News of the fleet

The whole military era went down with the cruiser "Moscow"

An American military expert writes in The Atlantic that the Ukrainian conflict forces the United States to take a new look at the war. The states are lagging behind, it is necessary to invest in new technologies and rather create an "army of tomorrow," he writes.

The AN/BQQ-10 intracorporeal nose sonar complex (GAC) of the American nuclear submarine Connecticut of the Seawolf type, which collided with a previously unknown seamount in the South China Sea, failed. This is reported by The Drive with reference to the report on the incident.

As reported, on May 25, 2022 at JSC "Vimpel Shipbuilding Plant" in Rybinsk (Yaroslavl region) The launching ceremony of the small hydrographic vessel "Yakov Lapushkin" of project 19910 (factory number 01802), under construction for the Russian Navy, took place. The vessel was launched in a high degree of readiness.

Modernization project in Canada of two frigates "Te Mana" (Te Mana) and "Te Kaha" (Te Kaha) of the class "Meko" A-200ANZ ("Anzac") The New Zealand Navy was almost one and a half times higher than the initial estimate and dragged on for more than four years.

Six foreign vessels are not leaving Mariupol, although the Russian military has eliminated the mine danger in the water area of the port, said the head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev.

How sea complexes are tested

Marine underwater weapons (MPO) have always served as one of the main shock and defensive means of the Russian Navy. And it continues to play an extremely important role in ensuring the combat stability of the naval strategic nuclear forces of our country.

The issue of the ship's home port is being resolved

The training ship, which will be built by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, will be named "Mercury" in honor of the legendary brig of the first half of the XIX century, the governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev told reporters on Thursday.

As reported by the Israeli web resource israelhayom.co.il and colleague olegranovsky, the Israeli Ministry of Defense, without publicity, ordered two new landing ships ("Nahatot") designated as LSV (Logistic Support Vessel) for the Israeli navy in the United States. Presumably, we are talking about ships similar to the General Frank S. Besson-type LSV amphibious assault ships belonging to the US Army.

On October 2, 2021, the Seawolf-class nuclear attack submarine of the US Navy, USS Connecticut, while performing a mission in the waters of the South China Sea, was damaged as a result of a collision with an unknown object. 11 members of the submarine crew were injured. But the submarine's nuclear power plant was allegedly not damaged.

China is doing everything to prevent the US Navy from conducting effective combat operations, in case of their occurrence. in the western Pacific Ocean and especially in the South China Sea. To do this, Beijing is steadily increasing its anti-submarine potential.

The Russian military said that the port of Mariupol began to operate normally. The official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov said at a briefing on Wednesday that the measures for demining and demilitarization of the seaport have been completed.

The crew paid special attention to the detection of underwater targets at long distances

The crew of the guard ship of the Baltic Fleet "Intrepid", undergoing sea trials in the sea ranges of the Baltic Fleet, checked the operability and effectiveness of the ship's sonar system, the press service of the fleet reported on Wednesday.

In total, he performed more than 10 combat exercises, towed and float shields became targets for him

The patrol ship of the Baltic Fleet "Yaroslav the Wise" performed artillery firing on surface targets during exercises at sea, the press service of the fleet reported on Wednesday.

TASS has no official information on this

The forces and means of the Mediterranean Squadron of the Russian Navy, which mainly includes ships and vessels of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet), monitor NATO exercises in the Mediterranean Sea "Neptune Shield - 2022" with the participation of the American aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman. This was reported to TASS on Wednesday by a source in the naval sphere.

Last week, China commissioned the world's first 88-meter semi-autonomous Zhu Hai Yun drone ship, capable of transporting and launching unmanned vehicles of various classes, and then controlling their actions.

As reported by JSC Admiralty Shipyards (part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC), on May 21, 2022, the ice-resistant self-propelled platform "North Pole" of the project built at this enterprise in St. Petersburg for the Federal Service of Russia for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet) entered factory sea trials for the first time. 00903 (factory number 02404).

As reported, on May 21, 2022, the Mercury corvette of the modified project 20380 (factory number 1007, originally called "Zealous"), built for the Russian Navy in St. Petersburg at PJSC "Shipbuilding Plant "Severnaya Verf" (as part of JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation"), entered the factory sea trials in the Baltic Sea for the first time").

US and NATO warships need to return to the Black Sea, so Joe Biden must convince Erdogan to open the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits, closed after the start of the conflict in Ukraine. Seth Cropsey, a former assistant Secretary of Defense in the Reagan and Bush Sr. administrations, came to this opinion in his article for The Hill newspaper.

Taipei has another reason to worry. The fact is that Chinese marines are practicing landing on the coast of Taiwan during naval exercises.

The shipyard "Severnaya Verf" continues construction of a series of fishing trawlers-processors of project 170701 for the holding NOREBO. According to the press service of the enterprise, the fifth trawler of the series has already received the main engine.