Fleet 2024, April

In the cycle dedicated to the Russian "lightning", armored cruisers "Pearls" and "Izumrud", we left these ships at the end of the hostilities of the Russo-Japanese War, in which they took part. For Emerald, it was a breakthrough between the Japanese troops surrounding the remnants of the 2nd and 3rd

In the previous article, we examined the medium-caliber air defense guns installed on the battleship Marat in the course of numerous interwar modernizations. Let me briefly remind you that at first the battleship received six 76.2-mm Lender artillery systems, which for the beginning of the 20s did not seem so bad anti-aircraft

In this article, we continue the topic of the features of the Ulyanovsk ATACR project. Project 1143.7 Aviation Group In the previous article, we have already talked about the fundamental difference in views on the role of carrier-based aircraft in the USA and the USSR. In America, it was believed that this aircraft is the main force capable of solving

In previous articles, we examined the reasons why we need naval strategic nuclear forces, and some aspects of the secrecy of SSBNs created during the Soviet era. In the 2000s, the core of the nuclear power of the Russian Navy was made up of 7 "Dolphins" of the 667BDRM project. Decent ships

The fire that broke out on December 12, 2019 on the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" was a big blow to everyone who is not indifferent to the current state of the Russian Navy. We mourn the death of two people who gave their lives in the fight against fire and wish a speedy recovery and

In this article we will consider the damage sustained by the battleship Peresvet in the battle at Shantung, compare them with those that fell on the Oslyabi in Tsushima, and draw some conclusions. during the battle in the Yellow Sea, 37 enemy

The first day of the Tsushima battle, May 14, ended deplorably for the Russian squadron. By nightfall, it could not yet be considered destroyed, but it suffered heavy losses and was defeated, because almost nothing remained of its main force - the 1st armored detachment. Died with everything shortly before sunset

In the previous article, the author completed the description of the actions of the armored cruiser "Pearl" in the Russo-Japanese War - having dropped anchor in Manila, the ship remained there until the very end of hostilities. Consider now what happened to the "Emerald" of the same type

This material was conceived as a continuation of articles devoted to the Soviet nuclear-powered heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser "Ulyanovsk", links to which will be given below. The author intended to express his point of view on the issues of the place and role of aircraft-carrying ships in the Russian Navy. However, under the influence

The last months have become relatively fruitful for news about the prospects and various projects of promising Russian aircraft carriers. At the same time, interestingly, we are talking about completely different ships: until recently, the model of the aircraft carrier of the project 23000 "Storm" was proudly demonstrated to the whole world

(from 5.2.1925 - "Profintern", from 31.10.1939 - "Red Crimea", from 7.5.1957 - "OS-20", from 18.3.1958 - "PKZ-144") On September 28, 1913 the cruiser was enlisted to the lists of ships of the Guards crew. On November 11, 1913, laid down at the Russian-Baltic shipbuilding and mechanical joint-stock company in Revel. November 28, 1915 launched

The patrol ship KV Nornen (W330) of the project of the same name Norway has a land border with a total length of 2515 km, while the length of the coastline exceeds 25 thousand km (more than 83 thousand km including the islands). The area of the exclusive economic zone is almost 3.4 million square kilometers. In this regard, Norway

At the end of May 2019, the new Italian universal amphibious assault ship "Trieste" was launched. Today "Trieste" can claim the title of the largest ship in the Italian Navy, competing only with the flagship of the fleet, the aircraft carrier "Cavour", capable of receiving on board

The use of submarines during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 gave the first practical combat experience and revealed both positive and negative qualities of the Kasatka-class submarines. One of the main disadvantages of this type of submarine was the presence of only torpedo

The country's maritime borders and various coastal facilities need to be protected from various threats. This requires a variety of samples of special equipment and technology capable of monitoring the situation and detecting intruders or potentially dangerous objects. According to

Corvette of the project 20385 "Thundering" during construction at the "Severnaya Verf". Photo: press service of the United Shipbuilding Corporation Criticism of the Ministry of Defense and the Navy for their approaches to shipbuilding would be too one-sided, if not from time to time reminded of what the right approaches should be. it

The laying ceremony of the SSBN "Knyaz Oleg", July 27, 2014 Photo "Sevmash" On March 19, submariners celebrated their professional holiday. On this day, the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper published an interview with the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov. The commander-in-chief congratulated

Scheme of a launcher with a rocket, graphics from the patent A number of methods for basing and deploying ballistic missiles are known. Some of them have been successfully brought to mass exploitation, while others have not been able to move beyond proposals and preliminary projects. In particular

USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) - the lead ship of the project of the same name. The US Navy is planning the next update of the surface forces. This time it is proposed to develop and bring to the series a new destroyer project. A new stage of work on the project with the working title DDG (X) starts next year, and its result

How were the Russian nuclear submarines of the fourth generation created and what they were capable of A little more than a year ago, the K-560 Severodvinsk submarine, the first multipurpose submarine of the Yasen project, aka Project 885, entered the Russian Navy. not in

A Soviet bomber and a Soviet missile cruiser in one shot are two parts of the same system, complementary to each other. The fact that surface ships during the Second World War were often destroyed by aircraft, as well as the fact that aircraft became the most destructive weapon in naval warfare

First, a short recent insider on one of the specialized forums (link): K-91, 02/26/2021: India will not renew the Nerpa lease! If anything - this is the newest "leopard". K-91, 02/27/2021: Corresponding. the order has already been determined / apparently previously

On August 4, 1985, the Soviet nuclear submarine (nuclear submarine) K-278 under the command of Captain 1st Rank Yu.A. Zelensky (senior commander of the 1st submarine flotilla, Vice Admiral E. D. Chernov) made a record deep-sea dive on depth of 1027 meters, staying there for 51 minutes. None

The Americans are beginning to withdraw their coastal zone defense ships into reserve. The so-called littoral ships. This is a completely natural event, because the ships did not work out unambiguously. This is a normal practice, it happens. On the pages of many media, many have expressed their opinion on this topic. Including

Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense According to the previous articles, we have already walked through the weakest component of nuclear forces, strategic aviation, honored the strategic missile forces with our attention, and only now we are considering the real creators of the Apocalypse, who, do not bring, of course, can

TASS (The Severny PKB announced its readiness to present a version of the patrol ship of project 22160), a short statement was published by the general director of the Northern Design Bureau (SPKB), Andrey Dyachkov, which surprised me with its essence

Test launch of the JL-3 SLBM. Photo Military-today.com China continues to build the naval component of the strategic nuclear forces. The key element of this process in the mid-term will be the promising Juilan-3 ballistic missile, which has improved technical characteristics and

The problems that Russia has with the navy should not block from us how much we really need it. And the best way to prove this is through concrete examples - the example of the role of the fleet in the Syrian war was not the only one, it was just the most ambitious. It is worth referring to for contrast

Source: forum.militaryparitet.com In the material on the construction of new submarines for the Russian fleet Hurray to those who handed over the Kazan, several considerations were expressed on how this direction should, in theory, develop. It is pleasant to announce that there was information that

Boat X18 after launching The Indonesian industry has completed the construction of the head artillery armored boat X18 Tank Boat. The product was launched and is now engaged in sea trials. The real prospects of this long-term construction project have not yet been determined, but its developers believe

LC "Iowa". 32 cruise missiles for striking the coast, 16 missiles "Harpoon", UAV "Pioneer", satellite communications and a terminal for the automated control system of the Navy. And also a 406 mm cannon. Such were the battleships at the end of the 20th century The disappearance of battleships as a class of warships is in some way very instructive

Speaking seriously about Poseidon, now we will not raise the question of whether he exists or not. In general, "Poseidon" is such a hefty stone that was thrown into a swamp and went circles on the water in half with ooze, duckweed and frogs that fell under the distribution. Personally, the situation reminds me of something

The hypersound, which is now fashionable, haunts many people today. Russia brandishes "Zircons", "Vanguards", "Daggers", China shows something suspended from the H-6 bomber with a mysterious hint that "we also have something", and here, as in the French saying, "the situation obliges" , it is necessary somehow

Russian-Ukrainian relations, or rather, their complete absence, is a headache for both countries in many sectors. Today we will talk about shipbuilding, which was very painful for both countries. After all, this industry is very knowledge-intensive and requires, in addition to heads, also hands (straight), and technologies, and

Yes, many experts today say that Sweden's non-nuclear submarines are the best in the world. The quietest, the deadliest. Able to solve all the problems of Sweden's defense from … By the way, it is worth considering in more detail who these miracle submarines will protect the Swedes from and how they will protect the Swedes

Photo: press service of the RF Ministry of Defense Tests of "Zircon", on which a very high rate is placed not only in the country's defense capability, but also in foreign policy, are approaching the final stage. In this regard, many different kinds of articles appear in the media, from seasoned to " we will all win. " It even comes to

So, the second submarine of project 885 in general and the first of project 885M raised the flag and entered the fleet. This topic has already been expressed by many media, many experts and specialists. Statements are different, from very noisy, with all these "unparalleled …" to restrained doubters. We will borrow

As strange as it may sound, but Russia with its geographic location, economy and vulnerabilities should be considered in potential wars at sea as the weakest side. In fact, if it does, it will not always be so, but it will be so often. Russia cannot quickly create a fleet comparable to the Japanese

This article is, in fact, a continuation of a series of articles on the history and prospects of the Russian Navy, on one of the key issues - "the problem of the Russian aircraft carrier." For the first time, the question of the possibility of implementing an aircraft carrier based on the hull of the project heavy missile cruiser (TARKR) of project 1144 was raised

Project appearance of UDC "075". Graphics Wikimedia Commons China's Universal Landing Craft / Amphibious Assault Dock (UDC / DVKD) program shows new successes. On April 23, a solemn ceremony took place, during which the PLA Navy was admitted