News of the fleet

The policy of the "Open Sea" adopted by the military and political leadership of Turkey is designed to guarantee the long-term stay of the warships of the national Navy in operational areas, away from coastal supply bases, on a global scale. Western military experts call Ankara's participation (since 2009) in counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden under the authority of the UN Security Council the first signs that the Turkish Navy intends to operate outside regional waters.

On December 5, ships of the US Navy used lasers against a patrol boat of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian boat tried to temporarily "blind" the American ships with a searchlight.

Russia is strengthening the Arctic grouping, considers the Northern Sea Route a national transport communication, said the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy Nikolai Evmenov.

The US Navy has accelerated work on the implementation of the Overmatch project, which has been kept secret for almost two years. According to the American press, the project represents the contribution of the US Navy to the Pentagon's program to unite all types of the country's armed forces into a single multi-domain force that could simultaneously and harmoniously operate on land, at sea, in the air, in space and in cyberspace.

December 9, 2021 in Zelenodolsk at JSC Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky (the company is part of JSC Shipbuilding Corporation Ak Bars group of companies JSC Holding Company Ak Bars) a solemn ceremony of launching the Naro-Fominsk small rocket ship project 21631 (code "Buyan-M"; developer JSC "Zelenodolsk Design Bureau"), which is under construction for the Russian Navy, took place with the factory number 641. This is the eleventh small rocket ship of Project 21631.

The Americans have decided which strategic weapons systems will be deployed in the coming years

In the USA, a new — record—breaking - defense budget was adopted this week. Congress has agreed on the Pentagon's spending for fiscal year 2023 in the amount of $858 billion. This is $80 billion more than this year. One of the reasons for such a significant increase is the work on new missile programs.

The lower house of Congress approved the US defense budget for 2023 in the amount of $858 billion

The committees of both chambers of the US Congress on Armed Forces Affairs have agreed on a draft defense budget for fiscal year 2023 (started on October 1 of this year) in the amount of $858 billion. At a meeting on Thursday, the House of Representatives of the US Congress has already approved this project. Its priorities are the deployment of serial production of the B-21 Raider strategic bomber and nuclear submarines with Columbia ballistic missiles. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the details of this document.

U.S. Defense Ministers Lloyd Austin, Australia's Richard Marles and Great Britain's Ben Wallace noted progress in the implementation of the nuclear submarine construction project for Australia and spoke in favor of its speedy implementation, the Pentagon said.

Newsweek: in February 2023 Surovikin will be at the gates of Kiev

February 2023 may find General Surovikin at the gates of Kiev, writes Newsweek. Two well-known authors believe that Russian strikes on the Ukrainian infrastructure have seriously destroyed the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Following the fall of Artemovsk, the Russians will gain offensive initiative.

The International Defense Exhibition and Conference Vietnam Defense 2022 is taking place on the territory of Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi (Vietnam) from December 8 to 10, 2022. The organizer of the unified Russian exposition is Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation). The bmpd blog presents a photo report from the event.

Navantia has announced the transfer to the command of the Saudi Arabian Navy of the third (out of five ordered) Avante-2200 class corvette, (832) "Hail" (Hail).

Ukrainian UAVs tried to attack several Russian rear airfields at once, using Soviet technologies for this purpose. How could enemy drones be in the deep rear on the territory of Russia and what needs to be done to protect the airfields of the strategic aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces?

The combat capabilities of the Naval Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran cannot be compared with the past. This was stated by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran, Major General Mohammad Bagheri. He warned the US military that the IRGC Navy is now very combat-ready and has serious potential.

The Malaysian Navy plans to accelerate the acquisition of two multi-role Support ships MRSS (Multi-Role Support Ships).

Rosoboronexport of Rostec State Corporation is the organizer of the unified Russian exposition at the Vietnam Defense 2022 International Defense Exhibition and Conference, which will be held from December 8-10, 2022 at the Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi (Vietnam).

According to information published by The Diplomat resource, the Thai government is considering the possibility of refusing to implement a contract with China for the construction of an S26T-class submarine if the terms of the agreement are not met.

December 3 marks the Day of the Nuclear Icebreaker Fleet of Russia. On this day in 1959, the state flag of the USSR was raised on the world's first nuclear icebreaker, which was named "Lenin". This date is considered the birthday of the nuclear icebreaker fleet of Russia.

In the United States, the first prototype of the new American strategic bomber Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is presented to the public for the first time live. The non–ordinary event is the first new heavy bomber in the world in more than thirty years. Why did the US Air Force need a new car of this class, what is the unusual nature of its design and when will it be in service?

The countries of Eastern Europe are experiencing a boom in the military industry, producing "Soviet" samples of ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The United States also intends to join this process. How quickly can NATO countries deploy mass production of the Soviet-style ammunition they need and what can Russia oppose to this?

People's Daily: NATO has assembled the best aircraft carriers to "flex their muscles" in front of Russia

After the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, NATO began to conduct military exercises more often to demonstrate threats against Russia, the People's Daily writes. The November maneuvers were no exception. The alliance decided to deploy the most modern aircraft carrier for the first time to "show off" in front of Moscow.