News of the fleet
The baptism ceremony of the LPD-29 DVCD took place at the Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced the baptism ceremony of the Richard M McCool Jr. (LPD-29) class "San Antonio", which took place on June 11 at the enterprise of its Ingalls Shipbuilding division.
The Gremyashchy corvette has worked out anti-submarine tasks with the conditional use of the Response missile system
The crew of the corvette "Thundering" of the Pacific Fleet, during the performance of tasks in the Pacific Ocean, worked out anti-submarine tasks with the conditional use of the newest anti-submarine complex "Answer".
USC in the second quarter of 2023 will complete the 1st stage of the reconstruction of the "Northern Shipyard" - Rakhmanov
United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) plans to complete the first stage of the reconstruction of the Severnaya Shipyard in the second quarter of 2023, USC head Alexey Rakhmanov told reporters on Wednesday.
USC is ready to build ships to strengthen the fleet if Sweden and Finland join NATO
The head of the corporation also stressed that the execution of the state defense order has always been and remains a priority
The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is ready to build all the ships and vessels necessary for the fleet on time, if this is required due to the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO.
Maritime sense: how the Mariupol port returned to work
The Russian military conducted a unique operation to restore the harbor in a month and a half
The port of Mariupol is a strategically important point of the Donetsk Republic. This harbor will provide Lugansk, Donetsk and Zaporozhye region with a reliable transport route.
The corvettes of the Pacific Fleet repelled the "enemy" airstrike during the exercises
A detachment of corvettes of the Pacific Fleet as part of exercises in the Pacific Ocean repelled an air strike by bombers of a conditional enemy, the TOPH reports.
The only Russian aircraft carrier will be repaired for six years
The aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will be returned to the Russian Navy in 2024
The only Russian aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov cruiser, will return to the fleet only in 2024. The United Shipbuilding Corporation said that the timing of the transfer of the ship is shifted by a couple of months. All gas turbine units of the cruiser are being repaired now. The ship has been in dock since 2018 - after returning from a trip to the Mediterranean Sea, where he took part in the Syrian campaign.
Baltflot of the Russian Federation involved more than 20 warships and aircraft in air defense exercises
More than 20 ships of the Baltic Fleet together with aviation conducted exercises on air defense (air defense), the press service of the Baltic Fleet reported on Tuesday.
There were pictures of the patrol ship "Pavel Derzhavin" project 22160 with the installed SAM "Tor-M2KM"
There was a confirmation of the previously announced information about the installation of short-range anti-aircraft missile systems "Tor-M2KM" on patrol ships of the project 22160. Pictures of the Pavel Derzhavin corvette with the SAM installed on the stern appeared on the Web. Allegedly, the decision to install the SAM on the ships of this project was made taking into account the experience of a special military operation in Ukraine.
Another special purpose boat of project 21980 "Grachonok" was launched in Zelenodolsk
Another special-purpose boat of project 21980 "Grachonok" was launched in Tatarstan, the ceremony was held at the Zelenodolsk Shipyard named after A.M. Gorky. This is reported by the press service of the enterprise.
Israel has developed the first quadrocopter drone launched from a submarine
The Israeli defense company SpearUAV has developed an autonomous Ninox 103 drone launched from under water to perform reconnaissance functions.
Patrol ships of project 22160 will be reclassified into air defense corvettes
Patrol ships of Project 22160 are expanding their capabilities in the field of air defense. According to a source in the Russian defense industry, it was decided to retrain the ships of the series into air defense corvettes.
The Northern Fleet reported on the exercises of ships and a nuclear submarine in the Barents Sea
The Russian Northern Fleet conducted exercises in the Barents Sea to search for and destroy a submarine of a simulated enemy, the press service of the fleet reported on Monday.
Source: patrol ships of the Black Sea Fleet will be reinforced with the Tor-M2KM air defense system, taking into account combat experience
The head patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet Vasily Bykov has already installed the Tor-M2KM air defense system module, which is undergoing practical tests
Patrol ships of Project 22160, which are in service with the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) of the Russian Federation, will be armed with the Tor-M2KM anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) by the end of the year to strengthen the ship's air defense (air defense), taking into account the experience of a special military operation.
Sincere friends or convinced enemies
Where did the combat brotherhood of Soviet and British aviators disappear
In recent years, the UK has not only supported the anti-Russian course of the United States, but also sought to become the leader of the anti-Russian front. Russian-British relations have become particularly strained with the coming to power of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The All-Army Marine Corps contest "Marine Landing" has ended near Kaliningrad
The team victory in the competition was won by representatives of the Far Eastern Higher Combined Arms Command School
The All-Army field training competition among the units of the Marine Corps of the Russian Navy "Marine Landing - 2022" ended on Thursday near Kaliningrad.
Washington seeks Delhi's friendship
Moscow is jealous, but not much
Washington has recently been exerting the strongest pressure on Delhi, seeking to abandon any cooperation with Moscow, especially military-technical. And it seems to give certain results. For example, India refuses new purchases of Mi-17 and Ka-31 helicopters.
Australia's defense budget risks not being able to cope with financing the purchase of American nuclear submarines
Australia may not have enough funds planned for defense this year due to the refusal to purchase inexpensive French nuclear submarines in favor of American nuclear submarines, which are several times more expensive.
The keel of the Columbia class head PLARB has been laid
At the General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) shipyard in Quonset Point (pcs.Rhode Island) On June 4, the ceremony of laying the keel of the SSBN-826 District of Columbia of the Columbia class, intended for the US Navy, took place.
The Washington Post: China is secretly building a naval base in Cambodia
China is expanding its military presence in other regions of the world by secretly building a naval base in Cambodia. This accusation was made by Western countries, writes The Washington Post.