News of the fleet

The Ministry of Defense has published a video of the launch of Kalibr cruise missiles at Ukrainian military facilities.

"The situation in the Baltic is under control"

Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaak, the new inspector of the German Navy, answered FAZ's questions about the Russian "threat" in the Baltic and the combat capability of German ships.

The American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has an extremely difficult fate. From the moment of its laying in 2009 until its final commissioning at the end of last year, the most expensive warship in history was plagued by setbacks.

The most effective in conducting a military special operation in Ukraine objectively became high-precision Kalibr missiles.

The Ministry of Defense has published a video of a salvo launch of "Calibers" at objects of the armed forces of Ukraine from one of the frigates of the Black Sea Fleet.

Western countries have started sending armored vehicles to Ukraine: Australia has transferred 20 armored personnel carriers, the Czech Republic — a batch of T-72 and BMP-1 from old stocks, Germany is discussing the supply of hundreds of tanks. The UK will not stand aside either. What will come out of this is in the RIA Novosti material.

On April 12, the Russian Ministry of Defense published footage of a salvo launch of Kalibr cruise missiles as part of a special operation to protect Donbass.

The Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle Bayraktar tried to conduct reconnaissance for the ships of the Black Sea Fleet, as well as to find out the location of coastal defensive positions.

However, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the enemy drone was promptly detected off the western coast of the Crimean peninsula.

Experts told how a Russian Navy ship destroyed Bayraktar TB2

The frigate of the Black Sea Fleet "Admiral Essen" destroyed the Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone from the ship's anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) "Calm" off the coast of Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what "Calm" is and how it works.

The tense military-political situation in the modern world makes a direct conflict between Russia and NATO countries, first of all, with the United States as the main fighting force of the alliance, quite real. Director of the Institute of Marine Research Michael Petersen on the page of The Maritime Executive thought about what the strategy of the Russian Navy could be in the current situation.

The remnants of the Azov nationalist regiment, banned in the Russian Federation and recognized as extremist, do not seem to give up hope of getting out of Mariupol, blocked by our troops. In any case, the Kiev regime is doing everything to evacuate the nationalist leaders and foreign mercenaries from there. We tried to do it twice by air - we lost several helicopters. Organized a naval special operation - also missed the target.

The command of the Pakistan Navy has adopted the fourth and last high-speed missile boat of the Azmat class, built at the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW) in Karachi.

The expert explained why Kiev's threats to shoot down Russian Aerospace Forces planes over Tiraspol are impossible

Ukraine will shoot down military and military transport planes of the Russian Federation that will try to get into Transnistria, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how real the threats are.

Experts explained why the US Navy is decommissioning warships

The US Navy has released a list of 24 warships that are planned to be taken off combat duty and decommissioned in 2023. The relevant document of the Navy includes a list of the ships being withdrawn by name with an indication of their index. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the reason for the write-off was.

According to the Pentagon, China plans to increase the size of its navy from about 355 to 460 ships by 2030. At the same time, according to the current budget, the US Navy will be reduced from 298 to 280 pennants by 2027.

On April 8, Russian ships opened fire on the Ukrainian cargo ship Apache, which was trying to enter the port of Mariupol to evacuate the leadership of the Azov battalion, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.

Experts told why AUKUS announced the development of hypersonic weapons

The United States, Great Britain and Australia - members of the AUKUS military partnership, which was established in 2021 - have agreed to cooperate in the development of hypersonic weapons. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what contribution each of the countries can make to hypersonic cooperation and why they need it.

Turkey has ruled out the passage of warships of any countries, including NATO, through the Black Sea Straits into the Black Sea. According to the country's Defense Ministry, Ankara will firmly adhere to the Montreux Convention.

NATO has announced a "transformation" involving a significant increase in the alliance's troops in Eastern Europe. Experts are confident that NATO's reforms will fundamentally reshape the security architecture in Europe and involve Russia and the West in a new arms race. How will Moscow respond to the historic reform of NATO? Does the alliance's initiative mean the risk of a direct clash with Russia?

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed video footage of the launch of Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles from the frigate of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The shooting was carried out in a volley. Judging by the published footage, early in the morning. Four rockets one after another went into the sky and quickly disappeared over the horizon.

As reported, on April 5, 2022, the lead frigate Al-Aziz (tail number "904") of the MEKO 200EN project, built for the Egyptian Navy by the German shipbuilding association thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), from the Keel for the first time, out of four ordered ships.