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U.S. Navy Admiral Stavridis: NATO needs strategies to defend against Russia in the Arctic

Russia is building up its combat power in the Arctic, and NATO urgently needs a counteraction plan, writes former commander-in-chief of the alliance Admiral James Stavridis in an article for Bloomberg. Russia has recently tested a new combat icebreaker, while the United States does not have any icebreakers at all. Now NATO is not joking.

The destruction of the underwater system coincided with the unexplained movements of a fishing vessel, the author of an article for Bloomberg writes. Traditionally, suspicion immediately fell on Russia. However, after a thorough check, the investigation came to disappointing conclusions.

Former American intelligence officer: The Pentagon should be afraid of Russian ships

The appearance of a Russian military flotilla near Cuba should alert the Pentagon, writes former American intelligence officer Rebekah Koffler in an article for Fox News. The United States is unable to intercept the hypersonic missiles that these ships carry, and they do not have similar combat capabilities.

Alexander Stepanov, Program Director of the Academy of Political Sciences, stressed that in the context of the hybrid war unleashed by the West, sabotage on maritime communications acquires the character of a norm

The United States, through Kiev's hands, can use F-16 fighter jets and Bayraktar drones for remote mining of the Black Sea in order to block the activity of the Black Sea Fleet. This opinion was expressed by TASS military expert, program director of the Academy of Political Sciences, senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Stepanov.

The United States Navy (United States Navy, USN) is one of the six main types of modern armed Forces of the United States of America. Formed on March 27, 1794, when Congress passed the "Navy Act" and established the permanent U.S. Navy.

Amur Shipyard is updating the infrastructure that will allow launching frigates

For the first time, the Amur Shipbuilding Plant (ASZ) will be able to build frigates. This will be possible thanks to the recently laid new floating transport dock of project 17574 Amur. The construction will allow the built large ships to be transported to Vladivostok and the waters of the Sea of Japan along the Amur River, where, due to sea precipitation, they cannot pass under their own power. About the development of shipbuilding in the east of Russia and its prospects — in the material of Izvestia.

The Japanese Maritime Self—Defense Force (JMSDF) is going to purchase two new type of anti-missile ships - ASEV. These ships are to replace the outdated missile defense system of the Aegis Ashore land base.

The Ministry of Defense has published footage of the Pacific Fleet corvettes "Sharp" and "Loud" entering the Chinese port of Zhanjiang to participate in the joint naval exercise "Maritime Interaction - 2024".

Ukraine found itself in the spotlight at this week's NATO summit in Washington. And as evidenced by the communique of the meeting, the alliance has many other urgent problems: in the Middle East, in the Asia-Pacific region, in cyberspace, etc.

Footage has been published on the network, where you can see the first recorded case of the destruction of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of an unmanned launch (BEC) of the Kiev regime militants using the Microb-10 FPV drone.

At the last NATO summit, it was officially announced the start of deliveries of American F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. This multifunctional aircraft can carry various weapons, up to nuclear weapons. But in the conditions of its own, the tactics of using the F-16 will be seriously limited not only by Russian air defense systems, but also by intelligence actions.

Experts: Russia is capable of creating an intermediate-range missile in a few months

Four EU countries have agreed at once on the development of intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles (INF). These include France, Germany, Italy and Poland. At the same time, it became known earlier about the deployment of American missiles of the same class in Germany in 2026. Why did the Europeans need their missiles and how will Russia respond to this?

On July 10, 2024, the Ministry of National Defense of Canada announced the launch of the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP) program to acquire up to 12 non-nuclear submarines for the Canadian Navy, which should replace four former British diesel-electric submarines of the Victoria type (type Uphplder) currently in service with the Canadian Navy.

Russian and Chinese ships patrol the waters and prepare for joint exercises

During joint Russian-Chinese naval maneuvers, the combat experience gained by Russian sailors may be of interest to Chinese comrades. Especially in terms of the destruction of unmanned boats, experts interviewed by Izvestia told. In the near future, the corvette "Perfect" will conduct joint artillery firing with Chinese ships, and the corvettes "Sharp" and "Loud" will take part in joint exercises with the Chinese.

After the start of the special operation, Zmeiny Island, located about 35 kilometers east of the mainland coast at the latitude of the Danube Delta in the Black Sea, became for Ukraine one of the first symbols of the mainly media "peremog" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Already on the first day of its operation, this small piece of land came under the control of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, but at the end of June our people left it. As stated in the Russian Ministry of Defense, this was done "as a gesture of goodwill."

infoBCICS: Ukraine demands submarines from the West

The endless military "I want" of Kiev has reached a new level, the author of the article for infoBCICS states. Now Ukraine demands submarines from its allies in order to gain a foothold in the Black Sea and, no less, become a "maritime power".

Unmanned aerial vehicles launched by the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) were shot down by air defense means of one of the warships of the Greek Navy. Footage of the destruction of Houthi drones has appeared on the Internet.

[b]The attempted terrorist attack on the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov was considered a British plan[b]

The FSB prevented an attempted terrorist attack on the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. As in the case of the failed hijacking of the Tu-22M3 strategic bomber, Ukrainian recruiters offered the Russian military a monetary reward. Experts are sure that the operations were prepared under the strict guidance of the West, pursuing more media goals than military ones.

The Navy has finalized the ship's schedule for combating aerial and surface drones

Signalmen on the ships of the Russian Navy began to practice the fight against enemy unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats. To combat UAVs, crews received anti-drone rifles and shotguns.

Ex-commander of the Baltic Fleet appointed Deputy Commander of the Navy

Ensuring the security of the Kaliningrad region and excluding provocations using air and sea drones will be one of the main tasks for the new command of the Baltic Fleet, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. On Monday, the Commander-in-chief of the Navy, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, introduced the new commander of the Baltic Fleet, Vice Admiral Sergei Lipilin. According to sources of Izvestia, personnel changes in the leadership are associated with the resignation of the chief of the General Staff of the Navy, Admiral Alexander Nosatov.