News of the fleet
How will the new Russian fleet be created
Russia has launched a grandiose program to upgrade the key mode of transport in the current conditions – the merchant marine fleet. What vessels are required by our country first of all, why is it so important today and what routes will the new ships serve?
Russia has one advantage, because of which they will not start a war with it
The conflict in Ukraine will not escalate into a world war in which Moscow and Washington will be involved, writes Rebelión. Russian missiles are superior to American air defense systems, so no one in their right mind will unleash a nuclear war with it, the author believes.
Russia has decided to act decisively in the Arctic and has already found allies in the South
Despite the sanctions, Russia is purposefully engaged in the development of the Northern Sea Route, NHK writes. Now Moscow is trying to involve the countries of the Global South in the implementation of this project. The UAE has already responded.
Japanese self-defense as an addition to the American offensive
Tokyo will be able to protect itself without outside help
After the defeat in World War II, Japan was banned from having armed forces. Nevertheless, they were created – and almost immediately and under the leadership of the former main enemy – the United States.
The Celestial Empire relies on hydroaviation
Chinese designers have developed the world's largest turboprop amphibious aircraft
Active use of hydroaviation for military purposes occurred in the first half of the twentieth century. Until the advent of effective means of air defense, seaplanes and amphibious aircraft solved a wide range of tasks, often making an important contribution to victory in a battle or even a local war. But as jet aviation rose to its feet, seaplanes and amphibious aircraft lost their advantages and gave way to their young counterparts one niche after another.
"Now the West will think twice." What "Calibers" struck in Lviv
On the night of July 5-6, Lviv was subjected to perhaps the most powerful missile strikes since the beginning of the special military operation. According to military reports, it was possible to hit several important infrastructure facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, warehouses with weapons and locations of personnel. Russian rocket scientists have once again proved that they are capable of hitting the entire territory of Ukraine.
"The Ukrainian conflict has changed the paradigm in naval warfare": the French Navy began training in the fight against naval and aerial drones
The AFU has made repeated attempts to attack Russian ships in the Black Sea with surface and aerial drones. Against this background, the French navy recently conducted exercises for the first time, where the tactics of combating drones in marine conditions were practiced.
Fixed launcher for the American ship-based ESSM air defense system
On July 6, 2023, BAE Systems Corporation announced the receipt of a $37 million contract from the US Department of Defense commissioned by NSPO (NATO SeaSparrow Program Office) for the development and manufacture of a prototype of a new NGELS (Next Generation Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Launch System) fixed-ship launcher for Raytheon Technologies RIM-162 ESSM anti-aircraft guided missiles (Evolved SeaSparrow Missile) Block 2 in the interests of the US Navy and NATO countries.
Cruising speed: how will the Russian submarine fleet develop
And what opportunities will he get
At the beginning of July, the newest strategic missile carrier of the Borei-A project, the Emperor Alexander III, went to sea for testing. This is one of the most advanced submarines in the world. Russian industry creates submarines of various classes and types. How the domestic program for the construction of an underwater park is developing now and what the "secret" fleet of the Russian Federation will look like in the future, Izvestia understood.
Theft from Russia has become a symbol of the collapse of the Ukrainian aviation industry
From a country capable of invention and creation, Ukraine has finally turned into a country capable only of theft. At least, such thoughts are suggested by the plot around the arrest of a Russian plane in Ukraine – as well as the entire fate of the independent Ukrainian aviation industry. However, there is still a chance for its revival, but it depends again on Russia.
Deterrence takes on different shades
The collective West applies a flexible combination of military doctrines
Today, the world is balancing on a difficult-to-manage "escalation ladder" of military conflicts. The proxy war unleashed against Russia in Ukraine and the special military operation (SVO) as Moscow's forced response to an attempt to create a hotbed of aggression near its borders demonstrated that the doctrines of strategic nuclear and non-nuclear deterrence built on the threats of using nuclear or high-precision long-range weapons, which were relied on in Russian strategic planning documents, worked only partially.
Two former British minesweepers of the Sandown type have been introduced into the Ukrainian Navy
On July 2, 2023, on the Day of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, an official ceremony of raising Ukrainian naval flags was held in Glasgow (Great Britain) on two Sandown-type minesweepers transferred to Ukraine from the British Navy, which received the Ukrainian names M 310 "Chernigiv" (former British M 108 Grimsby) and M 311 "Cherkasi" (former British M 112 Shoreham). Both ships thus officially became part of the Ukrainian Navy.
By water and by land: for what tasks the IRK hovercraft was created
The modern Russian engineering reconnaissance hovercraft IRK is quite compact: its overall length is 7.8 m, width is 3.1 m. Height - 3 m. It can perform a large number of special tasks, both on water and on land.
The shipyard "Vimpel" launched the border patrol ship "Burevestnik"
On July 4, at the Vimpel shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), the ceremonial launching of the border patrol ship Burevestnik of the Guys project took place.
There was a visual confirmation of the launch of the Borey-A nuclear submarine missile carrier "Emperor Alexander III" project
The nuclear submarine strategic missile cruiser "Emperor Alexander III" is at the stage of factory sea trials, which will automatically pass into the state. As stated earlier in the USC, it is planned to put the missile carrier into combat service of the Russian fleet by the end of this year.
The border patrol ship "Burevestnik" of project 03050 was launched
On July 4, 2023, in Rybinsk (Yaroslavl region), at PJSC "Vimpel Shipbuilding Plant" (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC since the end of 2020), a ceremony of launching the border patrol ship of the 4th rank "Burevestnik" of project 03050 (code "Guys") took place with the factory number 1414. This is the sixth ship (actually a boat) in the series of this project, which is being built at JSC "SSZ "Vimpel" in the interests of the Border Service of the FSB of Russia.
Gazprom is preparing the assembly of an improved Soviet marine engine, has outlined the development of the model
Gazprom (MOEX: GAZP) is preparing to start production on its own of an improved version of the popular model of the Soviet marine engine. Also, the concern has prepared a plan for its further improvement: with an increase in efficiency and power.
A launching floating dock-pontoon has been laid at the Amur Shipyard
On June 30, 2023, in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, at the Amur Shipbuilding Plant PJSC (ASZ, as part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC), a ceremony was held to lay the launching floating dock-pontoon "Amurets" project 65911 (with the same construction number 65911) for the needs of the enterprise. The delivery of the dock-pontoon is scheduled for 2024.
Naval aviation of the Russian Navy received a batch of Su-30SM2 fighters
As reported on July 3, 2023 by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation, the Irkutsk Aviation Plant of the United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) manufactured and handed over to the Ministry of Defense of Russia a batch of multifunctional Su-30SM2 fighters.
The ice exploration complex has been successfully tested in the Arctic
The uniqueness of the tests consisted in taking off and landing in real conditions from the helipad of a drifting nuclear icebreaker of FSUE Atomflot
The software and hardware complex of ice reconnaissance based on a deck-based drone has been successfully tested in Arctic conditions.
