News of the fleet

The UK has purchased American fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets, but there are difficulties due to which the operation of these aircraft is still problematic. As it turned out, Britain simply does not have the necessary number of pilots capable of flying this fighter, and training new ones takes too much time. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom, Ben Wallace.

The head of the Office of Strategic Systems Programs of the US Navy, Vice Admiral Johnny Wolf, is confident that it will be possible to install hypersonic weapons on a Zumwalt-class destroyer in 2025 and on a Virginia-class submarine in 2029, writes Defense News.

LLC "Rybinsk Shipyard" celebrates its 75th anniversary. Over the years, thousands of vessels of various classes and purposes have descended from her stocks.

Today, the shipyard is building unique samples of naval equipment and weapons for the Navy and the civilian market, promising projects of watercraft are being developed.

And how this decision may affect market prices

Russia reserves the right to withdraw from the grain deal, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on November 2. According to him, this will happen if the guarantees provided by the participating countries of the treaty are violated.

The Askold small rocket ship of Project 22800 Karakurt, built in Kerch specifically for the Black Sea Fleet, is currently undergoing factory sea trials at the Black Sea training grounds. The end of the ZHI is planned at the end of this year. This was reported by a source in the Russian defense industry.

The United States sent the newest reconnaissance aircraft to the borders of Ukraine

On October 31, an American Challenger 650 reconnaissance aircraft was flying in Romanian airspace, a number of Russian media reported, citing data from the Flightradar24 web service. Earlier, the same aircraft was spotted in Poland. "Newspaper.Ru" - about the purposes of such flights in the sky near the border of Ukraine, about the ability of such aircraft to detect an aerial target and systematically adjust the work of air defense.

Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia spoke at today's meeting of the Security Council, which was devoted to the so-called "grain deal" and the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the bay of Sevastopol. Recall that the enemy used both air and sea-type drones to attack. Moreover, the attack was carried out through the existing security corridors provided specifically for the export of its agricultural products from the ports of southern Ukraine.

It can be resumed only after the situation around the terrorist attack in Sevastopol is clarified

Traffic along the grain security corridor has been suspended after the terrorist attack in Sevastopol, which was committed by Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on October 31.

The frigate of the Black Sea Fleet "Admiral Makarov", allegedly almost destroyed by Ukrainian naval drones during the attack on Sevastopol on Saturday morning, turned out to be quite safe and sound and calmly stands at its parking place. The footage of the undamaged ship was taken the day after Kiev's loud statements.

According to relevant foreign publications, the Agency for Advanced Research Projects of the US Department of Defense (DARPA) in August 2022 announced plans to begin testing the first crewless ship (No Manning Required Ship, NOMARS) at the end of 2024.

Last week, the Republic of Korea announced a large-scale modernization of its Navy, providing for the replacement of one of the three fleets by the naval command of unmanned ships. Modernization also refers to the reform of the Marine Corps of the Republic of Korea on the American model. It will become an independent structure from the Navy.

On November 1, a thematic conference call was held in Moscow at the National Defense Management Center with the participation of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

This November marks the tenth anniversary of the commissioning of one of the most successful developments of the Tula Instrument Design Bureau in recent years − the anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex "Pantsir-C". The system is supplied to Russian troops and abroad, and is constantly being upgraded.

The most "quiet" PLA command is deployed to Mongolia and Kazakhstan

As a result of the 2017 military reform, the Lanzhou Military District and part of the Chengdu Military District of the PLA became the Western Command (Western Combat Command Zone) with headquarters in Chengdu. Its area of responsibility includes Chongqing, Xinjiang Uygur, Tibetan, Ningxia–Hui Autonomous Regions, Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan provinces.

The equipment of the drones raised to the surface showed that they were moving in the zone for the export of agricultural products

The naval drones involved in the Sevastopol attack launched from the Black Sea coast from near Odessa and moved along the "grain corridor". Moreover, one of them was launched directly in the security zone. This was shown by data from memory blocks of drones raised to the surface, the Russian Defense Ministry said on October 30. After the attack, the Russian side suspended its participation in the grain deal. Experts note that the fleet repelled a complex combined attack, which will not be repeated soon — because of retaliatory strikes by Russian forces.

The United States decided to strengthen its military presence in Europe in the maritime component by sending a second aircraft carrier group there. This is reported by the UK Defense Journal.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — how Russian sailors were able to repel a drone attack on Sevastopol

On the night of October 29, Ukrainian formations carried out a combined air and sea attack on military and civilian facilities in Sevastopol. It used aerial and marine drones. It is possible that their activities were coordinated by the American Global Hawk apparatus, and the autopsy of the actions of Russian defense systems was conducted by the AWAKS long-range radar detection and guidance aircraft. The attack itself was well prepared and planned.

Two squadrons are leaving the American Kadena Air Force Base, located on the Japanese island of Okinawa. The 44th Flying Squadron is known as the "Vampires" and the 67th Flying Squadron is known as the "Fighting Cocks". Planes of this fighter type arrived, as it was claimed, to ensure the security of Japan back in 1979.

China is going to modernize its submarine fleet by transferring part of conventional submarines to lithium-ion batteries. This is reported by the South China Morning Post. According to the author of the publication, the Chinese submarine fleet will soon be able to be powered by lithium-ion batteries, relying on the advantages of technological developments in the field of electric vehicles.

Foreign Affairs: the US does not have the strength to fight Russia and China at the same time

The United States is threatened by a conflict with China and Russia at the same time, writes the FA. Such a prospect does not bode well for America, and it will lose, the author believes. He sees the problem in the doctrine adopted by the Pentagon in 2015.