News of the fleet
American airliners offered to arm with cruise missiles
In recent years, the US Navy and Air Force have been writing off more and more outdated equipment, and cruise missile carriers are no exception. Just recently, 17 B-1B bombers were "retired", 22 Ticonderoga-type missile cruisers, 28 Arleigh Burke-type Block 1 and Block 2 destroyers are planned to be decommissioned soon. These losses will only be partially compensated by the construction of new ships.
Training was conducted with the crew of the AS-40 TOPH apparatus to rescue the crew of a submarine lying on the ground
A planned exercise of the search and rescue squad of the Pacific Fleet took place in Peter the Great Bay, during which the crew of the AS-40 deep-sea rescue vehicle worked out actions to assist an emergency submarine lying on the ground.
Putin: the level of equipment of the Russian Navy with modern weapons by 2027 should exceed 70%
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the level of equipment of the Russian Navy with modern weapons by 2027 should exceed 70%.
Putin offered to look at the American ship in the Black Sea through binoculars or a sight
Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on the appearance of an American warship in the Black Sea.
Modernization of Type-23 frigates of the Chilean Navy has been completed at the ASMAR shipyard
The Chilean state shipbuilding company ASMAR (Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada) has handed over to the Chilean Navy the third modernized Type-23 frigate, Almirante Condell (FF-05).
Projectiles with wings will increase the combat power of the Russian fleet
Currently, the issue of arming ships with these unmanned vehicles is being worked out. Kamikaze drones, or, as they are officially called, barrage ammunition, will be used to strike ground targets and enemy ships.
Sevmash has launched a series of podcasts about nuclear shipbuilding
The Sevmash Navigator program in podcast format is available to users of Yandex.Music, Spotify and Anchor websites and applications
The manufacturer of nuclear submarines "Borey" and "Ash" has launched a series of podcasts about nuclear shipbuilding "Navigator "Sevmash". This was reported on Friday in the press service of the company.
The Swedish Air Force has revealed plans to supply the Gripen E fighter
The Swedish Air Force Command has announced initial plans to adopt the Gripen E multipurpose fighter developed by Saab and named the first base for the deployment of this type of aircraft.
The Aldar Tsydenzhapov corvette hit surface targets during exercises in Peter the Great Bay
The crew of the Ka-27 helicopter of naval aviation also practiced taking off and landing on the deck of the ship on the move during the exercises
The Pacific Fleet corvette "Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov" destroyed air and surface targets with artillery fire during exercises in Peter the Great Bay (Sea of Japan).
Source: state tests of hypersonic "Zircon" from a surface carrier will begin in November
It is planned to carry out five launches for sea and coastal targets
State tests of the newest hypersonic anti-ship missile "Zircon" from the surface carrier - the frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" - will begin in November this year. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the Russian Defense Ministry.
In Poland, Russia's submarines were evaluated
The submarine forces remain the most important component of the Russian Navy, having an extremely high combat potential, mainly due to the presence of nuclear submarines equipped, in particular, with ballistic missiles, assessed the state of the Russian fleet in the Polish edition of Defence24.
Crews of surface ships of the Baltic Fleet have performed more than 400 combat exercises since the beginning of the year
The crews of the Baltic Fleet ships carried out 430 combat exercises in 2021, including rocket, artillery and torpedo firing, mine laying, depth bombing, anti-mine exercises, the press service of the fleet reported.
The Russian military announced the tracking of the US destroyer with Tomahawks in the Black Sea
The Russian military is monitoring the actions of the USS Porter, which entered the Black Sea on Saturday, the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation reported.
The US destroyer "Porter" entered the Black Sea
The destroyer with guided missile weapons "Porter" of the US Navy entered the Black Sea. The movements of this warship are tracked by the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
Ships of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation conducted an air defense training at the base point
The crews of the large anti-submarine ships Admiral Panteleev and Admiral Tributs of the Pacific Fleet conducted air defense training at their base in Vladivostok, the press service of the fleet reported on Saturday.
In Crimea, the US warned against provocations in the Black Sea after the approach of the destroyer "Porter"
The head of the Crimean Parliament's committee on People's diplomacy and interethnic relations, Yuri Hempel, warned the US authorities against provocations off the coast of Crimea against the background of their destroyers entering the Black Sea.
The Russian Navy frigate Admiral Essen returned to the Black Sea after completing tasks in the Mediterranean
The Russian frigate Admiral Essen, equipped with long-range cruise missiles "Caliber", on Sunday, after an 85-day stay in the Mediterranean, having passed the Bosphorus, returned to the Black Sea, Istanbul observers reported in social networks, publishing photos of its passage through the straits.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on the US destroyer in the Black Sea: Russia is ready to ensure security in the water area itself
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commented on the US sending ships to the Black Sea to "ensure security and stability," RIA Novosti reports.
Unmanned navigation systems will be developed at Innopolis University
The Marine Instrumentation Corporation (KMP) will create a development center at Innopolis University to test systems for unmanned navigation and other tasks. This is reported by TASS.
What damage was received near China by the Connecticut submarine
Specialists of the US Navy base in Guam, examining a nuclear submarine after an accident in the South China Sea, diagnosed damage to the ship's forward ballast tanks. This was reported to USNI by four knowledgeable sources. The submarine's reactor was not damaged. The condition of the torpedo tubes through which the submarine launches all its weapons - including Tomahawk cruise missiles - is not reported.