News of the fleet

On June 11, 2024 in Zelenodolsk at JSC Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky (the enterprise is part of JSC Shipbuilding Corporation Ak Bars group of companies JSC Holding Company Ak Bars) A solemn ceremony of launching the Stavropol small rocket ship project 21631 (code Buyan-M; developer Zelenodolsk Design Bureau JSC), which is under construction for the Russian Navy, took place with the factory number 642. This is the twelfth, and probably the last in a series of small rocket ship project 21631.

The twelfth representative of the 21631 Buyan-M series will be sent to the Baltic Fleet

The Stavropol small rocket ship will be sent to the Baltic Fleet, sources told Izvestia. This is the twelfth ship of the Buyan-M project 21631. The small-sized MRCS carry eight Kalibr cruise missiles on board. According to experts, these ships have performed well in relatively closed waters such as the Baltic and Black Seas.

The Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region accepted the claim of the Moscow LLC "Domestic Systems and Technologies" (OST) against PJSC "Shipbuilding Plant "Severnaya Verf" for 267.2 million rubles (including interest). According to Delovoy Peterburg, the first meeting is scheduled for June 19.

CBS News: US Navy ships will monitor the exercises of the Russian fleet off Cuba

The U.S. Navy will monitor Russian ships heading to the port of Havana, CBS News reports. At the same time, according to American officials, Washington does not see a threat in the upcoming exercises in the Caribbean.

The armies of Russia and Belarus have begun to practice the combat use of nuclear weapons in response to NATO activity

The exercises of non-strategic nuclear forces should demonstrate determination and psychological readiness to use such weapons if the situation requires it, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. On June 11, the second stage of the maneuvers started.

iDNES: Washington accused Moscow of reviving the specter of the Caribbean crisis

Russia has sent warships and nuclear submarines to the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Cuba, iDNES writes. Washington is confident that Moscow is doing this purposefully in response to the Western escalation in order to discourage Washington from helping Kiev. America will closely monitor the Russians' "visit" to Cuba.

Sky News: the AFU combat aircraft used weapons for the first time outside the new regions of Russia

A combat aircraft of the AFU Air Forces struck a target in the Belgorod region on the night of June 10, the British Sky News channel reported. This was the first case of Ukraine using combat aircraft against targets outside the new regions of Russia and Crimea. Is it true that the combat capabilities of the Ukrainian Air Force are growing, and how the situation may develop in the future - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

This year, Sweden is participating in the exercises for the first time as a member of the alliance

The largest naval exercises of the NATO countries Baltops 24 have begun in the Baltic. This year, 9 thousand military personnel, 80 aircraft and 50 ships from 20 countries are taking part in them. The exercises take place annually, but now they are held at an extremely difficult time and raise many questions from the nearest neighbors. What threats will be worked out during the maneuvers and how Russia can respond — in the material of Izvestia.

On June 3, 2024, the German shipbuilding company Peene Werft of the NVL Group shipbuilding association in Wolgast hosted the official laying ceremony for the German fleet of the lead frigate F 227 Niedersachsen of the new project 126 (F126) of the six planned for construction. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius attended the groundbreaking ceremony. The ceremony of the first steel cutting for the lead ship was held there on December 5, 2023.

The strike capabilities of the Baltic Fleet in 2024 will be increased by the arrival of three small missile ships. This was reported to TASS by a source in the shipbuilding industry.

The geopolitical storms of recent years have seriously increased the rating of the manufacturing industry in the list of priorities of the Russian leadership. As a result, Denis Manturov, who headed the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, also became deputy prime Minister in 2022, and in May of this year, when forming the updated government, he was appointed the first deputy head of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Participants and visitors of the International Naval Salon "Fleet-2024", which will be held from June 19 to 23 in Kronstadt at the Congress and Exhibition Center in the Island of Forts Park, will see the Varshavyanka and Lada submarines, the Buyan-M and Karakurt small missile ships", as well as launchers of the Bal and Bastion coastal missile systems. This was announced on Thursday, June 6, by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Medvedev supported the idea of transferring Russian weapons to those who consider the United States to be enemies

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that if Ukraine is allowed to hit the Russian Federation with long-range Western weapons, Moscow will respond in the same way: it will supply its long-range weapons to forces that will strike countries that have given permission to attack the Russian Federation. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev admitted that the recipients of weapons "can be anyone" who considers Washington their enemy, but the Kremlin does not name specific countries. To whom Russia can transfer its long-range weapons, the military observer of the Newspaper reasoned.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The repulse of attacks will be directed from the control points of the anti-ship defense

Anti-ship protection control points are being created in the naval bases of the Russian Navy. They will be used to control the repulse of attacks by air and sea drones. Experts note that these command centers, where all information is received, will help to maximize the use of forces and means in protecting bases from enemy attacks.

Its concept is based on the trimaran design, which, according to the developer, will ensure high speeds of the platform while maintaining the stability of the side. The ship will be controlled remotely; part of the operations will be delegated to AI algorithms.

NATO's largest naval exercise Baltops 24 has begun in the Baltic Sea

On June 5, NATO's largest naval exercise Baltops 24 began in the Baltic Sea. More than 50 ships and 9 thousand soldiers were involved in them. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok believes that these annual exercises are different from the previous ones, since a year after the "counteroffensive" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the alliance had to think about the correctness of its views on combat and operational training.

Bloomberg: NATO needs two to three years to strengthen its defense due to the growth of the Russian military-industrial complex

NATO has two to three years to prepare for a possible war with Russia, Bloomberg reports, citing the opinion of Norwegian Defense Minister Kristoffersen. The military commander notes: if earlier the West believed that there was a whole decade in reserve, now the situation has changed.

MO: calculations of the "Bastions" of the Black Sea Fleet hit the ground targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The "Bastions" of the Black Sea Fleet hit the ground targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which were discovered during combat duty, the Russian Defense Ministry said. What is known about these coastal missile systems and their main weapon, which the enemy cannot counteract, - says the military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

A Type-055 class destroyer (according to the NATO Renhai classification) was launched at the Dalian Shipbuilding shipyard.

Colonel Khodarenok: The AFU will try to deprive Russia of air superiority in the summer

Last week, one by one, the Western allies allowed Kiev to launch long-range missile strikes deep into Russian territory. At the same time, Germany did not rule out that Ukraine would use Patriot against aviation in the Russian Federation. The military observer of the Gazeta figured out what goals the Armed Forces of Ukraine will pursue in the upcoming summer campaign.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.