News of the fleet
China showed the launch of a ballistic missile based on a mock-up of an aircraft carrier
In November 2021, satellite images of the area located in the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang, China, were published online, showing large-scale models of two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and an aircraft carrier of the Gerald R. Ford project. At the same time, these objects were placed on rails 6 meters wide – these devices are supposed to be necessary to simulate the movement of the ship.
How the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major was sunk
"There are good German and Italian swimmers, American and British. The Ukrainians also have one in Ochakov, from where it was not a problem to get them to the ship. They could have been dropped from the air with equipment." In these words, experts describe possible scenarios for how a terrorist attack was carried out against the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major in the Mediterranean Sea.
Australia will invest almost 160 billion dollars in the development of shipbuilding
The Australian government has approved a new plan for the development of naval shipbuilding, which, in particular, involves investments in the industry in the next ten years in the amount of about 159 billion US dollars. This was announced on Thursday, December 26, according to Naval Today.
The first combat icebreaker Ivan Papanin is going to be handed over to the Navy in 2025.
Currently, tests are being completed on it, the Ministry of Defense noted
The first patrol icebreaker Ivan Papanin is scheduled to be handed over to the Russian Navy in 2025. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.
Severny Sentinel: military icebreaker Nikolai Zubov launched
The Russian Navy is building up forces to protect the Arctic borders and the Northern Sea Route
The first serial ice-class patrol ship, the Nikolai Zubov, has been launched in St. Petersburg. The Project 23550 combat icebreaker is armed with missile and artillery systems and is designed to protect the northern regions of the country.
Oboronlogistics stated that a terrorist attack had been committed against the Ursa Major vessel.
The Oboronlogistics company believes that a terrorist act was committed against the Ursa Major vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, refuting media reports about overloading.
ESA uses Portuguese submarines to explore long-term space travel
The Portuguese Navy has allocated a Tridente-class military submarine for the European Space Agency's SubSea project. It is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of long-term stay of people in a confined space when they perform particularly responsible missions. This is a kind of simulation of space flight over long distances, for example, to Mars and other planets.
"A two billion dollar leak." The Pentagon has failed one of its key programs
The US Navy has failed a 3.7 billion missile cruiser modernization program
It was not possible to modernize the largest ships of the fleet not from the aircraft carrier class, the Ticonderoga-class cruisers. A government special commission found that almost two billion dollars were wasted. Why this happened is in the RIA Novosti article.
The Central Design Bureau "Rubin" told about the construction of submarines
Rubin's designers have provided the construction of 1,072 submarines over 124 years of work
Over more than a century of their work, Rubin's designers have ensured the construction of 1,072 submarines, of which 956 were for the USSR and Russian Navies, the rest were exported, the press service of the central design Bureau told RIA Novosti.
Sevmash CEO Budnichenko: there are many tasks, and this is only encouraging - TASS interview
The flagship of the Russian shipbuilding industry is the Northern Machine—Building Enterprise (Sevmash) United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) — celebrates its anniversary on December 21: the 85th anniversary of the start of production activities.
Russia announced an increase in its nuclear submarine fleet amid strained relations with NATO (Newsweek, USA)
Newsweek: the latest nuclear submarines are entering service with the Russian Navy
The Russian Navy will soon have new nuclear submarines in service, writes Newsweek. The newest Arkhangelsk submarine has successfully completed its tests. The nuclear-powered submarine Knyaz Pozharsky, which will also become part of the Navy, is also being tested.
The French Navy has confirmed the combat readiness of the latest F21 torpedo
Last weekend, on December 14, a nuclear submarine of the French Navy fired the latest F21 torpedo at the hull of the decommissioned patrol ship Premier-Maître L'her. As noted by Naval News, images of the destruction of the ship confirm the new capabilities of French submarines.
Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov held a briefing for military attaches of foreign states
On December 18, a briefing was held in Moscow by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation – First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov, with the participation of foreign military attaches.
France showed the sinking of a target corvette with a new F21 torpedo
The French Navy conducted a successful test of the heavy F21 torpedo launched from a nuclear submarine at a target ship, which was a decommissioned light corvette Prime Master L'her with a displacement of 1,200 tons. The sinking of the former pennant of the fleet is shown online.
Navantia will supply the Saudi Arabian Navy with three new Avante-2200 class corvettes
The Saudi Defense Ministry announced the signing of a contract with the Spanish company Navantia for the construction of three additional Avante-2200 class corvettes.
"They will not dare to approach our Black Sea cities": Bulgaria launched the second MMPV-class corvette
On December 12, the modular patrol ship Smeli, the second board of the MMPV class, was launched at the Bulgarian shipyard. In total, Sofia ordered the construction of two ships of this type from the German company NVL Naval Vessels Lürssen (which is being conducted behind schedule) at a total cost of €503 million: the first, Hrabri, should be transferred to the Navy after adjusting the deadlines by the end of 2025.
Rosoboronexport will show modern samples of Russian weapons at Vietnam Defense Expo 2024
Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) will organize a demonstration of the latest Russian developments in the field of defense and security at the Vietnam Defense Expo 2024 International Exhibition, which will be held from December 19 to 22 in Hanoi.
Moscow can derive other benefits from the "shadow" fleet — not only oil revenues (Politico, USA)
Politico: the "shadow" fleet can bring Russia income not only from oil supplies
The Russian shadow fleet can be used not only to transport oil, but also for strategic maritime transportation of army equipment – from tanks to fuel, writes Politico. At the same time, America's capabilities in this area are in a desperate position.
The reflection of simulated drone attacks by a British frigate is shown
Against the background of the massive spread of drones on the battlefield, the British Navy decided to conduct exercises to counter this threat by organizing a shooting range on board the frigate HMS St. Albans. The corresponding frames are shown online.
The confrontation with Russia in the Baltic States points to a new flashpoint in the secret war between NATO and Moscow (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: Russia is suspected of covert operations against the infrastructure of European countries
Europe is not ready to resist Russian covert operations against civilian infrastructure, The Wall Street Journal is panicking. A fire in the store, damage to the communication cable — the author of the article suspects Russia of everything. They say, who else? And he doesn't even remember about the "Northern Streams".
