News of the fleet

On April 27, 2023, the launch ceremony of the large diesel-electric submarine B-608 Mozhaysk (factory number 01618), which is under construction for the Navy of the Russian Federation, took place in St. Petersburg at JSC Admiralty Shipyards (part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - JSC USC). project 06363. This is the fifth of six Project 06363 submarines being built for the Pacific Fleet. Its delivery to the Russian Navy is scheduled for the end of the year.

The Sun: an investigation has been launched in Britain because of the scheme of the device of a nuclear submarine in the toilet

The British Navy initiated an investigation in connection with the information that documents with the scheme of the device of the newest nuclear submarine HMS Anson were found in one of the pubs of the country, writes The Sun.

The PLA Navy contains a record number of diesel-electric submarines

The spring visits to Moscow by Chinese President Xi Jinping (March 20-22) and Defense Minister Li Shangfu (April 14-18) were accompanied by assurances that China and Russia would continue cooperation in the field of military and military-technical cooperation (MTC).

On the night of April 24, another batch of Ukrainian naval drones was destroyed

Intense shooting from automatic weapons off the coast of the Gagarin district of Sevastopol between 3 and 4 a.m. on Monday, April 24, was twice interrupted by strong explosions. Soon, a message appeared on the information resources of the city administration that the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) The Russian Navy "is now repelling an attack by surface drones on an external raid."

Electronic warfare was born together with radio

On the eve of the Day of the EW Specialist, the author of these lines visited the electronic warfare regiment of the Black Sea Fleet, commanded by Colonel Sergei Trebuntsov.

As reported by the TASS news agency on April 25, 2023, diesel-electric submarines (diesel-electric submarines) of project 636.3 [06363] "Varshavyanka", which will be laid down at Admiralty shipyards in 2024 for the Northern Fleet, will receive the names of cities of new regions of Russia. This was reported to TASS by a source in the naval sphere.

This is a touching but instructive story about effective American managers and an advanced shipbuilding and repair system. The Columbus (SSN 762) class of Los Angeles, completed its last operational deployment in September 2017 and came to the shipyard in Newport News for repairs. It was assumed that by August 2019, the shipyard's specialists would provide maintenance and restoration of the submarine hull structure, tanks, propulsion systems, auxiliary systems, weapons, internal environment, as well as carry out other improvements to the submarine. The contract value is $219 million.

Ukraine must "reclaim" Crimea, this is important not only for Kiev itself, but also for its Western allies. This statement was made by the ex-commander of NATO forces in Europe, Ben Hodges.

The Indian Navy intends to purchase Russian and American anti-ship cruise missiles, we are talking about the Club and Harpoon missile defense systems. This is reported by the Indian agency Ani, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense.

The four fleets of Russia and the Caspian Flotilla can be withdrawn from subordination to military districts and reassigned to the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. Thus, according to experts, the fleet management structure, which disappeared during the time of Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, can be restored in Russia. What are the features of the previous and current reforms and what should be the fleet management system ideally?

The US has presented plans for the development of the Navy. The goal is to ensure superiority over rivals. First of all, Russia and China, which recently conducted maneuvers. However, the ambitious plan has already run into problems.

Igor Ivanov — about the change of the position of the Republic of Korea on the issue of the Ukrainian conflict

In an interview with Reuters last week, the President of the Republic of Korea, Yun Seok-yel, admitted that the Republic of Korea may in the future, under certain conditions, join the number of countries supplying weapons to Ukraine. Such a statement caused criticism not only in Russia, but also in South Korea itself.

The heavy aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will receive a new air defense system and ammunition for carrier-based aviation

The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is increasing its combat capabilities. Now it will be protected from air strikes by the unique Pantsir-M anti-aircraft systems, combined into an integrated air defense system, sources in the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia.

It remains to form and bring to mind his air group

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the commissioning ceremony of the newest universal amphibious assault ship (UDC) L400 Anadolu ("Anadolu"). It took place on April 10 at the Istanbul shipyard of the national shipbuilding company Sedef.

Demonstration of intentions is more important than the result

In the light of the development of Russian-Chinese military cooperation, it seems appropriate to recall the underestimated joint developments. Thus, the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China are cooperating on the issue of joint design of a new generation of non-nuclear submarines (NPS), as stated by the press service of the FSVTS.

A division of super torpedo carrier submarines will be located in Kamchatka

By the end of 2024 – beginning of 2025, it is planned to form a division of special–purpose submarines - carriers of Poseidon super torpedoes. The compound will become part of the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet (TOF). This was reported to the state news agency TASS by a source close to the Russian military department.

The undermining of the Nord Stream-1 and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea has accelerated the implementation of plans in NATO and European countries to protect the national underwater infrastructure. The first part of the article revealed the plans of the war on the seabed of French and British strategists. This publication is devoted to the plans of Italian and German admirals.

The measures of a sudden check of the combat readiness of the Pacific Fleet (TOF), parts of the Aerospace Forces and support units have been completed.

The Cleveland, which was damaged during a recent incident, is the last of 16 Freedom-class coastal ships of the US Navy. The US Navy made a statement about the causes and consequences of the unsuccessful launching of the USS Cleveland.

IntraFish: Scandinavians were scared by Russia's new "spy fleet"

Russia has created a spy fleet of fishing vessels to spy on NATO warships and key underwater objects of European infrastructure, writes IntraFish. However, Western prosecutors could not provide any evidence.