News of the fleet

Ex-GRU officer Khaev said that the APU missiles cannot reach the Crimean Bridge

The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine and the Office of the Ukrainian President announced their desire to destroy the Crimean Bridge, but at the same time noted that this is impossible. Why - understood "Газета.Ru ".

Rostec United Engine Corporation has developed the first Russian GTA-8 power plant for offshore production platforms. The unit is resistant to extreme conditions: salt water, storms and negative temperatures. The first installations will provide power supply to the Arctic ice-resistant platform "Kamennomysskoye-Sea" off the coast of Yamal.

Ankara is maneuvering between Brussels and Moscow

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu's statement that Ankara sees no problems in the continuation of tourist traffic from Russia, including visits by Russian businessmen, is based on Ankara's pragmatism.

The Chinese Navy will soon receive a new hypersonic anti-ship missile YJ-21, which was tested recently. According to the Hong Kong newspaper The South China Morning Post, the appearance of this missile will provide the advantage of the PLA Navy in the Asia-Pacific region.

"Calibres" and "Iskanders" successfully hit enemy strongholds on the front line and in the near rear

On Friday, April 22, rocket troops and Aerospace Forces of Russia continued to strike at military facilities of Ukraine. In particular, the S-300 and Buk-M1 anti-aircraft complexes, two control points, armored vehicles, vehicles, artillery positions were hit.

Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: one crew member was killed on the cruiser "Moscow", 27 were missing

The Russian Defense Ministry first reported losses due to the incident with the cruiser "Moscow", the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet. She sank on April 14, having received serious damage due to a fire and ammunition exploding on board. They tried to save the ship to the last, but it failed because of the storm. Ukraine claims that the APU shot down the cruiser with missiles, Russia did not confirm this information.

The Pentagon reported that the US Navy will not conduct operations in the Black Sea

The US Navy refused to participate in operations in the Black Sea. At the same time, Turkey had previously closed the Bosphorus Strait for the passage of warships, which deprived Washington of the opportunity to conduct any maneuvers in the water area. What is the reason for this ban and what it will lead to - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

How the US Navy intends to defeat the Chinese and Russian air defenses

The command of the US Navy conducted a very important evaluation of the project to create a new generation jammer, writes National Interest. The AN/ALQ-249 electronic jamming station manufactured by Raytheon will become the most important element of the US Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft in countering modern Russian and Chinese-made S-400 and HQ-9 anti-aircraft missile systems.

In the recently published budget of the US Navy for 2023, there is no funding item for the sensational LDUUV project to develop an unmanned underwater vehicle of large displacement Snakehead.

The Russian nuclear icebreaker Ural of project 22220 of the Arctic type will be commissioned by the end of 2022. This was announced by the Deputy head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Alexey Besprozvannykh during a speech at the Federation Council, RIA Novosti reports.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense for Procurement and MTO Andrew Hunter held a secret meeting with the leadership of eight major American defense companies at the Pentagon on April 13.

In 2022, a 30-year shipbuilding plan of the US Navy was presented, according to which the US Navy should decommission two Independence-class coastal warships - USS Jackson (LCS-6) and USS Montgomery (LCS-8). According to the plan, the withdrawal of the ships is planned to be carried out in 2024. Interestingly, the USS Jackson (LCS-6) was commissioned in 2015, and the USS Montgomery (LCS-8) – in 2016. Both ships were built by Austal USA.

The crew of the Baltic Fleet patrol ship "Undaunted" carried out combat missile firing in the naval ranges of the fleet off the coast of the Kaliningrad region as part of the tests.

Speaking to journalists of the Belarus 1 TV channel on April 18, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich said that the republic's army is preparing to respond to a possible provocation from neighboring Western countries.

In the Chinese province of Shandong, a giant radar was built aimed towards Japan, which allows you to observe the launches of ballistic missiles, says the American edition of Defense News, referring to satellite images obtained in February by Maxar Technologies.

Today, the main manufacturers of high-precision missiles, including Kalibr missiles, are contracted by the Ministry of Defense with orders for the supply of high-precision weapons until 2030, and some until 2033. Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, who oversees the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation, said this in an interview with RT.

Military expert Dmitry Kornev — how Russia will be able to strengthen the western borders in the event of Sweden and Finland joining NATO

Since March 2022, discussions have been going on in Finland and Sweden about renouncing neutral status and joining the North Atlantic Alliance. On April 11, The Times newspaper reported, citing sources, that both states intend to apply this summer.

Russia believes that NATO creates a "risk of unintended clashes" in the Arctic region

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that NATO's activity in the Arctic could lead to "the risk of unintended collisions." This is how Moscow reacted to the NATO exercise Cold Response 2022 ("Cold Response"), the naval part of which was held in the Norwegian Sea. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the specifics of the Arctic confrontation between Russia and NATO.

In the document of the British Military command of 2021, the Coastal Response Group ( LRG, Littoral Response Group; hereinafter referred to as the PGR ) is defined as "specialized forces [in the structure of the British Navy] assigned to a geographical area, which includes special ships, boats and helicopters".

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: the cruiser "Moscow" sank while being towed to the destination port

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the missile cruiser "Moscow" sank. According to the ministry, this happened during towing to the port in a storm - due to hull damage caused by fires from detonation of ammunition. His crew was evacuated to the ships of the Black Sea Fleet located in the area.