Fleet 2024, November

The US Navy has decided to cut into metal the unique Stealth ship Sea Shadow, built in the 1980s, according to the news blog Upshot.Sea Shadow is the first in a family of stealth ships. Stealth technology

Soon, another naval show will open in St. Petersburg, where the second corvette of project 20380 will be demonstrated. This summer, it is to enter service with the Russian Navy, joining the lead ship "Steregushchy". Undoubtedly, it is always a pleasure to know that our fleet

Submarines are designated by the Israeli command as the "main offensive force of the Navy," but they must also collect intelligence information both in times of peace and in times of war and conflict. They are a strategic threat to the enemy. According to foreign sources, submarines are

When, one day in the second half of the 1960s, another report with the results of deciphering photographs of a spy satellite lay on the table of the director of the US National Intelligence Agency, he could not believe his eyes. In one of the photographs, a huge, long

On June 1, one of the American military magazines listed four significant shortcomings of the Chinese aircraft carrier Shi Lang, which is a completed version of the Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag purchased from Ukraine. Firstly, this aircraft carrier will operate in the Pacific Ocean, where already

Our fleet today is forced to buy expensive and obsolete torpedoes An unconditional mistake committed in the USSR back in the 50s was the monopolization of the development of a homing system (HSS) for torpedoes by organizations that did not have experience in the field of sonar technology. Due to the fact that on

The unique nuclear-powered ship “Ural” has been rusting for 25 years without use The nuclear-powered reconnaissance ship “Ural” of project 1941 is moored to one of the Far Eastern berths with a five-degree heel. There are not enough specialists to maintain nuclear reactors. From the former team of 1000 people, barely

The American conceptual approach to the formation, together with the European allies in the NATO bloc and partners in the Asia-Pacific region, of a "fleet of a thousand warships" implies, in particular, the creation of coalition groups in the naval (ocean) theaters of operations

In 2000, the first trimaran was launched, which became part of the naval forces - the ship of the Royal Navy of Great Britain Triton, the construction and testing process of which attracted close attention of both military specialists and everyone who is interested in the prospects for the development of military

After the first two ships built according to Project 949, the construction of submarine cruisers according to the improved Project 949A (code “Antey”) began. As a result of the modernization, the boat received an additional compartment, which made it possible to improve the internal layout of weapons and onboard

The battleships "Yamato" were the largest and most powerful battleships among not only the battleships of the Japanese fleet, but the whole world. At the time of launching in the world there was only one ship with a larger displacement - the British passenger liner "Queen Mary". Each of the main guns 460 mm

The project of a new generation river ship, numbered 21630 and the Buyan code, was developed by the Zelenodolsk PKB enterprise (FSUE) under the leadership of chief designer Y. E. Kushnir, scientific and technical support for the design and construction of the ship for the Navy was carried out by the 1st Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense. Ship

At the last meeting of the officers of the naval formations and units of the marine corps of the fleet, the commander of the Baltic Fleet, Vice Admiral Viktor Chirkov, made a rather optimistic statement. “In the coming years, the Baltic Fleet, within the framework of a promising rearmament program, will receive

Project 21631 was designed by Zelenodolsk Design Bureau under the leadership of Chief Designer Ya.E. Kushnira on the basis of project 21630 of the Buyan type, scientific and technical support for the design and construction of a ship for the Navy was carried out by the 1st Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense. The ship was designed with

Popular Mechanics magazine rating Largest: Nimitz-class aircraft carriers Country: USA Launched: 1972 Displacement: 100,000 tons Length: 332.8 m Full speed: 260,000 hp Full speed: 31.5 knots Crew: 3184 people. Currently the largest surface ship in the world

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

Since ancient times, the Black Sea has been the sphere of interests of different peoples and states, and wars and armed conflicts have flared up on it, or on its shores. Currently, the sea washes the shores of seven states - Russia, Abkhazia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine

The naval forces of Turkey dominate with their strike capabilities of the forces of the near zone over the navies of any state of the Black Sea basin. Today, only one salvo of anti-ship missiles "Harpoon", "Penguin" and "Exocet"

Against the background of the entry into service of the patrol ship Yaroslav the Wise, the start of sea trials of the Yuri Dolgoruky SSBN, the successful completion of state tests of the Project 971I Nerpa submarine passed almost unnoticed

The new Russian Project 20380 multipurpose near sea zone patrol ship was designed for the Russian Navy at the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau in St. Petersburg. Its creation was due to certain difficulties associated with the implementation of the previous

Brazil intends to build and commission 6 nuclear submarines and 20 non-nuclear submarines (15 new, 5 refurbished) in the coming decades, making its submarine fleet the most powerful in South America. It is reported by the Malaysian news agency Bernama with reference to the government