Fleet 2024, December

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Liberty ship at sea. Photo by the US Office of War In the spring of 1941, construction of the first transport ships of the EC2-S-C1 type began in the United States, which later received the common name Liberty. These steamers remained in series until 1945 and eventually became the most massive ships of their era. 18 shipyards in just a few years

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The first boat in the series, the LCAC 100C of the mid-eighties, is one of the main landing craft of the US Navy is the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft. By now, this technique is outdated and needs to be replaced. The new boat was created as part of the Ship-to-Shore project

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"Admiral Gorshkov" - lead frigate of project 22350 navy. This time, several large supply contracts were signed at the forum

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The lead ship of the series is Zr.Ms. Holland (P840) In 2012, the lead patrol ship, pr. Holland, entered the Royal Netherlands Navy. In the future, three more such ships were handed over to the fleet. At the moment, they serve and provide protection for the exclusive economic

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The Swedish Navy can rightfully be considered one of the main forces in the Baltic Sea region. With a limited number and size, the Swedish Navy has modern equipment and weapons. The organizational structure and the payroll of the fleet provide

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Possible appearance of "Serval" In recent years, the St. Petersburg Maritime Bureau of Mechanical Engineering (SPMBM) "Malakhit" has been working on the direction of small coastal submarines. Customers are offered several projects of this kind, and the newest of them is P-750B "Serval"

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The proposed look of the LPX-II universal amphibious assault ship from HHI. Graphics Navalnews.com South Korea intends to design and build a new ship with the ability to carry an aviation group. Last year it was reported that it would be a universal amphibious assault ship, and a few days ago there were

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Submarine I-400 shortly after delivery. Photo Ww2db.com The peak of development of the Japanese submarine during the Second World War was the project of the aircraft carrier submarine "Sentoku". Such ships were supposed to operate at a great distance from bases and ensure the delivery of airstrikes against enemy targets

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Submarine Surcouf at sea, mid-30s. Photo Wikimedia Commons In 1934, the French Navy entered the newest cruising submarine Surcouf (No. 3) - at that time the largest ship of its class in the world, carrying the most powerful weapons. The submarine remained in service for

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The launch of the BGM-109 rocket by the destroyer USS Stethem (DDG-63) Discussions of the prospects of the nuclear missile sphere have once again begun in the United States. The State Department and the Defense Department exchanged views on a promising sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM) with nuclear warheads

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General appearance of NIS pr. 123. Graphics from CDB "Lazurit" Within the framework of the national project "Science" it is planned to build and commission two new multifunctional research vessels (NIS). Not so long ago, within the framework of this program, the Ministry of Education and Science chose to implement

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The proposed appearance of the tanker pr. 03182/23310 This year the Black Sea Fleet may receive a new auxiliary vessel - the small sea tanker "Vice-Admiral Paromov", built on pr. 03182. A few days ago, the tanker left Nizhny Novgorod, where it was being built, and went to Sevastopol for

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General view of the UDC pr. 23990. Graphics of the Zelenodolsk Design Bureau Several years ago, the Russian Navy could receive its first universal amphibious assault ships of joint Russian-French construction. However, the deal fell through, and our country had to independently develop this direction. Designing successfully

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Replica of the Pioneer submarine. Photo Wikimedia Commons During the Civil War in the United States, both sides of the conflict tried to create new types of weapons and equipment, and did not ignore the submarine fleet. In the shortest time, several submarines of various kinds were created, and they especially distinguished themselves in this matter

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Expected appearance of future FFG (X). After the not very successful LCS program, the US Navy decided to launch a new project, the goal of which is again to create warships for coastal and sea zones. Recently, within the framework of the new FFG (X) program, the competition stage has ended, and

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Possible appearance of the future aircraft carrier PANG. Graphics Navalnews.com Since 2018, the French military and shipbuilders are working on the design and construction of a promising aircraft carrier. In the distant future, he will have to replace the only existing ship of this class, Charles de Gaulle

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The lead ship USS Skipjack (SSN-585) during launch. In the background, probably, another submarine of this series In the fifties, the American military shipbuilding worked out the best options for the appearance of promising nuclear submarines. With the help of experimental and serial ships

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Among all the talk about the purchase of French Mistral-class ships by Russia, a completely obvious and logical thought is very rare. Its essence is that this cooperation, among other things, speaks of a fairly good development of French shipbuilding. However, for some reason, the debaters

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"Black berets" in exercises, April 2020 The Caspian Flotilla of the Russian Navy is deservedly considered the most powerful naval formation in its region. In recent years, the flotilla has received a lot of new ships and vessels, which has a positive effect on its combat effectiveness

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General view of the product 5P-42 "Filin" Several years ago, the Russian industry for the first time presented the station of visual-optical interference 5P-42E "Grach". Later, the 5P-42 "Owl" project appeared with the same functions, but in a different design. To date, the "Owl" product has been installed on

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Means of the RK-360MTS complex. Photo of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine June 17, Ukraine tested a promising anti-ship missile R-360 "Neptune" in full standard configuration. The two products are said to have successfully located the target and hit it with a direct hit. All this brings the finale closer

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AUV "Harpsichord-1R" on trials. Photo Oborona.ru In recent years, the direction of the so-called. autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles (AUV). This technique is capable of solving a wide range of problems and therefore is of great interest to various organizations. Now in our country

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The first export flight of the AGM-88G rocket. The prototype is suspended under the left wing, next to the PTB. Photo NAVAIR / navair.navy.mil The US Navy continues to develop new aircraft weapons for carrier-based aircraft. A few days ago, tests began on a promising anti-radar

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Divers carrier "Triton" on a transport trolley. Photo Deepstorm.ru In 1957 in our country, work began on the creation of the so-called. group submarine carriers - midget submarines (SMPL) of the "Triton" family. This technique was intended for combat swimmers and had to

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The proposed appearance of the submarine type A26 The small submarine fleet of Sweden is waiting for a major update. In the coming years, it is planned to build and commission two diesel-electric submarines of the promising A26 project. With their help, the oldest ships of the Södermanland Ave

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Relatively good news: “Construction of a new-generation lead ocean-going destroyer will begin in Russia in 2012,” said Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. According to him, until now, surface ships of coastal and

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By his twenty-five years, Vasya had completely sunk and lost the meaning of life. Bad heredity and the reduction in financial assistance from wealthy parents played a cruel joke with him: in general, a good guy, according to neighbors and acquaintances, he finally "got out of the rut" and got hooked

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A squadron of diving surface ships may not look as impressive as a squadron of classic surface ships, but this will make it no less dangerous On the border of two environments Based on the premises set forth in the article “On the border of two environments. Diving ships: history and perspectives ", consider

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Frigate Type 26 for the Canadian Navy. Decisive for the choice of this ship were its anti-submarine capabilities. Even before the first combat use of submarines, methods of dealing with them were born: ramming and artillery fire. This was due to the following factors. Firstly, very old submarines, from those times

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In this article we will try to understand the role of strike missile weapons on a domestic heavy aircraft carrier, as well as the capabilities that the presence of the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier in the battle against the American "standard" aircraft carrier group provides for the combination of heterogeneous forces. As is known

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At the Army 2020 forum of the Rubin Central Design Bureau, the Vityaz autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (AUV), which visited the bottom of the Mariana Trench, was presented. Together with him, other Ruby's AUVs were presented. The Vityaz deep-sea dive was widely advertised in the media and had a significant response in

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In order to understand the capabilities of the air groups of the aircraft-carrying ships we are comparing, it is necessary to study the tactics of using carrier-based aircraft. We will do this using the example of the Americans, especially since today they have the greatest experience in the use of carrier-based aircraft in comparison with

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The Americans are sincerely convinced that the success of their submarines in the confrontation with the Soviet Navy became decisive in the success of the US Navy as a whole, and the success of the US Navy contributed to Gorbachev's surrender to the West. According to John Lehman, Secretary of the US Navy under Reagan, during a meeting in Malta Gorbachev

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On water and under water At the beginning of the 20th century, two types of ships began to develop in the navies of the leading countries of the world: surface ships (NK) and submarines (PL), the design and tactics of which were radically different. However, before the appearance of submarines with a nuclear power plant (NPP), underwater

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"The environmental safety of weapons and military equipment is their property to ensure the prevention / reduction of harmful effects … on the environment and humans at all stages of the life cycle, excluding their combat use, under the established state of organizational and technical

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The first decades after World War II were marked by a real revolution in naval affairs. The massive appearance of radars in all the Navy, automation of anti-aircraft fire control, the emergence of anti-aircraft missile systems and anti-ship missiles, the emergence of nuclear submarines with unlimited

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High-energy laser weapons on modernized nuclear submarines "Virginia" In open budget documents of the US Armed Forces, information was published that it is planned to deploy high-energy laser weapons on modernized nuclear submarines (nuclear submarines) of the "Virginia" class

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Most readers are well aware of the concept of "laser", formed from the English "laser" (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation). Lasers invented in the middle of the 20th century have thoroughly entered our life, even if their work in

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Russia is a country of paradoxes. On the one hand, it is the largest continental power, whose land interests have always prevailed over others. On the other hand, Russia has one of the longest maritime borders, access to the seas and oceans, which requires a strong navy to control

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This article is a continuation of the previously published material on the concept of a nuclear multifunctional submarine cruiser (AMFPK): "Nuclear multifunctional submarine: an asymmetric response to the West."