The ceremony was attended by the First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Alexander Vitko, the Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Vice Admiral
The Kerch-based Zaliv shipyard launched the fourth Project 22160 (Vasily Bykov-class) patrol ship on January 29, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD).
Yantar Shipyard continues building two big amphibious assault ships of upgraded project 11711 — the Vladimir Andreev and the Vasily Trushin on schedule, the Vpered newspaper of the enterprise said.
The U.S. Department of the Navy released its strategic blueprint for the Arctic titled a “Blue Arctic”. The document delivers an outline for the next two decades and provides strategic guidance on how the Department will apply naval power in the Arctic Region. It is no “revolution” however, as explained to Naval News by Timothy Choy, a specialist in Arctic and Maritime Security issues.
Successful trials of hypersonic Tsirkon missile shadowed the completion of acceptance tests of the antisubmarine Otvet missile complex.
Russia’s ship repair center Zvyozdochka (a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) finished the berth repair and modernization of the Akula-class (Project 971) nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) ‘Leopard’ (K-328).
The Project 885M submarine Kazan has fired an Oniks antiship cruise missile against a seaborne target…
If a Russian-Chinese military union is created, how Moscow and Beijing will contribute to it in the naval field ?
Be-200 amphibious aircraft will protect Russian Arctic borders. Rescue and antisubmarine aircraft will be supplied to the Northern fleet. Be-200 can take off from the sea and land in any weather. They will defend deployment bases of Russian SSBN.
The two Project 23900 amphibious assault ships (LHD) under construction at the Zaliv Shipyard in Kerch in Crimea will be capable of operating in the Arctic
