Fleet 2024, November

AGM-158C LRASM in flight. Photo by Lockheed Martin / lockheedmartin.com The US military, in collaboration with the defense industry, continues to deploy the latest AGM-158C LRASM anti-ship missiles. Recently, this weapon has reached the stage of initial operational readiness as part of the complex

Your deeds are amazing, Lord! The US Armed Forces do not have enough money even after the new militarist President Donald Trump approved the country's defense budget in the amount of just under $ 700 billion (!) (In 2016, the defense budget was $ 534 billion, in 2017- m - 580 - 602

In the coming years, the Russian navy should receive several new submarines of different classes and designs. In addition to building new submarines, it is planned to modernize several old ones, increasing their characteristics to the required level. As it became known a few days ago, started

More than two weeks have passed since the start of the Russian operation in Syria. You can already see some of its results. The Russian aviation group at the Khmeimim airbase consists of 12 Su-24M, 12 Su-25M, 6 Su-34, 4 Su-30SM, 1 Il-20M. There is also a number of Mi-24 helicopters, Mi-8, possibly Mi-17. From 30

The small rocket ship Grad Sviyazhsk launches the Kalibr-NK missile system. The Caspian Sea will always remain a strategically important area for Russia, both from an economic and military point of view. Its natural resources and geographic location are in the priority area

Your attention will see a sad sight: ships on their last legs, ships that will never go to sea. Time has power over everything, and the lack of proper care and maintenance only accelerates the onset of the moment of farewell to ships ahead of schedule. list of ships with sad

At the end of September, the Swedish armed forces announced the return of the Musköbasen underground naval base, owned by the Navy. In the near future, this facility will be restored and made a "home" for the main headquarters of the naval forces. This means that one of the most interesting sites in Swedish

The most important part of the navy is its submarines. Modern submarines can perform a wide range of missions to detect and destroy enemy ships, submarines or ground targets. In addition, the naval component of the strategic nuclear forces is fully built on the basis of

The newest US destroyer USS Michael Monsoor DDG-1001 of the Zumwalt project left the shipyard in December and began the first stage of sea trials. Ships and crew check key systems and is named after Navy officer Michael Monsourt, who died in Iraq in 2006. He entered

When the slipway period for the construction of order 105 - the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Leonid Brezhnev - was coming to an end, several assembled blocks of the next ship, order 106, were already on the slab of the Black Sea Shipyard

Russia has put in its only aircraft carrier for repairs. Obviously, the country's leadership decided that it is possible to make a short pause in building up foreign policy activity on the "distant shores." To then return there with tripled forces

Work on the creation of large and heavy ekranoplanes has been resumed in Russia. According to domestic media reports, a similar device with a takeoff weight of 500 tons is currently being created. The details of the project have not yet been disclosed, but it is already known that the promising

On September 6, 1955, in the White Sea, from the Soviet diesel submarine B-67 (project 611V), the world's first test launch of the R-11FM ballistic missile, carried out under the leadership of Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, took place. The submarine was commanded by Captain 1st Rank F.I.Kozlov. So 60 years ago

In early September, an event occurred that the Russian navy had been waiting for for several decades. After many years of construction and several months of crossing, the newest rescue vessel Igor Belousov arrived at the port of Vladivostok. Arrival of the ship to its permanent home base allows

This is an experimental boat built by Lockheed for the US Navy to research stealth technology on the water. And then sold at auction with only one condition: the buyer had to destroy it. This is not a new development - the "Sea Shadow" was launched back in 1984, but

It is unlikely that there are people among modern Russians (although, probably, there are!) Who would not have heard that there is a fantastic submarine ship "Nautilus" in literature (and there was also such a "movie"!), That it belongs to a mysterious unsociable captain Nemo, and was invented by the French

A prologue in which an unusual ship plows the waters of the Atlantic Ocean away from home. Oh, I would like to be on the land of cotton, The old days are not forgotten. ("Dixie", the unofficial anthem of the Confederation of the Southern States) For several days a storm has been raging in the ocean. Lonely ship creaking with gear

Probably, only modern children - "generation NEXT" - have not read Jules Verne's novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", and people of the age have certainly read it. Moreover, as a child, firstly, I was struck by the cover of this book, which depicted a spindle-shaped submarine ship, and secondly

"The past is a mirror into which the present looks" Japanese proverb I read an article about the Battle of Lepanto and immediately thought that I have something on this topic, moreover, this is the "something" I was looking for in my time on purpose, and when I found it, I was very happy. And how not

Shipbuilding and navigation began to develop at the dawn of human culture. But they developed extremely slowly. For thousands of years in different countries, exclusively wooden ships were built, the only movers of which were oars and sails. It is quite natural that

One of the consequences of the difficult natural and geographical conditions on the territory of the Russians' habitation was their developed ingenuity, which became the reason for many of our victories and … disappointments for our opponents. For example, during the Great Patriotic War, the Nazis, without thinking, began to import

And it so happened that, discussing one of the articles here on VO, some readers in the comments expressed the idea that, they say, sailors like to believe in omens. Superstitious, they say, they are the people. It is, of course, impossible to say unequivocally neither "yes" nor "no", but here is what I found in my archive on this topic

American military expert Harry Kazianis, a member of the defense policy section of the US Center for National Interest and a member of the national security section of the Potomac Foundation, in an article published in The National Interest, which specializes in national security issues

After the annexation of Crimea to Russia, the Ministry of Defense had to urgently finalize strategies designed to ensure the country's security. In addition, updated plans were prepared for the development of various formations of the armed forces. Crimea has traditionally been and continues

The Argentine aircraft carrier Veinticinco de Mayo (May 25, Veinticinco de Mayo) is a ship with a very ironic fate. Built in Great Britain, he fought against his former homeland, after which he went for recycling to the former British colony - India. Another irony is that all

During the late Cold War, the Japanese General Staff considered two scenarios for the development of events in the event of a global confrontation between the United States and the USSR. The first provided for the reflection of the Soviet landing in Hokkaido. For this, the largest units of the ground forces in the country were created there. Second plan

Does Russia need a navy? And if so, which one? Armadas of aircraft carriers and cruisers or mosquito fleets? Many copies have been broken about this topic and the battles continue. Each of us would like to see the Russian Federation as a mighty naval power. But let's be realistic - this is hardly

The theory of coastal defense cannot be the basis In the discussion of the topic of what kind of naval fleet Russia needs, many opponents spoke from this position: that's what fleets are needed

At present, a wide range of ships and ships of the auxiliary fleet are being built - from huge, 10 thousand tons of displacement ocean support vessels to harbor tugs

Jerry Hendrix and Dave Majumdar were not the first to raise the topic of the advisability of further building aircraft carriers for the US Navy. Discussions on this topic have been conducted by naval specialists for several years. But, as a rule, disputes were limited to a narrow circle of people, since aircraft carriers are not only "sacred

Last fall, France was to hand over to Russia the first of two ordered Mistral-class amphibious assault ships. The implementation of this contract until a certain time went in full accordance with the established schedule, but later the situation changed. The French leadership decided not to transfer

A rather unexpected point seemed to have been put in the case of two Orlans, heavy nuclear missile cruisers of Project 1144. Several media outlets, citing sources in the Defense Ministry, reported that Kirov and Admiral Lazarev were being disposed of. They will spend a rather large amount of money on this (it is logical

NCM at the MBDA plant. France is completing work on a promising cruise missile; with its help, Poland can dramatically increase its military potential. The long-range cruise missile Naval Cruise Missile (NCM) will soon enter service with the French army and will

The flow of interesting news continues, in one way or another related to the change in the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Recent reports relate to the long-suffering Russian-French contract for the purchase of two and possibly two more Mistral project amphibious assault ships

The domestic submarine fleet is indeed significantly inferior to the American one. This is how our experts comment on the relevant statements of the head of the Pentagon, who calls Russian and Chinese submarines the main competitors of the US submarine fleet. However, Russia also has such submarines, an analogue of which

Today, the anti-torpedoes of the Russian shipborne complex “Packet-NK” have the highest anti-torpedo potential in comparison with western models, and thus ensure reliable defeat of attacking torpedoes

Fifth generation fighter appeared out of resentment against the United States At the end of April, the Japanese X-2 fighter, created using Stealth technologies, took off for the first time. An ordinary event by the standards of modern military aviation, nevertheless, it became a milestone in the development of aircraft construction and the country's air force. Japan

The only Russian aircraft carrier meets the tasks for which it was created The opinion that our Navy does not need aircraft carriers is quite widespread. Someone says the opposite, but at the same time emphasizes: the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser (TAKR) "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" is so

We have selected seven of the most amazing giant ships. Five of them were sent to sea recently, two have already been written off, and you can even buy a ticket for one. Each of them is a champion in its category. The longest ship on Earth, length - 488 m, width - 74 m, deadweight - 600,000 tons. Launched in 2013

On the closed territory of the Rzhevsky test site there is a weapon that could rightfully be called the "Main caliber of the Soviet Union". With equal success, it can claim the title "Tsar Cannon". Indeed, its caliber is no less than 406 mm. Created on the eve of the Great