News of the fleet

The most "quiet" PLA command is deployed to Mongolia and Kazakhstan

As a result of the 2017 military reform, the Lanzhou Military District and part of the Chengdu Military District of the PLA became the Western Command (Western Combat Command Zone) with headquarters in Chengdu. Its area of responsibility includes Chongqing, Xinjiang Uygur, Tibetan, Ningxia–Hui Autonomous Regions, Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan provinces.

The equipment of the drones raised to the surface showed that they were moving in the zone for the export of agricultural products

The naval drones involved in the Sevastopol attack launched from the Black Sea coast from near Odessa and moved along the "grain corridor". Moreover, one of them was launched directly in the security zone. This was shown by data from memory blocks of drones raised to the surface, the Russian Defense Ministry said on October 30. After the attack, the Russian side suspended its participation in the grain deal. Experts note that the fleet repelled a complex combined attack, which will not be repeated soon — because of retaliatory strikes by Russian forces.

The United States decided to strengthen its military presence in Europe in the maritime component by sending a second aircraft carrier group there. This is reported by the UK Defense Journal.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — how Russian sailors were able to repel a drone attack on Sevastopol

On the night of October 29, Ukrainian formations carried out a combined air and sea attack on military and civilian facilities in Sevastopol. It used aerial and marine drones. It is possible that their activities were coordinated by the American Global Hawk apparatus, and the autopsy of the actions of Russian defense systems was conducted by the AWAKS long-range radar detection and guidance aircraft. The attack itself was well prepared and planned.

Two squadrons are leaving the American Kadena Air Force Base, located on the Japanese island of Okinawa. The 44th Flying Squadron is known as the "Vampires" and the 67th Flying Squadron is known as the "Fighting Cocks". Planes of this fighter type arrived, as it was claimed, to ensure the security of Japan back in 1979.

China is going to modernize its submarine fleet by transferring part of conventional submarines to lithium-ion batteries. This is reported by the South China Morning Post. According to the author of the publication, the Chinese submarine fleet will soon be able to be powered by lithium-ion batteries, relying on the advantages of technological developments in the field of electric vehicles.

Foreign Affairs: the US does not have the strength to fight Russia and China at the same time

The United States is threatened by a conflict with China and Russia at the same time, writes the FA. Such a prospect does not bode well for America, and it will lose, the author believes. He sees the problem in the doctrine adopted by the Pentagon in 2015.

Why is the US abandoning several strategic weapons systems at once

The updated US National Defense Strategy, published on October 27, lists the country's main opponents and allies for the first time in five years.

At the Euronaval 2022 international naval exhibition held from October 18 to 21, 2022 in Le Bourget (Paris, France), BAE Systems Corporation presented a new project of the Adaptable Strike Frigate multipurpose frigate, primarily proposed by the British Navy as a candidate for a promising British Type 32 frigate.

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The Russian Defense Ministry said that Russia is suspending participation in the grain deal after the terrorist attack in Sevastopol against ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian vessels involved in ensuring the security of the grain corridor.

All components of the nuclear triad were involved in the strategic maneuvers "Thunder-2022"

On Friday, October 28, the exercises of the strategic nuclear deterrent force "Thunder-2022" ended in Russia. As part of the maneuvers, a massive retaliatory missile strike against the enemy was practiced.

Anatoly Antonov noted that the United States ignores the identified signs of the involvement of British military specialists in the organization of a massive strike using drones

The reaction of the American authorities to the terrorist attack on the port of Sevastopol causes outrage. Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said this on Saturday, answering a question from the media.

WSJ: Moscow condemns Ukraine's attack on Sevastopol

Russia suspends participation in the grain deal after the terrorist attack in Sevastopol against the ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian vessels involved in ensuring the security of the grain corridor, the WSJ writes. This is how Kiev is currying favor with the United States, the Americans believe.

On the first day of training, the launches successfully completed all components of the Russian triad

Under the leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the exercises of the strategic forces "Thunder-2022" started on October 26. According to the legend of the maneuvers, a massive nuclear strike was practiced in response to a nuclear attack on the Russian Federation.

The Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia reported that on October 25, 2022, the Saudi Arabian Naval Forces in Jeddah commissioned their Western Fleet (on the Red Sea) the lead 22.35-meter patrol boat of the FPB 2200 project (tail number "084") built by the French company Couach.

The German Navy used a laser weapon demonstrator to destroy unmanned aerial vehicles. The Sachsen frigate attacked unmanned aerial vehicles at short and ultra-short range in the Baltic Sea, near the Putlos test site.

The change of the naval leadership coincided with the expansion of the range of tasks to be solved

The facilities of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) in Crimea are widely used for the training of reservists called up to the army on partial mobilization announced on September 21 by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Classes with mobilized citizens take place at several training grounds and are considered a priority in the activities of the Black Sea residents along with their tasks during a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine.

Al-Ain: due to the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, the Baltic will be in the epicenter of the storm

The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO will lead to the militarization of the Baltic Sea, writes Al-Ain. The alliance will deploy nuclear forces right at the borders of Russia. But Moscow will not sit idly by and will respond in kind. Soon the Baltic region will be in the epicenter of the storm.

At the final stage of the exercise, the crews of the minesweeping ships also destroyed mock-ups of floating mines with small-caliber artillery fire, and also worked out tasks for radiation, chemical and biological protection of personnel.

The US is increasingly afraid of the "Chinese threat". Because of this, they even rewrote the national security strategy. However, the military claims shortcomings that can play a fatal role in the confrontation with the PRC.