News of the fleet
The export failure of Turkish shipbuilding
In March 2020, the Indian shipbuilding company Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) signed a contract with the Turkish shipbuilding consortium TAIS for the design and construction of five Fleet Support Vessel (FSV) ships with a displacement of 44,000 tons for the Indian Navy.
Footage of tests of a prototype underwater drone developed for the US Navy is shown
The conflict in Ukraine has shown great importance in modern military campaigns of unmanned vehicles of various types and purposes. We are talking primarily about the reconnaissance and combat use of UAVs. But it is obvious that the role in the battles of the future will also increase for land, sea, including underwater drones.
The Ukrainian Navy has commissioned two former Estonian patrol boats
The Naval Forces of Ukraine reported that on May 2, 2024, a ceremony was held for the commissioning of two small patrol boats transferred by Estonia as military assistance. These are the boats P 01 Roland and P 02 Risto, previously part of the Estonian fleet, built according to the Patrol 18 WP project by the Estonian shipbuilding company Baltic Workboats AS (BWB) in Nasva on the island of Saaremaa (Ezel), which have now received new Ukrainian names P 182 "Irpin" and P 183 "Reni".
The third Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian left the shipyard in Shanghai and went to sea for sea trials for the first time
The third Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian has left the Jiangnan Shipbuilding shipyard in Shanghai and put to sea for the first time to undergo sea trials. This is reported by the Chinese news agency Xinhua.
"Squeeze NATO out of the Arctic." What will Russian heavy cruisers be armed with?
The nuclear-powered cruiser Peter the Great was launched 35 years ago
This pennant still remains the largest in the combat formation of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy. Thirty-five years ago, on April 29, 1989, Soviet shipbuilders launched the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Yuri Andropov, which became Peter the Great after the collapse of the USSR. And they are in no hurry to write it off. Moreover, the ship should receive new weapons that expand its tactical capabilities. About the future of the flagship — in the material of RIA Novosti.
The special marine vessel "Nikolay Kamov" of project 14400 was launched
PJSC Ship Repair and Shipbuilding Corporation (SSK) announced that on April 24, 2024 at its shipyard in Gorodets (Nizhny Novgorod region) The launch of a special marine vessel (training helicopter ship) of project 14400 with the factory number 1440, named "Nikolai Kamov", which has been under construction for a long time, took place. It is stated that the delivery of the vessel is now scheduled for the end of 2024.
A new Sukhona floating dock was laid on Sevmash
On Friday, April 26, Sevmash laid a new floating dock Sukhona project 02122. According to the press service of the enterprise, the event was attended by the management of the shipyard, Sevmash-Shelf, Almaz design Bureau and the Arkhangelsk branch of the Russian Maritime Register.
First in class: Helicopter training ship launched
Crews will have the opportunity to practice flights as close as possible to the conditions of sea rolling
The marine special vessel of the project 14400 Nikolai Kamov will become part of the Navy by the end of the year, sources told Izvestia.
It became known when Ukraine will be ready for a new counteroffensive (The Economist, UK)
Economist: Ukraine will need three years to prepare a new counteroffensive
Ukraine will need time until 2026 or 2027 to launch a new counteroffensive, writes The Economist. At the same time, the breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine can happen only if the large-scale support of the West is maintained and strengthened, the newspaper notes, adding that "there is no certainty about this."
The first Chinese-built submarine for Pakistan has been launched
It was reported that on April 26, 2024, in Wuhan (China), the Wuhan Shuangliu shipbuilding enterprise of the Chinese association Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co., Ltd (WSIG, as part of the Chinese state Shipbuilding Corporation China State Shipbuilding Corporation - CSSC) launched the first built there for the Pakistan Navy the large non-nuclear submarine Hangor of the Chinese export project S20.
The border patrol ship Kavkaz of project 10410 was launched
As reported, on April 27, 2024, PJSC Almaz Shipbuilding Company in St. Petersburg traditionally launched the border patrol ship of the 3rd rank Kavkaz, a modified project 10410 (code "Firefly") with the alleged factory number 317, which is under construction for the Border Service of the FSB of Russia, without publicity.
Burn posts: Russia is developing a new series of floating drones
They will be useful in the destruction of bridges, crossings and dams, including on the Dnieper, experts are sure
A new line of attack floating drones is being developed in Russia, sources told Izvestia in the Russian Defense Ministry. They are designed to destroy bridges, pontoon crossings, dams and hydroelectric power plants.
The control system and engine room of the main crane were manufactured for the icebreaker Viktor Chernomyrdin
On Tuesday, April 23, the St. Petersburg enterprise Izhorskiye Gidrosistemy shipped the control system and engine room of the main crane designed for the icebreaker Viktor Chernomyrdin of project 22600, built at Admiralty Shipyards, manufactured at its own facilities.
The media learned about the imminent change of the leadership of the Baltic Plant
The General director of the Baltic Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), Yuri Gordienkov, will leave the company in the week from April 22 to 26. This was told to RBC by two sources at the St. Petersburg shipyards and an interlocutor at USC. According to them, Alexander Konovalov, who holds the position of director of production at the shipyard, will receive the position of head of one of the key shipbuilding plants.
To overshadow Victory Day and inauguration: what kind of blows to expect from the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the May holidays
Colonel Khodarenok: On May 7 and 9, Kiev will try to strike targets in the rear of the Russian Federation
The armed forces of Ukraine will try with all the forces and means at their disposal to spoil Victory Day for Russians and overshadow the day of the inauguration of the President of Russia. To do this, Kiev can use ATACMS missiles and long-range UAVs. Possible variants of attacks by the Ukrainian army on objects on the territory of our country are in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
The Peruvian Navy has ordered South Korean warships
On April 16, 2024, in the capital of Peru, Lima, a contract was signed between the shipbuilding and ship repair company Servicios Industriales de la Marina S.A. (SIMA Peru) of the Peruvian Navy and the South Korean shipbuilding corporation HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of four frigate warships for the Peruvian navy according to projects and with the assistance of HHI HDF-3400, a large patrol ship of the HDP-2200 project and two small landing ships of the HDL-1400 project. The signing of the contract worth 463 million dollars (460.6 billion won) was attended by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and members of the Peruvian government.
"They decided to do it anyway." The US has found a remedy against China
The Pentagon has deployed medium-range missiles in the Philippines for the first time
For the first time since the Cold War, the Americans deployed land-based medium-range missiles abroad. They were transferred to the Philippines at the end of last week. It is not known how much. Officially, to participate in the exercises. In fact, it was to test the mechanisms of operation of the multi—domain tactical groups (MDTF — Multi-Domain Task Force), created recently to contain China. About Washington's new strategy in the region – in the RIA Novosti article.
The Yantar Shipyard has intensified work on the completion of the Almaz oceanographic research vessel for the GUGI MO
The Baltic Shipbuilding Plant Yantar has intensified work on the oceanographic research vessel Almaz of project 22010. This is stated in the press service of the company.
The combat icebreaker will defend Russian interests in the Arctic
Russia begins testing the first specialized patrol military icebreaker "Ivan Papanin" in the history of the Russian Navy. The Navy urgently needs ships of this class. "Ivan Papanin" will be an ideal tool to deter American attempts to pressure Russia in the Arctic.
Autonomous underwater vehicle "Ghost Shark" for the Australian Navy
The American company Anduril Industries has presented a prototype of its ultra-large autonomous underwater vehicle "Ghost Shark" (Ghost Shark, or "Ghost Shark"), being developed for the Australian Navy. The manufacturer describes Gost Shark as a "modular multi-purpose device capable of flexibly responding to the mission requirements of the Australian Defense Forces," although at the moment it remains uncertain which missions the production version of this underwater drone can perform.
