News of the fleet

On September 27, 2022, in Cartagena (Colombia), the Colombian state shipbuilding company COTECMAR signed a contract with the international (headquartered in the Netherlands) shipbuilding group Damen Shipyards Group for the joint design and further construction of five frigates for the Colombian Navy under the Plataforma Estrategia de Superficie (PES) program based on the Damen SIGMA 10514 project. Earlier on September 22, the Ministry of Defense of Colombia announced the selection of the Damen SIGMA 10514 project based on the results of an international tender under the PES program for new frigates for the Colombian navy.

In Russia, work continues on the creation of promising helicopters

In mid-September of this year, the 120th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Soviet aircraft designer Nikolai Ilyich Kamov was celebrated. His name is forever associated with the history of the Russian helicopter industry.

What has the military alliance of the USA, Great Britain and Australia achieved in the first year

The British Royal Navy plans to put the nuclear submarine HMS Anson on combat duty by the end of this year. This is the fifth hull in the Astute family of multipurpose submarines.

Ports and harbors of the world play a crucial role in world trade. However, any man-made disaster, fire or explosion, a major oil spill can permanently shut down one of these ports. It is enough to recall the consequences of the explosions at the port of Beirut in Lebanon in August 2020.

The first US Navy aircraft carrier in its class, the Gerald R. Ford, has successfully passed test tests and will take part in NATO exercises in the Atlantic Ocean next week. A record $ 13.3 billion was spent on the construction of the super-aircraft carrier, due to various technical problems, the ship was tested and refined for five years.

On September 30, 2022, at the enterprise of the Taiwan Shipbuilding Corporation CSBC in Kaohsiung, a ceremony was held for the commissioning into the Navy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) of the LPD 1401 Yu Shan landing helicopter dock ship built there (玉山, "Yushan" - in honor of the highest mountain in Taiwan). It became the largest warship of the Taiwanese Navy. The ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic of China Tsai Ing-wen.

As the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on September 28, 2022, the strategic nuclear missile submarine (project 955A "Borey-A") "Prince Oleg" and the nuclear submarine with cruise missiles (project 885M "Yasen-M") "Novosibirsk", having made an inter-fleet crossing from the Northern to the Pacific Fleet, arrived at the permanent base in Kamchatka. A significant part of the route with a length of almost 5.5 thousand miles, the nuclear-powered ships passed under the ice of the Arctic.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about how for 100 years naval sabotage has become the most important tool of foreign policy

Since the creation of such a means of armed struggle as a warship, the task of sinking it in various ways has also arisen.

The US Navy is focused on improving its unmanned vehicles capable of working underwater and solving a wide range of tasks. So, the Navy declares the need for at least five large robotic underwater vehicles that could perform numerous functions underwater.

Recently, many European countries have started talking about the need to strengthen defense capabilities, increase military spending and even create the largest armies on the continent. France did not stay away from this trend either. The day before, the Ministry of the Armed Forces of the Fifth Republic published the defense budget for 2023 and provided some details on the procurement of military equipment and equipment for the Navy.

Donald Trump admitted that the incidents on the "Northern Streams" could lead to war. Threats of the "collapse of all hell" on Russia for the alleged possible use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine are also multiplying. Against this background, the probability of a full-scale conflict between the great powers is increasingly being discussed in the world. What are the chances that the development of the geopolitical situation will go according to the worst scenario for the planet?

The US Navy and the Marine Corps are partially merging to optimize the command and control of amphibious units in the Indo-Pacific region. It is reported that there are plans to create a task force that will directly work out new concepts.

The observer of the ICFI online publication believes that the strengthening of the US military presence in Greece is directed not only against Russia, but also against Turkey. In his opinion, Washington and NATO are artificially provoking already tense relations between Ankara and Athens, trying to weaken Turkish influence in the region.

As Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaak noted, he is serious about the fact that the latest hypersonic anti-ship missiles "Zircon" will soon be in service with the Russian Navy, participation in tests ...

The combat readiness of the Russian Navy will increase after the end of the conflict in Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by the commander-in-chief of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaak, in an interview published on Sunday with the newspaper Welt am Sonntag.

Recently, China has adopted a strategy of using civilian vessels to increase the country's naval potential. For military purposes, Beijing can use a variety of vessels – from fishing boats to ocean ferries. This is reported by CNBC.

Ukraine has become a testing ground for Western weapons systems, military technologies, and tactics. Officials of the Kiev regime do not hesitate to say this directly. In particular, Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Gavrilov, speaking at a conference of the American national defense industry in Texas, called on the White House to continue to supply the latest equipment and equipment to test it all in combat. The Americans do this with the British. About what kind of weapons the West is testing in the former Soviet Republic — in the RIA Novosti material.

On September 25, the NATO Dynamic Messenger-22 naval exercises began. This is the first full-fledged operational exercises of the North Atlantic Alliance, the main purpose of which is to monitor the operation of unmanned systems in the marine environment. The exercises involve 18 ships, 48 unmanned vehicles and 1,500 military personnel from 16 countries of the North Atlantic Alliance. The maneuvers will take place at the training grounds of Portugal, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

Will Russia be able to implement the plan for a future aircraft carrier based on the Su-57 with an electromagnetic catapult?

Recently, Russia presented a mock-up of a warship carrying a modified Su-57 with an electromagnetic catapult, writes the user Sohu. The new version of the fighter would allow her to strengthen the fleet with minimal costs. But there is one thing, the author notes.

Washington has developed an action plan in case Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine. In addition, the White House threatened Moscow with "catastrophic consequences" if it was used. However, in Moscow, such plans are disavowed. What is the goal of the United States, spreading a false idea about Russia's alleged "nuclear plans"?

The Baltic Sea will turn into a NATO inland lake with nuclear submarines

Estonia supported the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, as this will turn the Baltic Sea into a "lake of the alliance," the authors of the article for HBL write. However, they themselves are not happy about this state of affairs. In their opinion, membership in NATO will only increase the number of threats.