News of the fleet

The South Koreans launched another FFX type frigate of the second series (Batch II), also known as Daegu. In total, they plan to build eight such ships.

The exercise of the US armed forces Northern Edge 2021 with the participation of 15 thousand troops and 240 different aircraft begins on Monday, May 3, in Alaska. This was announced by the press secretary of the US Department of Defense John Kirby.

According to the agency's interlocutor, the deadline was postponed to at least 2022

The deadline for the delivery of the new ground test training complex (aviation) NITKA in Yeisk - the second Russian ground-based analog of the aircraft carrier-has been postponed to at least 2022 with the start of operation in 2023. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The US Coast Guard cutter "USCGC HAMILTON" (WMSL 753) entered the Georgian port of Batumi on Tuesday. According to the ministry, joint exercises with the Georgian Coast Guard boats were held during the visit.

British Marines practiced landing on a warship using a jetpack created by Gravity Industries. The military believes that the new method can be considered as an alternative to conventional methods of air landing.

The Russian corvette "Pavel Derzhavin" followed the actions of the US Coast Guard patrol ship Hamilton, which was spotted off the coast of Georgia in the Black Sea. On Tuesday, May 4, Interfax reports with reference to satellite images published by the OSINT-1 resource.

The new strategic nuclear submarine of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA) is capable of carrying a missile that can hit targets throughout the United States. This was reported on May 2 by the South China Morning Post, citing military sources.

In the UK, parts of the hull of the promising Type 26 frigate were successfully docked. In the future, such ships will become one of the main combat units of the Royal Navy, and will also serve in the navies of partner countries.

According to the agency's interlocutor in the military-industrial complex, this will happen after a floating dock is delivered there from Russia

Equipped in Tartus in the point of logistics support (PMTO) The Russian Navy ship repair complex in 2022 will receive new opportunities for the repair of ships and submarines after a floating dock is delivered there. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

Located in the Crimea, the cruiser " Moscow "of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) of Russia for the first time fired an anti-ship missile" Vulkan "of the" Basalt " complex, RIA Novosti reports. The corresponding video was published in Telegram.

As reported, on April 30, 2021, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Admiral Lazarev" (former "Frunze", factory number 801) of project 11442, withdrawn from the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, was towed from its long-term parking place to the sediment in Fokino (Abrek Bay of Strelok Bay) for disposal at JSC "30th Ship Repair Plant" (Danube village, Primorsky Krai).

During one of the test launches, the control of the Kalibr-NK cruise missile was lost, which fell into the sea next to the Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate that launched it, says The Drive, commenting on a video posted on YouTube of a "test launch of a cruise missile launch model".

The last nuclear submarine of the Russian Navy, the Project 941 Dmitry Donskoy, which is the largest operational submarine in the world, will last until the full production of fuel in a nuclear reactor, which will happen within the next three to four years, a source in the shipbuilding industry told RIA Novosti.

Two detachments of warships of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) left Vladivostok on a long-distance trip to the Asia-Pacific region, the press service of the fleet reported on Saturday.

Russian shipbuilders held the ceremony of launching the project 12700 mine defense ship "Pyotr Ilyichev". It can be transferred to the customer this year.

France has tested a new M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile. Its carrier is a strategic submarine of the Triomphant type.

The US has warned China that it will strengthen its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region as part of protecting American interests in the world, US President Joe Biden said.

At the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), the launch ceremony of the mine defense ship "Pyotr Ilyichev" of project 12700 was held.

The connection of the ships of the protection of the water area of the Troops and forces in the North-East of Russia (OKVS) has been replenished with another new anti-sabotage boat of the Grachonok project.

An unmanned MQ-8B reconnaissance helicopter crashed into the side of the USS Charleston. The vessel suffered significant damage, but was able to continue its work.