News of the fleet

The ships of the Russian Navy will be protected by electronic warfare systems (EW), which will be placed in 40-foot sea containers. This is reported by Izvestia with reference to sources in the Ministry of Defense of the country.

The project to build a new large-tonnage shipyard in Kronstadt is an interesting and timely initiative, the head of the United Shipbuilding Corporation Alexey Rakhmanov told Interfax on the sidelines of the WEF.

Britain was forced to urgently change the aircraft carrier for deployment off the eastern coast of the United States – instead of the Prince of Wales, the Queen Elizabeth went on a campaign. And all because HMS Prince of Wales shamefully broke down right at the beginning of its journey. What happened to the UK's most modern ship, why has this country been doing badly with aircraft carriers in recent decades – and what lessons does this bring for Russia?

Innovative materials will protect submarines from sonar detection and hide the noise of mechanisms

Russian submarines will become elusive. They will receive the latest coating that will protect them from enemy sonar stations. Made from a new generation of special materials, it will make them practically invisible.

The French company Naval Group announced on September 1 at the Itaguai Naval Base the ceremony of commissioning the head of the Riachuelo class into the combat strength of the Brazilian Navy.

On September 14, 1401, according to the Iranian calendar (September 5, 2022, according to our calendar), the lead ship of the Shahid Soleimani type missile catamarans, named in honor of the martyr General Qasem Suleimani, who died as a result of an American strike in early 2020 during a visit to the Iraqi capital, was officially accepted into the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps..

Currently, the US Navy is armed with nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN), cruise missile submarines and Special Operations Forces (SOF) and Virginia-class nuclear attack submarines (SSN). In 2013-14, the Pentagon began discussing the issue of deep modernization of existing submarines, but later the military department decided to build a new generation SSN (X) submarine from scratch.

The requirements of the US Navy for means designed for long-range operations against surface targets are evolving. This is necessary in order to focus on developing the potential of hypersonic missiles for rapid response to threats that are increasing in range and complexity every year. This is how the processes in the USA themselves are interpreted.

The equipment of the Ukrainian troops has not withstood the test of a special operation

An exhibition of weapons seized during a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine has opened within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022". Those who could not get to the facility before the end of the forum (August 21), can do it by visiting the Patriot Park in Kubinka near Moscow. The BTR-4E armored personnel carrier with the symbols of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) located at the entrance will help to find the building under the sign "Exhibition of Weapons" among the numerous objects of the museum complex.

The aircraft carrier was decommissioned in 2017. Now the US Navy is studying options for dismantling it, not having decided how to send it "to the last way" at all, since this process takes a lot of time and is very expensive.

Thanks to international assistance and high-tech acquisitions, the Persian Gulf country is trying to ensure maximum security control of the tournament. Just a few months before the FIFA 2022 World Cup, Qatar received the first batch of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, the latest major acquisition of the Persian Gulf country, which Doha believes will help strengthen the security of the competition.

Putin said that Russia is returning to the Arctic to ensure its defense capability

Russia is returning to the Arctic both from an economic point of view and from the point of view of ensuring defense capability and preventing emergencies, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Emmanuel Macron, following Olaf Scholz, set his military and military–industrial complex the task of turning the country's army into the strongest on the continent. Despite the crisis, tens of billions of euros are being invested in the arms race. Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki also promises to double military spending "in the face of the Ukrainian conflict." For what purpose did the countries of Europe hastily begin to build up their military potential?

The Royal Canadian Navy has been replenished with the third patrol icebreaker HMCS Max Bernays (432) of the Harry DeWolf class. The ceremony was held at the Irving Shipbuilding shipyard in Halifax.

The participation of the Chinese army in the Russian military exercises "Vostok" and the memory of the defeat of Japan, linking Chinese and Russian troops

China will take part in the Russian military exercises "Vostok-2022", reports JB Press. More Chinese troops will be involved this year. Japan has at least three reasons for concern, the article notes.

August 31, 2022 at the American shipbuilding company Fincantieri Marinette Marine Shipyard (as part of the Marinette Marine Corporation, owned by the Italian shipbuilding association Fincantieri) in Marinetta (Wisconsin) The ceremony of the first steel cutting took place, marking the official start of construction for the US Navy of the lead frigate of the new type FFG 62 Constellation.

The first self-built Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikrant became part of the Indian Navy. The ship's commissioning ceremony took place at the port of Cochin in the Indian state of Kerala, located on the Malabar coast of the Arabian Sea. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who also conducted it.

Three Russian missiles terrify the world

These three Russian missiles are a "terrible" weapon with which Moscow threatens the West, writes Al Jazeera. One of them is the most powerful nuclear missile with the largest target range in the world. Such weapons keep Europe and the United States from trying to provoke Russia.

On September 2, 2022, with the participation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Cochin, at the Indian State shipbuilding enterprise Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), a ceremony was held for the commissioning of the first Indian-built aircraft carrier R 11 Vikrant into the Indian Navy. During the ceremony, a new Indian naval flag was raised on the aircraft carrier for the first time, designed to replace the British-style naval flag with the George Cross used since 1950.

On September 1, 2022, at the Brazilian shipbuilding company Itaguai Construçoes Navais (ICN) in Itaguai in the Gulf of Sepetiba near Rio de Janeiro, a ceremony was held for the entry into the Brazilian Navy of the large diesel-electric submarine S 40 Riachuelo, a modified French project Scorpene (Brazilian designation type SBR), built there. The boat was built according to the project and with the assistance of the French shipbuilding association Naval Group and became the first in a series of four units.