News of the fleet

Fleet forces are returning to their permanent locations

Operational exercises with groups of Baltic Fleet forces have been completed, the fleet said on Monday. "The maneuvers were conducted in the Baltic Sea and at combat training grounds in the Kaliningrad region," the report says.

The latest missile weapons become a means of blackmail

Today, we can state the active attempts of individual countries and military-political blocs, in particular the United States and NATO, to shift the global nuclear missile parity in their direction.

Russia has enough high-precision missiles and bombs for everyone

Yuri Borisov, deputy prime minister of the Russian government, responsible for the military-industrial complex, says that manufacturers of high-precision weapons are working "tirelessly." Every day, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports on the defeat of objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with high-precision weapons. Industry rhythmically supplies products, replenishes the necessary reserves.

The development of the KJ-600 carrier-based long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS) by the designers of the Xi'an Aircraft Manufacturing Association began in 2003 under the code "Y-7 extended-range transport aircraft" (Y-7 tactical transport plane with extended range of flight ).  As part of the test flights of the Y-7 aircraft with a WJ-5E engine and four–bladed propellers (with a radar layout), it was found that when following at a maximum altitude of 8000 m, the flight duration is 10 hours, and the maximum flight range is 4000 km.

A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet entered the Philippine Sea, where it conducts air defense exercises and searches for "enemy" submarines, said Ilya Kolesnikov, head of the press service of the Pacific Fleet.

The French company Naval Group announced the keel laying ceremony of the second of 12 minesweepers ordered under the rMCM project on June 14 in Lanester.

On June 17, 2022 at Jiangnan Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. (as part of the Chinese State Shipbuilding Corporation China State Shipbuilding Corporation - CSSC) on Changxing Island in Shanghai, a ceremony was held for the launching (actually withdrawal from the dry construction dock) of the third Chinese aircraft carrier under construction, named Fujian (Fujian, tail number "18") in honor of the eastern province of the PRC of the same name. The aircraft carrier Fujian, designated as Project 003, will become the largest warship of the PLA Navy.

The Japanese command has sent a flotilla of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces to the Pacific Ocean, which will visit a number of countries, and will also participate in several international exercises, Kyodo reports.

The Russian command is learning lessons from the military campaign in Ukraine, in particular, adjusting plans to replenish the fleet based on the results of its use in the Black Sea. Poland calls for taking into account the experience of the Russian Navy and its conclusions, "despite the fact that this is the Russian fleet."

a 100-megaton nuclear monster. How to stop the Russian torpedo killer

Military columnist Michael Peck, in an article for the National Interest, cites hypothetical ways by which, in his opinion, it is possible to stop the Russian Poseidon torpedo.

The Russian Navy urgently puts on its ships a system designed for operations on land. The reason for this was the latest combat experience. He showed that the main threats to warships are not at all those that were previously considered, and the existing naval air defenses against them are not always suitable. The new air defense cruise missiles do not intercept, and it is not too good against drones of the Bayraktar type.

Rear Admiral Mikhail Chekmasov spoke about the prospects of Russian aircraft carriers

The Admiral Kuznetsov, the only heavy aircraft carrier in the Russian Navy, will return to the fleet after repairs in the first quarter of 2024. About why new aircraft carriers have not appeared in Russia for 30 years and how the domestic military fleet can withstand NATO carrier strike groups (AUG) - in an interview with Gazeta.Ru" said Rear Admiral of the reserve, military expert Mikhail Chekmasov.

The newest naval armament transport "Gennady Dmitriev" of the 20360M project, built at the Vimpel shipbuilding enterprise in Rybinsk, has been sent to Sevastopol for completion. This is reported by the press service of the enterprise.

He told TASS in an interview whether there are orders for Sotalia, how many ships and ships USC plans to deliver by the end of the year and how the state defense order is being carried out in the current conditions.

China has launched its third aircraft carrier. This is a truly colossal achievement, especially considering the state this country was in just forty years ago. How did the Chinese Navy manage to make this breakthrough and what role did the ships created in the USSR play in it?

The maneuvers in the Sea of Japan were the first such long-range exercises of the large destroyer Type 055 of the People's Liberation Army Navy of China, which is named "Lhasa" in honor of the capital of Tibet. According to the Global Times, the United States and Japan are constantly provoking China in the Taiwan Strait.

A group of three of the largest and most effective ships of the Chinese Navy is conducting exercises in the Sea of Japan, the Associated Press (AP) reports.

The shipyards of Kherson may soon start working again. Kherson shipbuilders can start building ships for the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

The construction of the first two (tail numbers 901 and 902) of the nine high-speed missile interceptor boats of the Shaldag Mk.5 (Shaldag Mk V) class ordered for the Philippine Navy has been completed at the Israel Shipyards shipyard.

The Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of Roscosmos) has successfully conducted an experiment on the use of a differential correction and monitoring system (SDCM) in the northern circumpolar regions of Russia, the press service of the holding reported on Thursday.