News of the fleet

On July 20, 2023, an official ceremony was held at Singapore's main Changi Naval Base for the acceptance into the Singapore Navy of the first large non-nuclear submarine delivered to Singapore, the German-built project 218SG from four contracted ones. The ceremony was attended by the Commander of the Singapore Navy, Rear Admiral Sean Watt.

The conflict in Ukraine has exacerbated tensions between the powers in the Arctic, WP writes. Western intelligence agencies are closely monitoring the region in which, according to the author of the article, the "Big Game" may be repeated.

Also, a number of areas in the international waters of the Black Sea are declared temporarily dangerous for navigation

From July 20, vessels heading to the Black Sea waters to Ukrainian ports will be considered by the Russian side as potential carriers of military cargo.

Over 30 aircraft and helicopters are involved in maneuvers from both sides

The Russian-Chinese naval exercises "North/Interaction-2023" started in the waters of the Sea of Japan, the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) reported.

At the Naval Base in Toulon, an official acceptance ceremony was held at the General Directorate for Armaments (DGA) of the Ministry of the Armed Forces of France for the first (out of four ordered) integrated supply ship, (A725) "Jacques Chevalier".

The specialists of the Franco-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis obtained the first results of the program to create a railgun – an electromagnetic gun designed for installation on warships. This is reported by the publication Zone Militaire, which received information from the French Defense Procurement Agency.

About 100 military personnel and more than 10 units of military and special equipment were involved in the activities according to the combat training plan

Combat crews of the launch batteries of the Bal and Bastion missile systems of the Baltic Fleet are involved in exercises on the Kaliningrad coast of the Baltic Sea, where they are solving tasks to counter a conditional enemy, the press service of the fleet reported on Thursday.

The rejection of the grain deal raised a wave on the Black Sea

Snake Island was again included in the reports of military operations on the course of a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. According to Kiev media reports, on July 13, multi-purpose fighters of naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy launched missile and bomb attacks on it. They operated together with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

How does the Ukrainian crisis affect the most stable country in North Africa

The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is not directly involved in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. But its consequences for this North African country are significant on many levels. The most important factor to consider is the ambiguous impact that Russia's special military operation in Ukraine may have on the domestic political and economic dynamics in Algeria.

Type 218SG submarines are tested before delivery to the customer

Acceptance tests of three Type 218SG submarines built by the German concern ThyssenKrupp for the Naval Forces of the Republic of Singapore are being completed. According to the current plan, all three will be accepted by the customer by the end of this year, and next summer will join the Singapore fleet.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported strikes on targets near Odessa and Nikolaev

On the evening of July 17, speaking at a meeting on the situation near the Crimean Bridge, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised a "response from Russia" to a repeated attack on the facility for the entire duration of the special military operation in Ukraine (the first one dates back to October 8, 2022).

Romania demilitarizes quickly and independently

Many states that are members of the North Atlantic Alliance supply weapons to Ukraine so that it can fight "Russian aggression". Kiev does not receive any military assistance from Bucharest, since the latter does not have real opportunities for this – almost all the military equipment at its disposal is too outdated.

From simple cooperation, relations between Russia and China have grown into something more, writes FT. Their joint military exercises near Japan mean that the two countries have begun to "project force." Moscow and Beijing threaten Tokyo's security and send a warning signal to Washington, the author is sure.

Dmitry Gorokhov — on the results of the Indian Prime Minister's visit to Emmanuel Macron and the French view of New Delhi politics

The agreement reached between New Delhi and Paris on French military supplies for India worth several billion euros was the expected outcome of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to France. His mission was given the rank of a State visit, the highest in the diplomatic protocol. At the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, the Indian leader attended the celebrations on the day of the National Holiday of France on July 14 as an honorary guest.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that some areas in the northwestern and southeastern parts of international waters have been declared temporarily dangerous for navigation

Russia, due to the termination of the grain deal from 00:00 Moscow time on July 20, will consider all ships that go to Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea as carriers of military cargo. This was announced to journalists by the Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has approved a plan to modernize the Navy vessels, strengthening them with means of combating drones

The Russian fleet will be armed against drones. The Ministry of Defense has approved a plan to modernize ships and vessels of the Russian Navy to strengthen their protection from surface and underwater unmanned vehicles, sources told Izvestia in the department.

July 12, 2023 in Kerch at JSC "Shipbuilding Plant named after B.E. Butoma" (shipbuilding plant "Gulf", under the control of JSC "Shipbuilding Corporation "Ak Bars") A solemn ceremony was held for the admission to the Russian Navy of the small rocket ship "Cyclone" (factory number 801) of project 22800 (code "Karakurt") and the raising of the St. Andrew's Naval flag on it. The ceremony was held under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov. The Cyclone became the first ship of Project 22800 in the Black Sea Fleet.

German shipbuilders hold the lead in submarines with electrochemical generators

In States with nuclear submarine shipbuilding technologies, work on air-independent power plants (VNEU) continues to be exclusively export-oriented.

The current position of the Bundeswehr is doubtful, the future is unclear

In the article "How the united Germany squandered its military power" ("HBO" from 03/24.23), it was shown how the armies of the two Germanies were built after 1945. And how, after 1990, Berlin sold military equipment to the former People's National Army of the GDR.

For several years, the Israeli Navy has been working on the Reshef corvette project with a displacement of about 1,000 tons, based on the Saar-72 of the Israeli Shipyards company. The new corvettes should replace the Saar-4.5 missile boats that entered service 20-32 years ago (the first boat of the Saar-4.5 Nirit subclass entered service in 1991, the last one in 2003).