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2025-06-01 06:06

April 23 of this year may well qualify for the title of "Day that gave a wave of hope." For not every day several ships are laid down at the same time. It is clear that Putin's visit to Severnaya Verf gives such weight to the event, and yes, the hope that everything will not stop after

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The anti-ship complex ensures control of territorial waters and protection of coastal areas at a long distance So, for the transformation of Russia into an economically developed and

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“Let people know what happened in this war. The truth. The way it is … "(One of the few survivors of the 131st Maikop brigade) PREPARATION OF THE YOUNG MAN. Eve of the new year, 1995. Columns of Russian troops crossed the Chechen administrative border, and the forward units occupied

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The Makarov pistol is rightfully called "Kalashnikov" among pistols. This automatic 9mm pistol was designed in 1948 by Nikolai Makarov. Due to the simplicity of its device, the reliability of the proposed design and ease of use, the PM remained in production for more than half a century

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By the beginning of the Russian campaign, three volunteer regiments of foreign citizens had been created in the ranks of the SS, and with the outbreak of hostilities, the number of foreign units began to grow steadily. The participation of foreign legions in the war against the USSR was supposed to show, according to Himmler's plan, a pan-European

According to the armament program for 2011–2020, the Russian Navy will receive Project 22350 frigates. In total, 10 frigates of this project are planned to be built during this period. These are the first domestic large ships created in the post-Soviet era. Currently, two frigates are under construction in St. Petersburg

The Ukrainian Navy will receive four new Corvette-class ships by 2021. This, according to ITAR-TASS, said the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mikhail Yezhel. According to the Minister of Defense, the total funding for the shipbuilding program will amount to UAH 16.22 billion (UAH 2.04 billion)

Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov makes a third attempt to survive from Moscow The main headquarters of the Navy. All the officers of the headquarters were ordered to pack their bags; by the decision of Anatoly Serdyukov, in the summer the naval commanders, together with their families, would have to move from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Moving order

Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin, voicing the details of the formation of the State Armament Program for 2011-2020, outlined the prospects for the re-equipment of the Russian Navy. According to him, one can understand that the basis of the program will be a course towards unification, the basis of the fleet will be the submarine fleet, in

Rating from Popular Mechanics magazine The most revolutionary: Project 705 "Lyra" This story is like a legend. But the fact that "Alpha", practically invulnerable to the weapons of that time, literally turned all American ideas about the submarine fleet and anti-submarine weapons

On March 4, the Izvestia Media Center will sum up the results of the first All-Russian industrial design competition in shipbuilding "Building the Fleet of a Strong Country", organized by the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC). Details to the correspondent of "Izvestia" Yulia Krivoshapko

Negotiations between Russia and France on the purchase of Mistral helicopter carriers are at an impasse. The parties cannot agree on the cost of the ships - from the initial? 980 million it could grow to? 1.24 billion

During World War II, special large submarines were built in the Japanese Imperial Navy for transporting seaplanes. The seaplanes were stored folded in a special hangar inside the submarine. Takeoff was carried out on the surface of the submarine; after the aircraft was withdrawn from

According to RIA Novosti, First Deputy Defense Minister for Armaments Vladimir Popovkin said that the purchase of ships will be carried out within the framework of the state armaments program for 2011-2020 and will include 20 submarines, 35 corvettes and 15 frigates. What other 30 military courts are you talking about?

Naval power is characterized by interchangeability and responsiveness. Due to the relative openness of the sea, ships and fleets can move between ports and crisis zones, conducting hostilities or exerting influence. In fact, one of the key attractiveness factors

The Turkish naval forces currently have complete superiority over any state in the Black Sea basin. This is especially noticeable in the field of the submarine fleet and the armament of the Turkish Navy with anti-ship missiles - for them Ankara surpasses its most probable and strong

In the past few years, the Russian Federation's purchases abroad of weapons and technologies of military significance have sharply intensified. A batch of unmanned aerial vehicles has been purchased in Israel, a contract has been signed for the construction of two helicopter carriers in France, preparations are underway for the construction of Italian armored vehicles in Russia

On January 10, 2011, Turkey signed a loan agreement in the amount of € 2.19 billion ($ 2.9 billion) to finance a program to build six submarines. Back in 2009, Istanbul signed with Hovaldswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (a division of ThyssenKrupp Marin Systems AG ") and Marinforce

In the near future, the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation will receive a long-awaited addition to its submarine ranks. The newest Russian multipurpose nuclear submarine of the fourth generation "Severodvinsk" will appear in the list of submarines of the fleet. At the moment, she is already undergoing mooring tests for

The US Navy, in whose interests a new strategic nuclear submarine SSBN (X) is being created, intends to arm it with Trident II D5 ballistic missiles, Defense Aerospace reports. SSBN (X), which will replace the Ohio-class submarines, will receive 16 missile silos for

China has almost completed the restoration of the ex-Soviet heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Varyag, acquired in 1998. The cruiser will be used for training personnel and as a prototype for a promising national aircraft carrier, Agence France-Presse reported, citing

According to scientists from the University of Illinois, they have created a special coating that in the future could make submarines completely invisible to sonars and other sonar devices operating on ultrasound. The coating consists of 16 concentric rings that form

The Russian Navy will receive the first frigate of Project 22350 in 2011. The lead ship of the series "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" has already been launched and during this year, after passing a series of tests, it will be included in the fleet. Universal frigates of this class, will be included in all 4 fleets of Russia and

In early 2011, the Black Sea Fleet, the 11th separate coastal missile and artillery brigade (deployment - Anapa) received the 3rd mobile coastal missile system (PBRK) "Bastion". Two more complexes (batteries) were delivered in 2010. The 11th Brigade is armed with old but powerful weapons

Within two years, the Baltic Fleet will receive into service two corvettes of the project 20380 "Soobrazitelny" and "Boyky". Vice-Admiral Viktor Chirkov, Commander of the Baltic Fleet, told the journalists about it. To replenish the surface forces of the Baltic Fleet, OJSC "Shipbuilding Plant" Severnaya Verf "in