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Carrier Submarine of Posidon to Be Floated in June

Sources in the Russian defence industry have revealed that the Khabarovsk Project 09852, the second submarine to serve as a basic carrier of Russia’s Poseidon nuclear-capable underwater drones, will be floated out approximately in late June. The first basic carrier of Poseidon drones, a Project 09852 special-purpose nuclear sub, the Belgorod, was floated out about…
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China Commissions New Strategic Nuclear-Powered Submarine

Chinese state-owned media reported that the Chinese Navy has commissioned a new strategic nuclear-powered submarine as part of the Chinese Navy’s 71st anniversary. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is conducting intensive exercises to celebrate the 71st anniversary of its founding on Thursday. The celebration will also include new weapons like the Type 055,…
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Black Sea Fleet Ships hold Anti-Submarine Drills

The patrol vessel Vasily Bykov and the small anti-submarine warfare ships Kasimov and Yeisk held drills in the Black Sea to search for and track a notional enemy’s submarine, the press office of the Black Sea Fleet reported today. As part of the drills, the sailors of the small anti-submarine warfare ships Kasimov and Yeisk…
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The Crew Of The Newest Submarine «Volkhov» in April Will Begin to Ensure its Testing

In St. Petersburg, «Admiralty shipyard», a part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, began mooring tests of the «Volkhov» project 636.3 large diesel-electric submarine. The crew of the submarine is currently completing training at the Naval Training center and will arrive at the «Volkhov» in April to familiarize with new equipment and weapons, as well as…
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Russia To Showcase Submarine At Philippine Fleet Review

The Russian Navy will make its first-ever deployment of a submarine to the Philippines as part of an international fleet review event in May 2020. In comments carried by the official Philippine News Agency (PNA) on 25 February, the Russian ambassador to Manila, Igor Khovaev, confirmed that the submarine will be part of a detachment…
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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…
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The UK to Strengthen the Nuclear Industry

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the intentions of the country's authorities to direct efforts towards the development of the nuclear industry in both the civil and defense segments. The authorities also intend to allocate additional funds to ensure deterrence.   Rishi Sunak believes that domestic nuclear capability is vital for the national defense and energy…
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Global defence orders keep growing

The number of orders from the world's largest defenсe companies is close to a record high after an increase of 10% over the past two years amid an aggravation of the geopolitical situation. This is reported by the Financial Times (FT).   The FT reports that the combined order backlogs of the 15 largest arms…
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UK to upgrade nuclear warheads

The British Ministry of Defence announced its intention to upgrade nuclear warheads. This is reported in the Refreshed Defence Command Paper. The document represents the reaction of the British Ministry of Defense to current challenges, the main of which are represented by growing confrontation and volatility in the international arena. The drafters of the Paper…
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Russian Shipbuilding in the World Market: Prospects and Opportunities

The world armaments market is gradually changing towards more competition, mainly due to the emergence of new exporters and the policy of diversification of overseas suppliers pursued by major importers like India. There is also an increasing demand from Asian and Arab buyers to create their own military-industrial infrastructures by buying technology and localizing production.…
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