News of the fleet

A training simulator based on an unmanned boat was presented at Army-2022

A simulator based on an unmanned boat, an intelligent system for training gunners and other latest developments of Russian military universities are presented at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", which started on Monday in Kubinka near Moscow.

The looming threat of Russia's claims in the Black Sea

Ukraine will receive a catastrophic blow if it loses access to the Black Sea as a result of a Russian special operation, writes TNI. According to the author of the article, NATO should strengthen its presence in the region and at the same time strengthen the security of Moldova.

Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), in an interview with Interfax columnist Pavel Koryashkin, told about the corporation's plans at the Army military technical forum, the repair of the only Russian aircraft carrier, fifth-generation submarines and the decision of the Ministry of Defense to stop at one frigate project.

Marine drones are mastering a new field

Marine unmanned systems are "in the shadow" of similar flying systems, that is, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Nevertheless, they are also developing very actively within the general trend of creating "deserted" combat systems.

The Russian submarine Project 945A of the Cold War is a mystery. What do we know about her?

The project 945A Condor submarines, built during the Cold War, are still in service, writes 19 Forty Five. The author of the article tells what is known about their technical characteristics, and notes that they will not be written off yet.

Finland and Estonia can combine their missile defense systems, says the new Estonian Defense Minister: "The Baltic Sea will become the internal sea of NATO"

The integration of the missile defense of Estonia and Finland will allow the Gulf of Finland to be closed to Russian warships, writes Keskisuomalainen.

After joining NATO, Finland and Estonia intend to integrate coastal defense capable of blocking Russian ships from entering the Baltic Sea and making it an internal NATO sea, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said.

A major event dedicated to the defense theme opens in Russia on August 15. At this forum "Army-2022", among other things, captured Ukrainian boats will be shown.

At the exhibition, it will be possible to see unmanned armored vehicles, the latest ammunition and trophies of the special operation in Ukraine

Kubinka, near Moscow, will host Russia's main international exhibition in the military-technical sphere, the Army—2022 forum, from August 15 to 21. According to the head of the Russian Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu, this year it is planned to participate about one and a half thousand enterprises and organizations from Russia and abroad.

The large anti-submarine ship will receive X-35U anti-ship missiles and a 100 mm stealth cannon

During the modernization, the Admiral Chabanenko large anti-submarine ship (BOD) will be equipped with unique multifunctional X-35U missiles that can reliably hit surface ships.

Over the past few days, the United States has twice established the fact of the appearance of a Russian aircraft in the air defense identification zone of the state of Alaska. This is reported by CNN.

Tartus in Putin's naval doctrine

Russia is seeking to expand the presence of its fleet in the Mediterranean and Red Seas, as well as in the Persian Gulf region, writes Al Modon. The author of the article is sure that these are quite real goals of the new Russian Naval doctrine.

As it became known, the command of the Thai Navy may purchase Chinese-made engines to equip a non-nuclear submarine of the S26T Yuan class being built in China for the Thai navy.

The transfer of the aircraft carrier "Vikrant" (Vikrant) took place on July 28, 2022 and was recorded by the signing of acceptance documents by the appointed commander of the ship, representatives of the Indian Navy headquarters, as well as the chairman and managing director of the Cochin Shipyard Ltd.

China said that the Zircon missile system is the main trump card of Russian President Vladimir Putin and noted that the United States has "cause for concern." This was announced on Wednesday, August 10, by the deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly Literary Russia, military journalist Alexey Borzenko in an interview with the 360 TV channel.

Everyone who has ever tried to find sunken treasures knows that this is a very costly and technically complex event. The SeaSearcher underwater drone, developed under the guidance of engineer Tim Reynolds, who heads the Wild Manta company, will help facilitate the work of underwater treasure seekers.

The battalion of motorized infantry of the Northern Fleet, based in the Murmansk region and formed primarily from military personnel of the Arkhangelsk region, received the honorary name "Arkhangelsk", the press service of the government of the Arkhangelsk region reported.

Looking North

In his speech last week, Putin finally clearly outlined the main threat that the Russian Navy is called to fight, writes Junge Welt. This threat is the desire of NATO countries to dominate off the coast of Russia, and in the entire world ocean, too. Measures are proposed to match the danger, and they will primarily affect the Arctic.

The Eastern zone of the combat command of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) announced on Monday about the next military exercises at sea and in the airspace around the island of Taiwan, the Western press reports.

In the Zaporozhye region there is a small town called Energodar. It is part of the Vasilyevsky district. Before the administrative-territorial reform in 2020, it was a city of regional significance with a population of 54 thousand people at the beginning of 2011. It stands on the left bank of the Dnieper, on the coast of the Kakhovsky reservoir. The area of the territory is 63.5 sq. km. The power plants located in the city generate about a quarter of the electricity produced in Ukraine.