News of the fleet
Teasing the Dragon: What China has proved with rocket fire off Taiwan
And what weapons did the Celestial Empire threaten the island with during unprecedented exercises
For the first time in the history of the People's Republic of China, numerous rocket launches of heavy multiple launch rocket launchers and medium-range ballistic missiles are being conducted from the territory of coastal provinces in the sea around Taiwan. They are designed to demonstrate the increased strike capabilities of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA).
"Caliber": Russian Tomahawk with a speed of Mach 3
"Caliber": Russian Tomahawk with a speed of Mach 3
The Kalibr cruise missile is the workhorse of the Russian troops. Although the special operation in Ukraine in 2022 was not the first case of their use, it demonstrated the importance of this missile family for the Russian armed forces, writes 19 Forty Five.
Demonstration of forces: Chinese military exercises around Taiwan start
On them, Beijing will show its readiness to challenge the US fleet in the region
The Chinese three-day full-scale live firing exercises starting on August 4 are designated by official Taipei as "unprecedented". They will pass along the entire perimeter of Taiwan, blocking normal sea and air traffic to the republic.
The peaceful Arctic has come to an end, and that's good
Russia's New "Naval Doctrine": now militarization threatens the Arctic as well
A German author with militaristic tendencies on the pages of the Tagesspiegel publication rejoices at the termination of Russia's cooperation with Western countries on Arctic issues. With the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, the Baltic becomes almost a "NATO lake", and all Arctic countries, with the exception of Russia, are now members of NATO.
Russia will determine the order of passage of foreign warships on the NSR
A bill was submitted to the State Duma proposing to oblige foreign states to submit a request for the passage of a warship through the internal sea waters of the Northern Sea Route, the corresponding document was posted in the electronic database of the legislative body.
The Russian Navy has received precise instructions for use
Analysts continue to discuss the new Maritime Doctrine signed by the President of Russia. The clear differences between this fundamental document for Russia and its previous version are becoming more and more noticeable. The new doctrine is of particular importance for the construction and use of the Navy - but not only for this.
Russia has adequately responded to the United States. Her weapon has no equal
The Belgorod nuclear submarine, used for the transfer of Poseidon nuclear unmanned underwater vehicles, was officially accepted into the Russian Navy
Russia has announced the transfer of the Belgorod nuclear submarine to the Navy. This is an important step by Moscow in opposing Washington, writes the People's Daily. It is the United States and its nuclear policy that are pushing Russia to strengthen its military potential for deterrence and counteraction.
The patrol ship "Sergey Kotov" has been officially commissioned
According to the press service of the Southern Military District, on July 30, 2022, celebrations were held at the Novorossiysk Naval Base (NVMB) to receive the new patrol ship "Sergey Kotov" (factory number 164) of project 22160 into the ship's composition of the Black Sea Fleet.
Polish experts commented on the new naval doctrine of Russia, urging it not to be afraid
On July 31, 2022, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed a new naval doctrine of the country. The key points of the doctrine are increasing investments in the development of the Navy, the infrastructure of the Far North, as well as strengthening the Russian naval presence in the Arctic.
China has transferred a record number of military equipment to the coast of the Taiwan Strait in recent years
The announced visit of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan caused a very sharp reaction in China. Beijing is ready to take decisive and tough measures in order to protect its interests in the region. This was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Hua Chunying.
The Chinese command announced the beginning of "military operations" with rocket firing off the coast of Taiwan
The Chinese Eastern Military Command announced the beginning of "military operations" off the coast of Taiwan. They associate the conduct of these "military operations", namely, such a term is used in the PLA, with the visit of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.
Nancy Pelosi finally turned China to face Russia
The Third World War did not happen – the plane with the speaker of the American Parliament Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei. Beijing threatened to prevent this visit, but did not take any measures to prevent it. However, China has already promised a "powerful and strong" US response to Pelosi's visit. The deterioration of relations will also lead to the fact that from now on Beijing will not listen to America's opinion regarding Russia.
Surfacing will show
The Navy requires submarines and carriers of unmanned vehicles
The cooling of East-West relations, the growing volume of economic sanctions, a special military operation in Ukraine, the expansion of NATO and the creation of new military-economic blocs in Asia will inevitably lead to a revision of previously adopted long-term programs in the Russian defense industry.
Where did the "Serpentine" come from
Every new weapon has a venerable prototype
A report on the development in Russia of a ground-based anti-ship ballistic missile (PKB) "Serpentine" with a hypersonic warhead (warhead) caused a wave of comments.
Hypersonic missile "Serpentine" for the Russian Navy
The publications of some Russian media about the development of a new hypersonic missile "Serpentine" attracted considerable attention of Western observers. Below we bring to your attention the article "Anti-ship ballistic missile of Russia", published by the War Zone resource. The author of the material conducts some analysis on the topic of the "Coil" and, to a certain extent, reveals the likely consequences of the deployment of this product. [As before, IVi's remarks are given in square brackets]
This Russian submarine is the quietest in the world. NATO calls it a "black hole"
NATO calls this Russian submarine a "Black Hole" for one frightening reason
The basis of the Russian non-nuclear fleet consists of submarines of the "Project 877", which the West calls Kilo-class submarines, writes TNI. The US Navy gave them the nickname "black hole" because they are very invisible.
The Admiral Gorshkov frigate will be the first in the Russian Navy to take up combat duty with the Zircon hypersonic missile systems
The Admiral Gorshkov frigate will be the first in the Russian Navy to take up combat duty with the Zircon hypersonic missile systems, Russian President - Supreme Commander of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Putin said, speaking on July 31 at the Main Naval Parade.
The Indian Navy has adopted the national aircraft carrier "Vikrant"
According to the Ministry of Defense of India, the command of the country's Navy during the ceremony held on July 28 received the first aircraft carrier of national construction P71 "Vikrant" (IAC-1 – Indigenous Aircraft Carrier).
The new Maritime Doctrine focuses on the protection of hydrocarbon production sites
The new Maritime Doctrine of Russia focuses on the protection of the fleet of regions and marine areas where hydrocarbons are extracted or there are significant deposits of them, in particular, the Arctic, the Far East and the Caspian Sea.
The UK is going to transfer warships to Ukraine, but there are questions about their basing
Warships from the Royal Navy of Great Britain may be transferred to Ukraine in the near future. This was stated by the Ambassador of Ukraine in London Vadim Prystaiko.