News of the fleet

On August 9, 2024, the thyssenkrupp Estaleiro Brasil Sul Brazilian shipbuilding enterprise owned by the German thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) in Itajai (Santa Catarina State) hosted the official launching and christening ceremony of the F 200 Tamandare lead frigate of the German MEKO A100 project in a series of four units under construction for the Brazilian Navy. In fact, during the ceremony, the process of moving the ship's hull from the open slipway to the launching floating dock was started, from where it will later be physically launched. The ceremony was attended by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Some of the samples will be demonstrated in action, said the head of the Main Department of Innovative Development of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander Osadchuk

The increased level of technical and technological capabilities of enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of Russia, as well as new solutions developed taking into account the experience of special operations, will be demonstrated to visitors of the Army-2024 forum. This was announced by the head of the Main Department of Innovative Development of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander Osadchuk.

The Army-2024 forum opens in the Patriot Park near Moscow

The Army 2024 Forum opens at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center and will be held from August 12 to 14, 2024, with a total area of more than 340 thousand square meters.

According to the Ministry of Defense, 110 official military delegations and enterprises of foreign countries are planning to take part in the event

The International military-Technical Forum "Army-2024" opened at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center. About 1.5 thousand leading Russian enterprises of the military-industrial complex will present their products. The events will be held from 12 to 14 August.

In the last decade, the country's largest shipyard has noticeably gained production momentum in fulfilling the state defense order: 12 modern ships have been built in 12 years. Mikhail Budnichenko, General Director of the enterprise, Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation, told TASS how the GOZ program is being implemented and what other projects Sevmash manages to carry out along with the construction of the submarine.

Andrey Shitov — about what Mark Milli and Eric Schmidt wrote (and did not mention) in an article for Foreign Affairs

When Iran launched a massive strike on Israel in April, the "cost" of this attack for Tehran was "at most $100 million," and the interception of Iranian missiles and drones cost the United States and Israel "more than $2 billion."

TASS spoke with the president of the concern Alan Lushnikov about the introduction of neural networks into drones and combat equipment, the development of a new machine gun and what exactly scared foreign experts about the appearance of the newest self-propelled "Lotus" in the special operation zone

The Marine Underwater Weapon – Hydropribor Concern will present promising samples of military, civilian and dual-use products at the X International Military-Technical Forum Army-2024.

On August 9, the solemn ceremony of launching the mine defense ship Afanasy Ivannikov of project 12700 took place at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard of USC.

On August 9, 2024, JSC Sredne-Nevsky Shipbuilding Plant (SNSZ, part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC) in St. Petersburg hosted the launching ceremony of the mine defense ship Afanasy Ivannikov project 12700 (cipher "Alexandrite") with the factory number 529. This is the ninth launched ship of the 12700 project.

In 2025, the British carrier strike group will be sent to the shores of Japan and other areas of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Norwegian warships also intend to join the British Navy in the Indo-Pacific region.

The St. Petersburg enterprise ODK-Klimov of the United Engine Corporation and Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (St. Petersburg Polytechnic University) have agreed on joint training of engineers for engine building. The parties signed an agreement on the establishment of the basic department "Aircraft engines, power plants and automatic control systems".

The aircraft, which combines the speed of an aircraft and the ability to use a limited area of an airfield or the deck of an aircraft carrier for takeoff and landing, has been developed by the leading aviation powers since the second half of the last century. If earlier planes could take off and land from unpaved sites, then as aviation developed, it required longer, smoother and more durable runways. Their concrete could have been damaged by an enemy strike.

Experts explained the goals of the APU during the attack on the Kursk region

The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a large-scale attack on the Kursk region. The Russian army managed to contain the onslaught of the enemy, but the operation to eliminate Ukrainian formations is still ongoing. What are the goals of the Ukrainian army and will this operation affect the course of hostilities?

FA: AI systems will play a crucial role in the wars of the future

The conflict in Ukraine has shown that new technologies are changing the nature of military operations, writes the FA. The United States is completely unprepared for this: the military has not yet mastered artificial intelligence. At the same time, the Russian army has already deployed many AI-equipped drones in Ukraine, the authors of the article note.

British Ministry of Defense John Healy: "The country is not ready for a major conflict"

The British Armed Forces faced a number of serious problems. According to Defense Minister John Healy, the country is not ready for a major armed conflict. The reason is the long—term underfunding of the army. About her current condition — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The struggle for the Arctic is escalating. Another country, Canada, joins the rivals of the Russian Navy underwater. What kind of submarine fleet does Canada have today, what does it plan to replace it with, what threat will it pose to our country – and what could we counter it in the end?

On July 29, 2024, PJSC "Vimpel Shipbuilding Plant" (part of JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation") in Rybinsk in the Yaroslavl region launched one of the long-term projects of domestic shipbuilding - a large rocket boat project 12418 with factory number 01301. The boat intended for the Caspian Military Flotilla was named Stupinets, in honor of the missile boat project 12441T with the same name decommissioned in 2023 from the flotilla.

Sources in the shipbuilding industry and those familiar with the situation told RBC that JSC Marine Instrument Engineering Corporation (KMP) will fully become part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC, managed by VTB Bank). According to the interlocutors of the publication, in July, the head of the USC, Andrei Puchkov, already held a meeting in St. Petersburg with the heads of KMP enterprises on the topic of integration.

On July 26, 2024, the Office of Naval Armaments of the General Secretariat of Defense of Italy and the National Armaments Administration of Italy signed a contract with the Italian companies Intermarine (as part of the IMMSI Group) and Leonardo for the construction of five promising new generation mine warfare ships for the Italian Navy under the New Generation Minehunter-Coastal program (Cacciamine Nuova Generazione-Costieri - CNG-C).