Fleet 2024, November

Israel is a very small country that relies on very big fists. Its military equipment can give a head start to Russia and the United States. Recently, photos of Israel's new know-how have appeared in the press - the Protector unmanned boats of the Rafael company, patrolling the coastal space of Syria

Project 1144 nuclear missile cruisers are going through hard times today. Created for the needs of a completely different fleet, preparing for a completely different war, today they give the impression of a restless "suitcase without a handle" - it is difficult to carry, it is a pity to throw it away. Nevertheless, the Russian Ministry of Defense intends

Every year in October, the Russian naval special forces celebrate another anniversary of its existence in the ranks of the Russian Navy. It is believed that its history begins on October 22, 1938, when a planned exercise was carried out in the Pacific Fleet, during which

For more than 10 years, the Admiral Nakhimov heavy nuclear missile cruiser, which has been standing at the wall of the Sevmash plant, will return to service in 2012 - the protracted repair will be financed and completed. In addition, the rest of the ships of the project 1144 will undergo repairs with modernization

Seventy years ago, work was launched in the United States to create the first nuclear-powered submarine Nautilus (SSN 571). This became one of the revolutionary events in world shipbuilding. The first research work on the creation of a shipborne nuclear reactor (NR) of the US Navy dates back to 1939

Like the head corvette "Guarding", transferred to the Navy in November 2007, "Soobrazitelny" inherited the names of Project 7U destroyers - ships designed by Soviet designers in the 1930s. and built at domestic shipyards. Destroyers, becoming the first

The developments of domestic design bureaus are not inferior to foreign ones Yes, again about the landing helicopter carrier Mistral, which France is imposing on Russia. "But how much can you?" - the reader will plead. How much do you need. All the more so as life turns this plot with ever new facets. It has already been noticed that

As you know, during the visit of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to India on March 12, an additional agreement was signed to finance the further restructuring of the Admiral Gorshkov heavy aircraft carrier into a full-fledged Vikramaditya aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy. Recall that the first

China recently launched a new diesel-electric submarine (pictured), but did not provide any official information. The study of the photographs allows us to conclude that it seems to be a diesel-electric submarine with the designation Type 41C, where Russian technologies are used, adapted for a Chinese project

According to Interfax, Elena Makovetskaya (specialist of the press service of Sevmash), factory tests for the Yuri Dolgoruky nuclear submarine have been completed. According to Project 955 "Borey", "Yuri Dolgoruky" became one of the first strategic nuclear submarine missile carriers. As a result of tests, one of the most

Design of the 956 Sovremenny fire support ship began in 1971. The change in the purpose of the ship during the design process was caused by the US program to create a new generation of Spruens-class destroyers - the first multipurpose ships of the US Navy. So besides artillery

At the shipyard of China Shipbuilding Industry Corp. (CSIC) in Wuhan on September 9, the launching of a non-nuclear submarine of a new design took place, Janes Navi International reports, citing Chinese sources. This is the third non-nuclear submarine project created in China since 1994. According to Western

What will our country get if it buys the French UDC The plans for the acquisition of Mistral-class ships for the Russian Navy cause heated debate: are they really, as they say, the light converged like a wedge, how they look against the background of competitors and what they are capable of, why cannot our country itself build such ships and

For the first time in the modern history of the Russian Navy, designers and shipbuilders arrived at the main base of the Baltic Fleet, the port of Baltiysk, at the invitation of the BF commander, Vice-Admiral Viktor Chirkov, for a two-day seminar dedicated to defining the shape of the future warship. This was reported by

The twentieth century has become a breakthrough in many areas of technological progress, in particular in increasing the speed of vehicles. For ground vehicles, these speeds have increased significantly, for air - by orders of magnitude. But on the sea, humanity ran into a dead end. The main qualitative leap

Amateur photographs of the newest Russian nuclear-powered submarine Severodvinsk, launched in the presence of President Dmitry Medvedev in June this year, have appeared on the Internet. At that time, however, the only official photograph was released

Today at Sevmash the lead nuclear submarine of project 885 "Severodvinsk" has been removed from the dock. The ceremony was attended by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, Navy Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Vysotsky, General Director - General Designer of SPMBM

Her Majesty's fleet received a new submarine with a five-year delay The solemn ceremony took place on August 27 at the Clyde naval base, to which this nuclear submarine is assigned, which received a tail number

A combat ship with a powerful anti-submarine potential was forced to fight not with modern submarines, but with ordinary motor boats and boats, whose crews are armed with hand-held small arms. If we talk about "Fearless", then its former commander N.G. Avraamov, who took the ship to

After the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych announced that Moscow and Kiev agreed that Russia would help complete the construction of the cruiser Ukraine, a discussion ensued about which country's fleet would replenish this ship and whether the Russian Navy needed it. the ship is now needed, - said

American admirals have tested in practice the concept of high-speed and maneuverable LBK Freedom-class warships at sea The Russian Defense Ministry announced that it will hold a competition in September to develop a project for a new corvette for the needs of the Navy. It's about a ship that should

"Peter the Great" is the most powerful non-aircraft-carrying warship not only of the domestic, but also of the world navy Twenty years ago at the Baltic Shipyard, the ceremony of launching the heavy nuclear missile cruiser (TARKR) Yuri Andropov of project 11442 - the fourth type "Kirov", took place. He was

In Russia, they are again talking about replenishing the Black Sea Fleet with new ships. This time, sources in the main headquarters of the Russian Navy reported that by 2020, 18 new ships and submarines should appear on the Black Sea Fleet. According to the source, this is included in the Russian state armament program for

On Friday, the St. Petersburg shipyard Severnaya Verf launched the lead frigate of the Russian Navy, Fleet Admiral Sergei Gorshkov. This is the first post-Soviet ship in the far sea zone. At the moment, the ship's readiness is 40%. The frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" of project 22350

Military French developers have stunned the world with a new warship. The revolutionary weapon is a submersible frigate or, as the designers themselves call it, a surface submarine. At the European naval show, which opened on October 25 in the Paris suburb of Le Bourget

The aircraft carriers of Great Britain and France are having a hard time The aircraft carriers were the first to be hit. Last September it became known that

Erf ", as planned, this year will begin sea trials. The ship is currently completing a complex of mooring tests. In addition, he is fully prepared for the arrival of the crew. Corvette "Soobrazitelny" is the first serial ship of project 20380, developed for the Russian Navy in

The British Navy lost its only aircraft carrier. The flagship of the Royal Navy, Ark Royal, was decided to be written off as part of a program to curtail military spending. Previously, it was assumed that the ship would be taken off alert in 2014, but this will happen much earlier - "almost

Can naval ships fly? For the commander of the only skeg-type catamaran in the world, Dmitry Efremov, this is not at all a rhetorical question. His ship bears the name of the swift, very cold and terribly destructive wind of the northern Black Sea coast - "Bora". Just like the wind, he

Sleek design, unmanned aircraft systems and next-generation weaponry will make the ships of the future the most imposing ship ever. It is difficult to say what types of wars the future will bring, but one thing is clear: robots will participate in most battles. In fact, already

Nuclear-powered missile cruisers of the 667 family are the most widespread strategic submarines. Sevmash is not just a shipyard where submarines are built. This enterprise is a smithy of record-breaking submarines, in relation to which the epithets "first" and "most" are often used. A number of records of these submarines

In the late 80s. of the last century at the "Admiralty shipyards" for the Soviet Navy were built two small special-purpose submarines of project 865 "Piranha" developed by SPMBM "Malachite". Lapping these submarines in a country that has taken the path of collapse turned out to be troublesome. But in the end these

Nobody disputes the fact that in the 90s. of the last century, the geopolitical picture of the world has undergone dramatic changes. Along with it, military doctrines also changed - primarily of the countries occupying leading positions in the world. In the late 90s. The Pentagon, and with it the NATO countries, began

Protection of ships, especially of small displacement, from modern means of attack is one of the most difficult tasks. It is successfully solved by the "Flexible" turret of various modifications. The turret is an air defense system designed to repel attacks by anti-ship missiles, aircraft and

Frigates of the "Gepard-3.9" type are ships of a new generation. They were developed by Zelenodolsk Design Bureau on a universal base platform. The prototype for them was the Project 11611 patrol ship Tatarstan, which became part of the Russian Navy in 2004

Like devastating tornadoes, the family of littoral warships created by the Zelenodolsk Design Bureau (ZPKB) is powerful. The weapons of these relatively small ships make it possible to compete with corvettes. Ships of the coastal zone of project 21632 of the "Tornado"

Recently the nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky returned from the next stage of sea trials at the factory, having successfully passed another test by sea. The ship completed the test program, showed good running characteristics and stable operation of all ship systems. On the march we took

The amphibious assault ship dock (LHD) "Juan Carlos I" is the largest ship of the Spanish Royal Navy. It was built in March 2009 at the Navantia Ferrol Shipyard. The ship is named after the king of Spain and its construction cost 360

The naval command announced that by the end of 2010 the technical design of a new aircraft carrier will be ready

On August 8, 2010, the Iranian Navy adopted four new diesel-electric submarines (diesel-electric submarines) of the Ghadir class. As Defense News reported, the Iranian submarine fleet has increased to 11 units of this class. The first diesel-electric submarines of the Ghadir class were adopted by Iran in 2007 and created on