Fleet 2024, November

The modernization of the Black Sea Fleet, the need for which was much talked about on the sidelines, is taking shape. The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy said on Wednesday that in the next 10 years the southern fleet of Russia will receive 15 new vehicles - these are frigates of Project 22350, the "firstborn" of which will be the one at the St. Petersburg shipyard

The use of a variety of fire weapons to engage targets in all environments. US Army graphics On November 4, an article by Peter Ong appeared in the online edition of Naval News "Analysis: 155mm Wheeled Mobile Howitzers Could Become Anti-Ship Artillery"

Taking into account the hype in the media (both ours and foreign) the topic of deep-sea super torpedoes "Status-6 / Poseidon", a number of media, almost all military-technical events in the field of naval weapons are considered "through them." Among them were the news on the deployment of the US Navy's work on

General view of SMX31E In 2018, the French shipbuilding company Naval Group presented an interesting concept project of the promising submarine SMX31. A few days ago, during the exhibition, Euronaval Online presented an updated version of this project with a number of original innovations. New project SMX31E

The new generation nuclear submarine will be launched today, June 15, in Severodvinsk. Dmitry Medvedev will take part in the ceremony. This is the second visit of the head of state to the city of shipbuilders. The first took place in July 2009. Multipurpose nuclear submarine of the fourth generation

Ships for direct landing have been in service with NATO countries for over 30 years. And today the question of replacing them has arisen. The main requirements for future ships are an increase in carrying capacity, an increase in the amphibious compartment to the size of the possibility of receiving and transporting tanks

How real is Iranian naval power? In February 2010, an important event took place in the development of the naval forces (Navy) of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). The first self-produced destroyer with guided missile weapons was launched, which was named

A milestone: almost simultaneously, our beloved The National Interest published simply incomparable articles on one topic. Aircraft carrier. One of them belongs to the pen of James Holmes, head of the department of naval strategy at the naval college and the co-author of a book, which is very even in intensity of passions

On June 15, 2010 in Severodvinsk, the newest submarine of project 885 was taken out of the dock of the Northern Machine-Building Enterprise. Thus, today Russia has built the lead submarines of new series of three main classes: SSBN project 955 ("Yuri Dolgoruky"), diesel-electric submarines of project 677

Unfortunately, the new Russian submarine does not belong to the fourth generation diesel-electric submarine (diesel-electric submarine) of project 677 on April 22, 2010 in St. Petersburg

1. Introduction In the third article of the series, the point of view was substantiated according to which our aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, is already so outdated that instead of repairing it, it is better to build some newest ship. When laying two UDC pr. 23900 Ivan Rogov, it was stated that the cost of the order for each of them

I apologize for taking such a break. It is not easy to find complete information, and even more difficult in our time with photographs. But in the near future I intend to make amends, good, there is something. And if so, then we will return to France, at the time when the Americans were working on

On August 8, 1991, the RPK CH K-407 demonstrated a full-rocket underwater launch. In a few minutes, the Northern Fleet submarine fired 16 ballistic missiles at the Kura test site. This is still an unsurpassed record of the Russian submarine fleet. Let's not forget that the very first launch from under the water

David W. Wise of The National Interest is of the opinion that today, in aggregate, the United States Navy is undeniably the most powerful in the world. you discussed the information that in

A small defeat can have catastrophic consequences. Often we have to face the point of view that it really does not matter whether the fleet is combat-ready or not, since the only thing that is important and necessary for the country is that the population fervently believe in our invincibility

From about the middle of the 20th century to this day, submarines with cruise missiles have been an integral part of the Navy of the USSR, and now of Russia. Taking into account the general lag of our country's fleet in relation to the NATO fleets, especially in terms of aircraft carrying ships, anti-ship

Photo: vl.ru Everything is secret … Until recently, one could hear about the mysterious hypersonic missile "Zircon" only in the media. However, it gradually became clear that it was most likely a real product. As a reminder, back in 2019, experts drew attention to transport and launch containers

On the 20th, for the first time in Russian history, universal landing ships were laid - only two UDC of Project 23900. In addition, two newest multifunctional nuclear submarines of Project 885M, as well as two frigates of Project 22350, were laid. Ostensibly

It has recently become known about the beginning of factory running tests of the newest small missile ship (MRK) of Project 21631 "Grayvoron". "Factory sea trials are carried out by the ship's regular crew together with the factory delivery team," said the head of the information support department

Three drops in the sea At one time, the destroyer Zumwalt could become one of the most revolutionary ships in history. All thanks to its stealth and a set of advanced weapon systems. However, instead of a revolution, the Americans received a large heap of problems and very dubious prospects for a real manifestation

A long road to the sea The nuclear submarine "Prince Vladimir" has received special attention in recent years: it is she who, being the first submarine of the improved project 955A, should open a new chapter in the history of the Russian Navy. The first "Borey", we recall, was put into operation a long time ago, namely - in

The implementation of all projects in the military sphere is associated with one or another problem. In some cases, certain difficulties or shortcomings persist for a long time, which becomes a reason for additional criticism of the project. Finally, some projects, as they develop, cannot

The main type of ships of the US Navy, designed for operations in the near sea zone, are currently the frigates of the Oliver Hazard Perry project. The lead ship of the series was commissioned back in 1977 and it is easy to calculate how much time has passed since then. It is obvious that these frigates are in the very

At the end of 1958, when the state tests of the first domestic nuclear submarine were underway, the State Shipbuilding Committee announced a tender for the development of proposals for the next generation nuclear submarine

Nuclear submarines still remain in the arsenals of only the most militarily powerful states Born as a class of warships in the 19th century, recognized as a full-fledged means of naval warfare during the two world wars, in the post-war period, submarines

I will continue my story about how we got to American territory for three hours, namely the destroyer USS JASON DUNHAM (DDG 109). The official website says that this is The Best Destroyer in the Fleet. USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109) - 59th destroyer URO (guided missile weapons) from

According to our unofficial statistics, during the Cold War and the confrontation between the USSR and the United States in the ocean, there were about 25 cases of collisions between submarines of the USSR and Russia with submarines of foreign states (mainly the United States). At the same time, we believe that 12 cases of collisions occurred near our

On November 9, at Newport News Shipbuilding (Newport News, Virginia), the launching ceremony of the new American aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will take place. Construction of the lead ship of the same name began in 2009 and will soon enter its final stages. Entering an aircraft carrier into

In 2015, the contours of the renewal of the British nuclear deterrent force became clearer and more definite. The four nuclear submarines with ballistic missiles (SSBNs) of the second generation, which will leave the system at the end of the second and at the beginning of the third decade of our century, will be replaced by

When we say "navy", we must understand that, in addition to people and ships, in addition to naval bases, aircraft, airfields, military schools and much more, it is also (in theory) a combat control system. Headquarters, commanders, communication centers and a system of subordination of ships, units and

TAKR "Minsk" - replenishment of reserves from the KKS "Berezina", 1978 TAKR pr.1143.5 "Leonid Brezhnev" - "Tbilisi" - "Admiral of the Fleet Kuznetsov" TAKR pr.1143 "Minsk" TAKR pr.1143.2 "Novorossiysk" TAKR pr.1143.2 "Novorossiysk" TAKR pr.1143.2 "Novorossiysk" TAKR pr. "Admiral

In the short term, there is no alternative to the Kuznetsov

The naval forces of the People's Liberation Army of China want to receive a large number of modern ships capable of solving a wide range of tasks in the oceanic zone and ensuring the presence of the fleet in strategically important regions. To meet these requirements, the construction of the latest

Having considered in the previous articles the state of our submarine and mosquito fleets, as well as ships of the near sea zone (corvettes), we should move on to frigates, but we will still leave them for later. The heroes of our today's article are destroyers and large anti-submarine ships of the Russian Navy

On March 23, 2017, at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center (Kubinka, Moscow region), the II military-scientific conference “Robotization of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation” will take place. breakthrough technologies?

March 7, 2019 Facebook "Marynarka Wojenna RP" (Polish Navy) has published fresh photos of practical torpedo firing with SET-53ME torpedoes. Taking into account the negative attitude in Poland towards everything Soviet and "totalitarian" and the many years of transition to NATO standards, the fact seems surprising. But actually

Today, destroyers are the most versatile and widespread class of warships. They are used to protect aircraft carriers from air attacks, cover landing ships, and destroy submarines. To date, the United States of America has the largest destroyer fleet, and if you consider

By the mid-1950s, it became clear that American long-range bombers in the near future would not be able to guarantee the delivery of atomic bombs to targets in the USSR and the countries of the Eastern bloc. Against the background of the strengthening of the Soviet air defense system and the appearance in the USSR of its own

In the article offered to your attention, we will consider the state and prospects for the development of such, in general, a new class of ships for our sailors, as a frigate. Due to the fact that frigates were not listed in the USSR Navy, the assignment of Soviet-built ships to this class is entirely on the conscience

The topic of the necessity and expediency of building large series of ships has been raised repeatedly by many authors and experts. The world experience in shipbuilding clearly speaks in favor of this. However, what is happening in our Navy resembles an orgy with a complete lack of adequate military and