News of the fleet

FP: NATO is not capable of countering Russia's military potential in the Arctic

Despite the accession of Finland and Sweden, NATO lacks a strong defense presence in the north, writes FP. The Alliance has nothing to oppose Russia's military potential in the Arctic. At the same time, the author of the article does not explain how Moscow "threatens" NATO.

On April 2, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the situation center of the Russian Ministry of Defense under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

The Russian armed forces used hypersonic Zircon missiles during strikes on Ukrainian targets last week. This was announced by the Russian Defense Ministry on March 30. TASS is about a weapon that is almost impossible to evade.

Finnish MP Toveri: in the Arctic, Russia is militarily stronger than the West

In the Arctic, Russia is stronger than the West, Finnish MP Pekka Toveri said in an interview with The Sun. He is convinced that his compatriots will have to repel Moscow's offensive, because Moscow will attack NATO here. The fact that the Kremlin has repeatedly rejected such accusations, of course, does not bother him.

Colonel Khodarenok: in the spring, the AFU will focus on strikes against fuel and energy facilities and ships of the Black Sea Fleet

The pace of the Russian Armed Forces offensive in Ukraine in 2024 has increased significantly, according to not only Ukrainian experts, but also the American Institute for the Study of War. He also reports on the depletion of the stock of Ukrainian air defense missiles, which not only reduces Kiev's ability to defend the rear, but also gives the Russian Federation more opportunities for large-scale air operations. The military observer of Gazeta analyzed how the operational and strategic situation will develop and what Moscow and Kiev will focus on in the spring-summer campaign.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

In December 2023, the Dutch company Damen announced the signing of a contract with the Portuguese Navy for the design, construction and equipping of a new type of ship called the multifunctional naval platform (PNM), which is formally classified as a civilian vessel.

On March 27, the launching ceremony of the third (of four ordered for the Brazilian Navy) took place at the Itaguai Naval Shipyard The Riachuelo class NAPL (a modified version of the Scorpen NAPL).

On March 27, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Admiralty Shipyards JSC (as part of United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC - USC) hosted an official ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Sergey Bavilin autonomous deep-sea vehicle under construction of project 18200 (code "Voskhod"), designed by JSC SPMBM Malachite USC. The construction of the device has been underway since 2022 and its durable titanium alloy body is already ready.

The Italian shipbuilding association Fincantieri announced that on March 28, 2024, it signed a contract with the Indonesian Ministry of Defense in the amount of 1.18 billion euros for the supply of two "multipurpose patrol ships" of the Italian Pattugliatore Polivalente d'altura (PPA) type for the Indonesian Navy, which are actually quite large multipurpose frigates.

Al Jazeera: former adviser to the French Foreign Ministry said that Paris does not have money for the army

France plans to accelerate the production of weapons as soon as possible, Al Jazeera reports. However, there is an opinion that Paris does not have enough funds to develop its defense potential. And the image of the French army is just a fake, divorced from reality.

Ukrainian propaganda has long stopped broadcasting that Russia is about to run out of all missiles and attack drones. Moreover, recently Kiev's talking heads have changed their rhetoric to the opposite, harping on the growing production of high-precision long-range weapons by Russian military-industrial complex enterprises and the threats of new strikes, including deep into the territory of Ukraine.

Nikolay Volobuev, Deputy General Director of Rostec State Corporation, held the first meeting of the Supervisory Board of the advanced microwave electronics engineering School. The Microwave Electronics Laboratory was established on the basis of MIREA, the Russian University of Technology, as part of the federal project "Advanced Engineering Schools" with the support of Rostec State Corporation.

Analysts: The Pentagon is decommissioning more ships than it puts into service

The American Navy faced financial constraints. The Pentagon, having sharply revised its views on a modern war with an equal opponent, transfers part of the funds to the Ground Forces and the Air Force, and, on the contrary, cuts programs to the navy and saves on maintenance. About what is happening and what it will lead to — in the material of RIA Novosti.

FAB-3000 superheavy bombs will allow the Russian army to solve new tasks in the area of its defense

Mass production of three-ton FAB-3000 high-explosive bombs, which were previously used against militant fortifications in Afghanistan, has resumed in Russia. Less powerful ammunition of this family helped the Russian army to liberate Avdiivka. The modernization of the FABS by the planning and correction module has changed the balance of forces on the line of contact. Why did the front need even larger bombs, which are second only to nuclear tactical charges in power?

The A-222 self-propelled guns are capable of effectively hitting motorboats, speedboats and amphibious forces

The Dnieper flotilla will be reinforced with coastal artillery and marines. 130-mm self-propelled artillery installations A-222 "Bereg" will appear as part of the newly formed association, sources in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told Izvestia.

Naval Group announced the cutting ceremony of the first steel for the durable hull of the third generation SNLE 3G (Sous-marin Nucleaire Lanceur d'ENGINS de 3e Generation), which took place on March 20 at the shipyard in Cherbourg.

France has launched a program to build a series of nuclear submarines of the next, 3rd generation, which in the future should replace the strategic submarines of the Triomphant class in service. Steel cutting for the first submarine took place on March 20 at the Naval Group shipyard in Cherbourg (Normandy).

On March 20, 2024, in the arsenal of the French shipbuilding association Naval Group in Cherbourg, the ceremony of the first steel cutting and the start of construction of the lead French nuclear missile submarine of the new ("third") generation under the SNLE 3G program (Sous-marins nucleaires lanceurs d'engins de troisième génération) took place. As part of this program, it is planned to build four new nuclear missile submarines (SSBMS) to replace the four Triomphant-type SSBMS currently in the French Navy, which were commissioned from 1997 to 2010. It is assumed that the new type of head-mounted SSB will be commissioned in 2035, after which the subsequent ones will be transferred to the French navy with an interval of five years.

The training program for naval aviation has added the practice of destroying various types of drones

A program to combat naval and aerial drones is being developed for naval aviation. Pilots will be taught to detect UAVs flying over the sea and destroy them with missiles and aircraft cannon fire, sources told Izvestia in the Russian Defense Ministry.

The reconstruction of the Dnieper Flotilla will give Russia access to the right bank of the river

The Dnieper River Flotilla and a brigade of river boats have been formed in Russia. This was stated by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. At one time, such a flotilla made a great contribution to the victory in the Great Patriotic War. Its reconstruction is called a significant factor for victory in the SVO, since access to the right bank of the Dnieper can bring down the enemy's defenses.