The Russian Navy will receive over 480 items of armament and military hardware in 2019, including submarines, surface ships and missile systems. «Under the defense procurement plan, the Navy will get more than 480 basic types of armament and hardware this year. They include two submarines, 23 surface ships and support vessels, three aircraft, four…
Black Sea Fleet ships detachment completes exercise with Navy of Algeria in the Mediterranean
Detachment of ships of the Black Sea Fleet completed the exercise with the naval forces of Algeria in the Mediterranean. After replenishment of supplies in the port of Algeria, Russian ships went to sea to continue tasks under the plan of activity of the Navy as part of a permanent group in the Mediterranean Sea.…
Russian missile cruiser visits Cape Town for drills with navies of South Africa and China
The Russian Northern Fleet’s missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov called at the port of Cape Town on Sunday and was greeted by fireworks of the South African Navy. Citizens and tourists, as well as foreign reporters, came to the central quay to welcome the Russian ship visiting this strategic city. «For us, the call by a…
Russia may modernize Suez shipyards, build new ones
Russia presented to Egypt projects to modernize the existing shipyards of the Suez Canal and outlined opportunities for building a new one. Russia may take part in modernizing shipyards of the Suez Canal, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, and build a new shipyard in Egypt, the Russian Industry and Trade Ministry said.…
Baltic Shipyard has Successfully Completed Construction of the world’s First Floating Nuclear Power Unit
The engineers of JSC “Baltic Shipyard” (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) have successfully completed the construction of the world’s first floating nuclear power unit “Akademik Lomonosov” and delivered it to the customer. According to the project manager, these technologies have an immense potential for development. First, besides floating nuclear power unit use for…
Export of Naval Ships
Author Dmitriy Boltenkov A naval segment is within the order of ten percent of the total amount in the export structure of Russian weapons and military equipment. Russia has several reliable importing partners and long-term and highly profitable contracts concluded in this sphere. A very limited range of international manufacturers are able to win in…
Nuclear deepwater submarines
By Dmitry Kornev In 1965, the Ministry of the Defence of the USSR established a special department named the Main Directorate for Deep Sea Research to initiate the development and servicing of deepwater vehicles. In 1976, as a sort of a cosmonaut corps, the Minister of Defence of the USSR ordered to establish a hydronaut…
Russia’s Nuclear Powered Fleet: A New Element
By Dmitry Boltenkov The northern Russian territories, including coastal waters of the Arctic Ocean, are rich in natural resources, first of all, in oil and gas, as well as coal and non-ferrous metals. Nature presented a unique traffic lane to Russia between the semi-spheres – the Northern Sea Route. In the 1930s, the Soviet Union…
The Arctic. A “Shamrock” Bursts into Blossom
By Artur KovalivskyThe Arctic has become the subject of hot debate among politicians; 22% of all undiscovered world resources are located in this region. A growing number of countries are declaring their rights to possess these resources. Russia is also defending its interests, claiming that the Lomonosov Ridge and Mendeleyev Heights constitute a direct continuation…
The Torpedo in the Russian Navy: History and Present
By Pavel Rumyantsev Torpedoes represent the main weapon of the majority of submarines, one of the most efficient attack instruments at sea during wartime. Clearly, the capabilities of torpedoes as the main weapon of submarines are one of the factors determining the efficiency of submarines as a weapons system. TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORPEDOES…











