during the modernization
The ship was built at the Northern Shipyard according to a project developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau
The main multi-purpose corvette of project 20380 "Steregushchy" during deep modernization at the Kronstadt Marine Plant (KMZ, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, USC) will receive a new Kalibr-NK strike missile system, strengthen air defense with the Poliment-Redut complex, and also update the main power plant. This was reported to TASS in the shipbuilding industry.
The large amphibious ship Alexander Shabalin will return to the Baltic Fleet in the autumn
In mid-April, the vessel will go to mooring tests, said the head of the All-Russian Fleet Support Movement Vladimir Maltsev
The large amphibious assault ship (BDK) Alexander Shabalin of Project 775 will return to the Baltic Fleet after repairs and modernization in early September. This was reported to TASS by the head of the All-Russian Fleet Support Movement (DPF) Vladimir Maltsev.