News of the fleet

The guard ship "Intrepid" went to the Baltic Sea for testing after repairs

The patrol ship (TFR) "Undaunted" of project 11540 "Hawk" has entered the Baltic Sea for testing. The vessel underwent repair and modernization at the Baltic Shipyard "Yantar", which is part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC). This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the plant.

The British Navy told about tracking the activity of Russian Navy ships

The ships of the Naval Forces (Navy) of Great Britain, with the support of the allies, tracked the actions of the Russian Navy. This was reported on Twitter by the British Navy.

Tests of the upgraded patrol ship project 11540 "Intrepid" have begun. It was equipped with new digital control systems that significantly increase combat capabilities.

Crews of Russian missile cruisers recorded NATO frigates that tried to conduct electronic reconnaissance of Russian ships in the Mediterranean Sea. This was reported to RIA Novosti on February 16 by an informed source.

Vice Admiral Paul Thomas, Deputy Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, and Andres Duran Aro, Ambassador of Uruguay to the United States, signed documents on the transfer of ownership rights to three Protector-class patrol boats to Uruguay.

The Greek parliament voted for the bill "On strengthening the country's defense capability", which approves the acquisition from France of six Rafale fighters, three Belharra-class frigates, as well as torpedoes for submarines.

A naval battle with a conditional enemy was conducted by two corvettes of the Pacific Fleet in the Sea of Okhotsk as part of planned exercises, the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) for the Pacific Fleet reported.

Russia is developing a monstrous 72-meter submarine, invisible to radar. Its displacement is 1300 tons. The new submarine is suitable for coastal protection and can be quickly put on alert.

More than 140 warships and 1,000 units of military equipment were involved in a series of exercises of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Philippine agency PNA, with reference to the country's Defense Minister Delphine Lorenzana, reported on the expected delivery in the near future of the first two of the nine high-speed missile interceptor boats FAIC-M (Shaldag Mk.5 class) ordered by Israel Shipyards Ltd.

The United States seeks to challenge Russia's legitimate rights in the Arctic, to gain unhindered access to the resources of the region and the Northern Sea Route, for this Washington has adopted Arctic military strategies, said Mikhail Popov, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

The Chinese have begun testing an inconspicuous ship similar to the famous American destroyer Zumwalt. According to experts, we may be talking about a technology demonstrator.

The maneuvers are aimed at increasing the level of combat training of military personnel

The operational and tactical aviation of the Air Force and Air Defense Association of the Southern Military District (SE), together with the naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet, will conduct exercises during which they will work out the destruction of naval targets in the Black Sea. This was reported to journalists on Tuesday in the press service of the Southern Federal District.

The ships of the Black Sea Fleet conducted tactical maneuvers as part of the exercises and destroyed the submarine of a conditional enemy with the help of artillery combat. This was announced on Monday, February 15, by the press service of the World Cup.

More than 30 warships of various classes take part in the exercises

The crews of the ships of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) during the exercises in the Black Sea practiced conducting naval artillery combat, search and destruction of a submarine of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said.

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi expressed concern about Russia's ongoing military exercises in the Seas of Japan and Okhotsk and stressed that Tokyo regards this as "a demonstration of Russia's military capabilities both in the west and in the east against the backdrop of the difficult situation in Ukraine."

Fincantieri Company announced the technical launching of the multipurpose patrol ship of the coastal zone PPA - P434 "Giovanni delle Bande Nere" on February 12 at the enterprise in Riva Trigoso (Genoa).

Exercises involving 20 ships and vessels of the Northern Fleet have begun in the Barents Sea. According to the press service of the Northern Fleet, surface ships, submarines, boats and support vessels left their permanent bases and made the transition to designated areas.

Metal cutting for the fourth and fifth diesel-electric submarines of Project 677 Lada has begun at the Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg. Today, on February 15, the press service of the enterprise reported about it. The contract for the construction of this pair of submarines was signed with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in June 2019 as part of the Army forum.

Small anti-submarine ships of the Baltic Fleet repelled an air raid of a simulated enemy with artillery during the exercise, the information support department of the Baltic Fleet's press service told reporters.