News of the fleet
The Russian Navy was recognized as "still Soviet"
A significant part of the ship's composition of the Russian Navy (Navy), especially the ocean zone, still remains Soviet, writes Konstantin Sivkov, Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences (RARAN) for information Policy, Doctor of Military Sciences, in the Military-Industrial Courier, assessing the main parade of the Navy held in St. Petersburg in July.
The Black Sea Fleet, the Caspian Flotilla, more than 80 aircraft and helicopters will be involved in the exercises in the Southern Military District from August 9 to September 15
It will be held at 20 polygons
As part of the bilateral battalion tactical exercises of motorized rifle, tank and artillery units of the Southern Military District (SEO), specialists of all branches of the armed forces will perform combat training tasks, the press service of the SEO reported on Sunday.
The salvo with all the ammunition of the strategic submarine was shown on video
30 years ago, in the Barents Sea, the strategic nuclear submarine K-407 (now Novomoskovsk) released the entire ammunition set from the underwater position-16 R-29 Sineva ballistic missiles with an interval of 14 seconds. The operation was called "Behemoth-2" and made a great impression on potential opponents of the Soviet Union (the Americans were able to launch only four missiles from the Ohio submarine in one salvo).
Britain will transfer the decommissioned ships of the Navy to Ukraine
The UK will transfer two decommissioned ships of the Ukrainian Navy to Ukraine. This is stated on the website of the Royal Navy.
The naval strike group of the Pacific Fleet returned to its home base after combat service in the Pacific Ocean
The ship's strike group (KUG) from the formation of ships protecting the water area of the troops and forces in the North-east of Russia returned to its home base after performing combat service tasks in the Pacific Ocean, the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported on Thursday.
Shoigu spoke about the critical situation with the supply of weapons in the spring of 2020 due to COVID-19
A lockdown in Russia in the spring of 2020 due to the coronavirus epidemic threatened to disrupt the supply of weapons and military equipment under the state defense order and for export in the amount of several trillion rubles, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said.
The identity of the person who lost secret documents about the destroyer Defender has been revealed
The Times newspaper on Wednesday, August 4, named a high-ranking employee of the British Ministry of Defense who lost secret documents about the destroyer Defender near a bus stop in Kent.
Factory sea trials of a large diesel-electric submarine of the project 636.3 "Magadan" have been completed"
The factory sea trials of the large diesel-electric submarine of the project 636.3 "Magadan", built at JSC "Admiralty Shipyards" (part of JSC "USC"), have been completed.
The fourth NPL of the "Type-209/1400mod" class has arrived in Egypt"
On August 2, the Egyptian Defense Ministry announced the arrival at the naval base in Alexandria of the fourth and last of the four Type-209/1400mod class NPLs built in Germany.
Rostec has equipped the Admiral frigate with diesel-gas turbine units
The United Engine Corporation of Rostec has delivered another diesel-gas turbine unit (DGTA) M55R to the Severnaya Verf Shipbuilding Plant, which replaced foreign analogues on Russian frigates.
The keel of the 10th Legend-class ship for the US Coast Guard has been laid at the Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard
The Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced the laying of the keel of a large multi-purpose patrol ship (National Security Cutter – NSC) (WMSL-759) "Calhoun" of the Legend class, intended for the US Coast Guard.
India has put its first own aircraft carrier to sea
India has put the first aircraft carrier of its own construction Vikrant to sea for testing. "Pride Day for India: the reincarnated Vikrant set off today for its first sea trials 50 years after its illustrious predecessor played a key role in winning the 1971 war," the Indian Navy command said.
Russian ships conducted firing in the Atlantic as part of the command and staff training of the Northern Fleet
The Northern Fleet has begun to build up the air defense system in the Arctic as part of the exercises
A detachment of Russian warships conducted a comprehensive exercise in the north-eastern part of the Atlantic Ocean during the command and staff training that started, the press service of the Northern Fleet (SF) reported on Wednesday.
Large-scale command and staff training has started in the Northern Fleet
More than 30 ships and submarines and 10 thousand military personnel are involved
More than 30 ships and submarines and 10 thousand servicemen are involved in the command and staff training of the Northern Fleet, which started on Wednesday, the press service of the fleet reported.
The US army has miserably lost the virtual battle for Taiwan
According to the results of working out several scenarios of war games in order to check the combat readiness of the US army units by the Pentagon in October last year, the latter suffered a crushing defeat.
Modernization of German frigates of project 123
On July 30, 2021, the German Federal Defense Procurement Agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) issued contracts to the Swedish group Saab AB for a total of 4.6 billion Swedish kronor (about 450 million euros) for the supply of new electronic weapons for the modernization of four frigates of Project 123 (F123, Brandenburg type) of the German Navy. Deliveries and work, including subsequent technical support, will be carried out from 2021 to 2030.
More than 30 ship crews will show the capabilities of the Caspian Flotilla at the Army Forum"
Also, on August 27-29, more than 15 units of military equipment will be presented at the forum site
The events of the military-technical forum of the Southern Military District "Army" in Kaspiysk (Republic of Dagestan) will include a demonstration of the combat capabilities of the ship group of the Caspian Flotilla. More than 30 crews of ships, vessels and boats will be involved in the demonstration, the press service of the military district told reporters on Tuesday.
Russia is creating a long-range hypersonic long-range missile X-95
The Russian Federation is developing the latest long-range aviation hypersonic missile X-95, said the head of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Vladimir Zarudnitsky.
Canada demands that Iran be held accountable for the attack on the Japanese tanker Mercer Street
Canada condemns Iran's attack on the Mercer Street tanker and demands that Tehran be held accountable, the Canadian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Twitter.
The submarine "Prince Vladimir" headed for the North Sea
The strategic missile submarine "Prince Vladimir" and the frigate "Admiral Kasatonov" complete the passage of the Baltic Straits. They follow all the rules of navigation safety and act strictly in accordance with the norms of international maritime law.
