News of the fleet

The authorities of the Zaporozhye region proposed to place the base of the Russian fleet in Berdyansk

A Russian naval base can be deployed on the territory of the Zaporozhye region, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the regional administration, believes.

According to Chinese network resources, on October 1, 2022, a ceremony was held in Shanghai for the entry into the Eastern Fleet of the PLA Navy of the third universal landing ship of Project 075 built in China, called Anhui (Anhui, Anhuī, tail number "33").

The US Navy has signed a contract for the supply of a new generation of sonar buoys with the Ultra Group company.

Chinese television, amid rising tensions between China and the United States, began showing documentaries dedicated to the Day of the Formation of the People's Republic of China on October 1, about its most powerful missile weapons, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera: the Belgorod submarine will ensure the dominance of the Russian Navy in the Arctic

The "Mother of submarines" is the name of the world's largest nuclear submarine K—329 Belgorod, writes Al Jazeera. It is capable of wiping entire cities off the face of the earth in just a few minutes. Vladimir Putin personally oversees the adoption and tasks of this deadly weapon.

Over the past four years, the US Navy has not been able to repair one of the landing ships. The excess of the repair budget amounted to $ 99 million, and these are the minimum figures. But even despite such expenses, the ship still cannot be operated.

After the pogrom organized by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to the Ukrainian fleet, he is trying to recover. In Turkey, the Hetman Mazepa corvette was launched for the Ukrainian Navy. What does the likely appearance of a new Ukrainian ship in the Black Sea mean?

On October 2, 2022, in Turkey, at the RMK Marine shipyard in Tuzla (the southern outskirts of the Asian part of Istanbul), the launch ceremony of the F 211 "Hetman Ivan Mazepa" Turkish Ada (MILGEM) corvette, which is under construction for the Ukrainian Navy, took place. This is the first of two ships out of two ordered by Ukraine under a contract dated December 2020. The launching ceremony was attended by Turkish Defense Minister Husi Askar and the head of the Turkish Defense Industry Department Ismail Demir, as well as the First Lady of Ukraine Elena Zelenskaya, who acted as the godmother of the ship.

Russian Defense Ministry: Russian and Chinese warships have completed patrolling in the Pacific Ocean

The second joint patrol of the Pacific Ocean by ships of the Russian Navy and the Naval Forces of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA Navy) has ended. A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) returned to Vladivostok. This was announced by the Russian Defense Ministry on October 4.

Terror against gas pipelines: the US Navy was at the site of the Nord Stream explosion five days before the explosions

Anyway, Russia had no reason to arrange an explosion on its own pipeline, writes the Austrian Exexpress, describing the situation around the explosions on the Nord Stream. And then an important fact turns out: five days before the explosion, American ships were "hanging" at this place. Readers recommend taking the trail of the USA.

The story of the explosion of the Nord Stream is gaining momentum. The Kremlin accuses the United States of sabotage, in Europe they point to Moscow. Military analysts put forward their own versions — due to the peculiarities of the sea relief, the circle of suspects is narrowing. Who may be behind this terrorist attack — in the material of RIA Novosti.

In September, one year has passed since the signing of the defense agreement between Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom (AUKUS). The latter is aimed at creating a nuclear submarine fleet for Australia, and is also allegedly designed to promote cooperation between the countries in other areas of defense, such as artificial intelligence and drones.

The Ministry of Defense of South Korea has spread information that the DPRK is going to test intercontinental liquid-fuel submarine-launched ballistic missiles in the near future.

The commissioning on September 2, 2022 of the first Indian-built aircraft carrier R 11 Vikrant represents an important and long-awaited step in the development of India's aircraft carrier capabilities. At the same time, this event was a reminder of the limits of these opportunities and the problems of their further expansion, write the staff of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Nick Childs and Douglas Barrie.

The first Ukrainian Ada-type corvette, named "Hetman Ivan Mazepa", has been launched. The ceremony was held at the RMK Marine Turkish shipyard in Istanbul.

Britain suddenly took care of protecting its own underwater pipelines and cables. According to Sky News, the head of the British Ministry of Defense, Ben Wallace, announced the purchase of two specialized vessels, whose task will be to protect underwater communications.

Russia has revived the program of drifting polar stations, the expedition "North Pole-41" began its work in the Arctic Ocean. According to the TG-channel "Ice", the ice-resistant self-propelled platform "North Pole" has arrived at the freezing point.

The universal nuclear icebreaker Ural, built at the Baltic Plant in St. Petersburg, has been completed and is preparing to enter factory sea trials. All work has been completed on the icebreaker.

NATO intelligence has become aware of the movements of the Russian nuclear submarine Belgorod, the Italian La Repubblica reports. According to the publication, the alliance fears that its mission may be related to the test of the Poseidon super torpedo, capable of overcoming up to ten thousand kilometers underwater.

Izvestia assessed the level of development of underwater drone engineering in the West

The reason for the explosions that stopped both "Nord Streams" for an indefinite period is not clear, nor is it clear which state is behind it. In the light of the still completely unclear situation with obvious damage to gas pipelines, it is interesting to assess the underwater unmanned potential of foreign countries.