News of the fleet

The Maritime Security Administration of the People's Republic of China has warned of a ban on navigation in a number of areas of the East China Sea in connection with live firing in them.

The flagship of the 22nd Expeditionary Corps of the United States Marine Corps, the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD3) of the Wasp class, has arrived in Lithuania. According to the US Embassy in Vilnius, this is the largest ship that has visited Lithuania in the history of its "independence"

Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexey Krivoruchko said that during the ongoing International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", on August 16, 2022, seven state contracts were signed and 29 contracts were awarded to 26 enterprises of the military-industrial complex worth more than 500 billion rubles.

The anti-submarine ship of project 1155 will take under protection the Arctic possessions of Russia

"Hunter for steel sharks" will close the Northern Sea Route. The Russian group will soon include a large anti-submarine ship (BOD) "Admiral Levchenko".

A new generation Russian nuclear submarine is designed to wage war in the Arctic

Russia has developed a new generation submarine project, it was presented at the Army-2022 exhibition, Asia Times reports. The submarine will be able to launch hypersonic missiles at enemy troops from NATO countries.

The American edition of Defense News published the material Joe Gould, Stephen Losey "Amid hiring boom, defense firms say labor shortage is dragging them down" ("Against the background of the hiring boom, defense companies say that the shortage of labor is dragging them down") about the problems with hiring the workforce of companies of the US military-industrial complex - which is relevant for the defense industry around the world.

The story of the British RC-135W spy plane that invaded the skies near Murmansk two days ago is becoming more and more confusing. The plane entered into negotiations with civilian controllers, although they never communicate with military aircraft, especially from hostile countries. And London has officially sent a request for a reconnaissance flight over Russia. Why did Britain need all these tricks and what are its planes doing in the skies over the Arctic?

The huge amount of military equipment provided to Kiev caused its own problems. The proposed article "Pandora's Box: the Challenge of Western Aid to Ukraine" examines the transition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) from obsolete Soviet-era weapons to NATO standards.

About domestic shipbuilding in the conditions of a special military operation in Ukraine

The task of achieving technological sovereignty has been set for the domestic shipbuilding industry. This requirement is fixed not only in the new Maritime Doctrine, the design bureaus and shipyards of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) are working to achieve this goal.

While the military is arguing about the need to build new aircraft carriers and continues to expect the return of the only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to combat, the Nevsky Design Bureau presented a project of the light non-nuclear aircraft carrier Varan within the framework of the Army-2022 forum.

Vasily Boytsov, Deputy General Director for Innovation and Technical Development of USC, confirmed USC's readiness to participate in the creation of a unified information environment for unique equipment at the Army-2022 forum.

Rubin Design Bureau: the Arcturus nuclear submarine will be reduced by 20 percent due to new weapons

The strategic nuclear submarine of the future fifth generation due to the improvement of missile weapons will have a smaller displacement by 20%, its provisional name is "Arcturus", the time of appearance is the second half of the XXI century, a representative of the Central Design Bureau (CCB) "Rubin" told RIA Novosti.

The commander-in-chief of the Iranian naval forces, Vice Admiral Shahram Irani, said that the Iranian navy should be present in all the oceans of the planet. To do this, according to Irani, new ships of various classes are being built in the Navy.

Shoigu: the appearance of nuclear submarines in Australia within the framework of AUKUS will open a "Pandora's box"

Washington's arguments about the need for nuclear submarines for Australia repeat the situation with the US withdrawal from the INF Treaty - the appearance of a nuclear fleet from Australia will open a "Pandora's box" in the region, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday at the opening of the Moscow Conference on International Security within the framework of the Army-2022 forum.

The shipbuilding company Austal Limited (Austal) announced the delivery by its Austal Australia division of the Australian Ministry of Defense of the second of eight patrol boats of the "Improved Cape" class ordered for the country's Navy.

The International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022" opens on August 15 and will last until Sunday at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center, where about 1.5 enterprises of the defense industrial complex (MIC) of Russia will present more than 1,000 new models of military equipment. The Russian Defense Ministry plans to conclude contracts worth more than 522 billion rubles at the forum.

The X Moscow Conference on International Security and the First International Anti-Fascist Congress will also be held simultaneously with the forum

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, August 15, will take part in the opening ceremony of the international military-technical forum "Army-2022" and the Army International Games - 2022. This year, the X Moscow Conference on International Security and the first International Anti-Fascist Congress will also be held simultaneously with the forum.

The International Military-Technical Forum "Army" is an exhibition event organized by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to demonstrate innovative ideas and achievements in the field of high–tech production.

The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) expects to agree with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the final schedule of work on the creation of fifth-generation submarines, the head of the corporation Alexey Rakhmanov told Interfax.

The shipbuilding enterprise "Severnaya Verf" is currently building 24 ships, including six frigates of project 22350, including a modernized project. This was told by the general director of the Northern Shipyard Igor Orlov.