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Crimean Shipyard Confirms Readiness to Build Helicopter Carriers for Russian Navy

The Zaliv Shipyard in Crimea confirmed its technical readiness to build two universal amphibious assault ships for the Russian Navy, the Shipyard press office told TASS on Tuesday. «The Zaliv Shipyard has the necessary equipment and technical potential to build ships of this class and designation,» the Shipyard press office said, replying to the corresponding…
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Russia’s First Helicopter Carriers to be Laid in Early May

Russia’s first two amphibious assault ships will be laid at the Zaliv shipyard in Crimea in early May, a defense industry source told TASS on Monday. «In line with the plan, the helicopter carriers are to be laid in early May, [the ceremony is] to coincide with celebrations of the 75th anniversary of victory [over…
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First video of Russia’s latest Borei-A nuclear-powered sub

The Russian news agency TASS posted the first video of the country’s latest Project 955A (Borei-A) strategic fourth-generation nuclear-powered missile-carrying submarine Knyaz Vladimir built at the Sevmash Shipyard. A video made by TASS correspondents that shows the aerial footage of the latest nuclear sub (the sub is seen at 2:54 of the footage), which the Shipyard intends to deliver…
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Russia to float out latest minesweeper in 2020

The Project 12700 fifth cutting-edge minesweeper Yakov Balyayev currently under construction at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard in St. Petersburg will be floated out in early 2020, the Russian Navy’s press office reported on Thursday. «The work of forming the hull and outfitting it with systems and mechanisms was completed aboard the ship. The ship will be…
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Shipbuilders to Deliver Four Nuclear-Powered Subs to Russian Navy in 2020

The Sevmash Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) plans to deliver four nuclear-powered submarines to the Russian Navy in 2020, Sevmash CEO Mikhail Budnichenko told TASS on Friday. In September, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko spoke about the ministry’s plans to receive these submarines next year. «In 2020, we are due to deliver four…
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Russian Baltic Fleet training ship visits Tunisia

The Baltic Fleet training ship Perekop currently on its long-distance voyage with cadets on its board has made a business call at the port of Bizerte in Tunisia, the Fleet’s press office reported on Tuesday. The ship’s crew and the cadets will stay in Tunisia for several days. According to the plan of the ship’s…
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All new Russian warships fit to carry Tsirkon hypersonic missiles

All Russian warships of new Projects can carry Tsirkon hypersonic missiles, President of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation Alexei Rakhmanov told. «All the new Projects of ships we are building are universal for a whole family of missiles from the standpoint of launchers, including those, which you mentioned,» Rakhmanov said, replying to a question about rearming…
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Three out of four icebreakers for Northern Sea Route may be decommissioned by 2030

Only one of four existing nuclear-powered icebreakers, which now take vessels along the Northern Sea Route, will continue service after 2030 - The 50 Let Pobedy. The other icebreakers will be decommissioned, Deputy Director General of the nuclear fleet authority, Atomflot, Leonid Irlitsa told the Arctic: Present and Future international forum. «The nuclear-powered icebreaker fleet…
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