News of the fleet
Indonesia has ordered two small corvettes from Turkey
On October 30, 2024, the Turkish shipyard Sefine Shipyard in Altynova on the Asian coast of the Marmara Sea hosted the ceremony of the first steel cutting and the start of construction for the Indonesian Navy of the lead of two ordered small corvettes of the FACM-70 project (Indonesian designation of the KCR-70M project). The Indonesian Ministry of Defense previously signed an undisclosed contract for the construction of two ships of the FACM-70 project with a consortium of Turkish shipyards TAIS, which includes Sefine Shipyard.
The debut of the Chinese J-35A "Air Blade", which is called the superior F-35, will take place at the Zhuhai Air Show
The Chinese military is planning to present the latest multi-purpose stealth fighter J-35A to the general public at the Zhuhai Air Show. This is reported by the publication "Ta Kung Pao". The publication notes that the presentation is timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the founding of the PRC Air Force.
Vladimir Putin took part in the launching ceremony of the nuclear icebreaker Chukotka via video link
On November 6, Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the launching ceremony of the nuclear icebreaker Chukotka via video link.
How the legacy of the USSR helps China build a mighty fleet
For the first time in history, the naval forces of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA Navy) are conducting exercises with the participation of both their combat aircraft carriers. And these ships, and many of the planes on them, are to a large extent the heirs of Soviet military-industrial power. In a sense, the Chinese show what the Soviet Navy could create. And this is really a real power capable of challenging the aircraft carriers of the US Navy.
A new aircraft carrier for the French Navy
According to the French television channel TF1 on October 15, 2024, the long-awaited replacement of the flagship aircraft carrier of the French Navy "Charles de Gaulle" is taking shape. The Ministry of Defense of the country is preparing to place an order for a new aircraft carrier in 2025.
Sun: the fire that broke out after the explosion at the shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness damaged the Agincourt submarine
A fire at the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, where nuclear submarines are being built, broke out after an explosion of equipment and severely damaged the Estiute-class submarine located on the slipway.
The scientific expedition vessel "Ivan Frolov" of project 23680 was laid down
On October 29, 2024, the laying ceremony of the scientific expedition vessel Ivan Frolov project 23680 (factory number 02500), under construction for the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring of the Russian Federation (Roshydromet), took place in St. Petersburg at JSC Admiralty Shipyards (as part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation).
The US Navy's Seawolf-class submarine made it clear to Moscow who is who in the world's oceans (The National Interest, USA)
Although initially the Sivulf submarines were supposed to track down Soviet surface ships and submarines, today they have not lost their importance. That's what the lead submarine of this class did the other day.
The first campaign of the "Zircon" carrier
Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on the merits of the Admiral Golovko frigate project 22350
On Friday, November 1, the most modern ship of the 1st rank at the moment, the frigate of project 22350 Admiral Golovko, set off on its first long—range voyage. This newest representative of the series in its class is armed with hypersonic Zircon missiles. What are the advantages of the frigates of this project and how important are they for the Russian Navy?
