News of the fleet

The American company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has introduced the Mojave drone for a shortened takeoff and landing. According to FlightGlobal, it will be able to take to the air and land on the ground, sand or deck of an aircraft carrier.

FAR EAST - The corvette "Sharp", built specifically for the Pacific Fleet, began to undergo mooring tests in Vladivostok at the delivery base of the Amur Shipbuilding Plant, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reports.

The Spanish company Navantia announced the launching ceremony of the fifth corvette of the Avante-2200 project, intended for the Saudi Arabian Navy, on December 4 at the San Fernando (Cadiz) enterprise.

The crew settled on the multipurpose patrol ship of the near sea zone of project 20380 "Sharp". He is fully formed and trained.

In the Black Sea, the crew of the newest patrol ship (PC) of the Black Sea Fleet "Sergey Kotov" performed the first artillery firing.

The Iranian military-industrial complex is one of the most closed in the world. At the same time, a number of events have occurred in recent months that significantly complicate its development and the expansion of the capabilities of the Iranian army.

The crew of the ship "Sergey Kotov" carried out test firing from the AK-176 artillery installation, large-caliber ship machine guns and DP-65 anti-sabotage grenade launchers

The crew of the new patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet "Sergey Kotov" conducted the first artillery firing in the Black Sea, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said on Wednesday.

The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is ready to start equipping Russian warships with hypersonic Zircon missiles after receiving a command from the military, Vladimir Korolev, Deputy Director General for Military Shipbuilding and Special Programs of USC JSC, told Interfax on Wednesday.

According to a TASS source, after the repair and modernization of the Project 971 submarines, their arsenal of weapons on board will remain the same - 40 missiles and torpedoes, but it will be expanded at the expense of Kalibr-PL cruise missiles.

The United Shipbuilding Corporation will make a technical project of the promising nuclear destroyer Leader, the head of USC Alexey Rakhmanov told Interfax on Wednesday.

The large amphibious assault ship (BDK) of the Russian Navy "Caesar Kunikov" on Wednesday, having passed the Bosphorus, entered the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This was reported by observers in Istanbul, who published a photo of the ship passing through the strait on December 8.

American boats of the Island type, which were transferred to Ukraine by the United States as part of the provision of logistical assistance, became part of the country's Navy, the Ukrainian defense Ministry reported.

The large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleev of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) has begun the transition from Indonesia to Vladivostok after participating in the ARNEX-2021 exercise, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reports.

The unfinished Talayieh reconnaissance ship of the Iranian Navy capsized in the dry dock of the Bandar Abbas port in the Persian Gulf. The ship partially disappeared under water, as the dock turned out to be dry only in class. As a result of the accident, a serviceman was killed, writes Dambiev.

The successful launch of the Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missile from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate forced US military analysts to take a fresh look at the combat effectiveness of the Russian Navy. Experts predicted a limitation of strike capabilities for the US navy and NATO warships.

The exercises of the marines in the Crimea began with the loading of military equipment on the large landing ships of the Black Sea Fleet "Caesar Kunikov" and "Novocherkassk". This was reported today in the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet.

The Ministry of Defense of India announced on December 5 at the GRSE (Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers) launch ceremony of the main large hydrographic vessel SVL (Survey Vessel Large), designed for the country's Navy.

As noted by the head of the Duma Defense Committee Andrey Kartapolov, giving the president the authority to approve the Naval Ship Charter will return the document to its historical and centuries-old status

The State Duma Committee on Defense recommended that deputies vote for the adoption of a government bill providing for the empowerment of the President of the Russian Federation to approve the Ship Charter of the Russian Navy. This was reported by the press service of the committee on Tuesday.

10 ships of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation were involved in the exercises. The shooting area was declared dangerous for navigation and aviation flights

The Russian corvette Stoyky conducted an exercise in the Baltic Sea with a combat launch of an anti-ship cruise missile at a target simulating a simulated enemy ship, the Russian Baltic Fleet reported on Tuesday.

The frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" and the corvette "Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov" of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) entered the waters of the Sea of Japan to conduct the first combat training events in the new training period, the TOF reports.