News of the fleet
Two US patrol boats arrived in Odessa
Two US Island class patrol boats arrived in Odessa. They were delivered by the transport vessel Ocean Grand, which anchored in the Ukrainian port.
Russian Su-27SM3 and Su-30M2 fighters have worked out strikes on ships in the Black Sea
The crews of Su-27SM3 and Su-30M2 fighters from the mixed aviation unit of the Southern Military District (SE) performed training flights over the Black Sea and practiced bombing attacks on the ships of a conditional enemy, said the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet, Captain 2nd rank Alexei Rulev.
The lead nuclear icebreaker "Arctic" has been tested
The main universal nuclear icebreaker of the project 22220 "Arctic" built by the Baltic Plant (part of the USC) entered the waters of the Gulf of Finland to undergo acceptance tests.
Australia is preparing to develop a nuclear fleet
Australia has taken the first step towards creating a nuclear submarine fleet. On November 23, information appeared on the website of the Naval Institute of the US Navy that the United States and Great Britain will share their nuclear power plant technologies for submarines for the first time.
The US cannibalized the Kennedy aircraft carrier for the sake of Gerald R. Ford
The United States cannibalized the aircraft carrier Kennedy under construction in order for another such ship, Gerald R. Ford, to go on a long voyage in 2022, Defense News reports, citing a statement by a representative of the United States Navy and Captain Clay Doss.
The marines of the Baltic Fleet were armed with new AK-12 submachine guns
The marines of the Baltic Fleet have received new AK-12 Kalashnikov assault rifles, the press service of the Baltic Fleet reported on Wednesday.
In the State Duma, in response to the statement of the Romanian Foreign Minister about the "Russian threat", they remind about NATO ships in the Black Sea
Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Andrei Kartapolov, in response to the statement by Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu about the concern about the "Russian threat" on the border with Ukraine and on the Black Sea, recalled that several dozen NATO warships were present in the Black Sea this year.
Source: tests of the Zircon missile from the submarine will resume in 2024 at the Perm nuclear submarine
If the submarine is not ready for the launches of the Zircon in 2024, they will resume in the first half of 2025, the agency interlocutor noted
Flight design tests (LKI) of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" from an underwater carrier after two successful test launches will resume in 2024 on the Perm nuclear submarine of project 885M (code "Ash-M") of a modified design. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
American warship again passed through the Taiwan Strait - US Navy
The US Navy reported that on Tuesday, the American destroyer Milius with Arleigh Burke-class guided missiles made a passage through the Taiwan Strait.
The first Russia-ASEAN naval exercises will be held from December 1 to 3
They will be held in Indonesia
The first-ever naval exercises of Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be held from December 1 to 3 this year in Indonesia. This was announced to the TASS correspondent on Tuesday by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to ASEAN, Alexander Ivanov.
The British Foreign Ministry has published an agreement on a loan of 1.7 billion pounds for the modernization of the Ukrainian Navy
The British Foreign Ministry has published the full text of the framework agreement on granting Ukraine a loan of 1.7 billion pounds to finance contracts for the purchase of weapons and the construction of fleet infrastructure, RIA Novosti reports.
The British Navy will receive an additional 12 small-sized RQ-20 "Puma" UAVs
The British Navy will receive an additional 12 small-sized RQ-20 "Puma" UAVs from AeroVironment to equip main-class warships.
The Indian Navy adopted the lead destroyer as part of the Project-15B program
On November 21, the Ministry of Defense of India announced the ceremony of the adoption of the Indian Navy's lead destroyer URO (D66) Visakhapatnam, built under the Project-15B program, at the Mumbai Naval Base.
In December, the first-ever exercises of the Russian Navy and the ASEAN countries will be held
The first-ever naval exercises of Russia and the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be held on December 1-3 in the area of North Sumatra in Indonesia. This was stated on November 23 by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to ASEAN, Alexander Ivanov.
Two Island-type patrol boats were delivered by sea from the USA to Ukraine
Two Island-type patrol boats arrived on November 23 from the United States to Ukraine, soon they will provide maritime security in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the Ukrainian Navy.
The christening ceremony of the 13th EPF landing ship took place at the Austal USA shipyard
At the Austal USA company's facility in Mobile (Alabama), the baptism ceremony of the EPF (Expeditionary Fast Transport) high-speed expeditionary transport of the "Sperhid" class, intended for the US Navy Maritime Transportation Command, took place.
The timing of the first launches of the "Zircon" from the board of a regular underwater carrier has been announced
In 2024, Russia may conduct the first launches of the newest hypersonic missile "Zircon" from aboard the submarine "Perm". Earlier it became known that she will be a full-time carrier of the hypersonic complex.
The Veliky Novgorod submarine conducted mine laying exercises in the Black Sea
The crew of the Russian submarine Veliky Novgorod carried out the laying of mines as part of tactical exercises in the Black Sea, writes Argumenti.ru with reference to the press service of the Southern Military District.
The British put up a barrier against Russian submariners in the F-35 drop zone
The recent disaster in the Mediterranean of the 5th generation F-35 fighter jet, which took off from the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, caused serious concern in London.
The US has named five new ways to destroy an aircraft carrier
There are five new ways to destroy an aircraft carrier, writes 19FortyFive. The publication from the USA notes that the aircraft carrier can be tried to sink by traditional means, for example, with the help of torpedoes and ballistic missiles. However, in the future, according to the publication, these ships will face new threats. 19FortyFive calls them.