
Russian Navy likely to have 12 Borei-class SSBN – part 2
The project to build a series of eight SSBN was reported in May 2018 when a defense industry source disclosed a decision to build another six submarines of project 955A at Sevmash Shipyard.

The project to build a series of eight SSBN was reported in May 2018 when a defense industry source disclosed a decision to build another six submarines of project 955A at Sevmash Shipyard.

The construction of Leader-class nuclear-powered destroyer of project 23560 has been postponed for a long time. The conclusion comes from the documentation of the designer. The Vzglyad business newspaper explains the decision of the Defense Ministry.

The project to build a series of eight SSBN was reported in May 2018 when a defense industry source disclosed a decision to build another six submarines of project 955A at Sevmash Shipyard.

The construction of Leader-class nuclear-powered destroyer of project 23560 has been postponed for a long time. The conclusion comes from the documentation of the designer. The Vzglyad business newspaper explains the decision of the Defense Ministry.

The missile division of the Russian Northern Fleet equipped with K-300P Bastion (NATO reporting name SS-C-5 Stooge) mobile coastal defence missile system passed their winter training course in the Arctic, the Northern Fleet said on April 24, 2020.

Russia will perform about 10 more launches of the advanced Tsirkon hypersonic missile during its state trials, a source in Russia’s defense industry told TASS.

The navigation and oceanography department of the Russian Defense Ministry will receive a dozen new hydrographic boats and vessels by 2021. Each Russian Navy fleet will be reinforced with them. The Army Standard online publication studied the prospects of the hydrographic fleet.

The Slava-class missile cruiser ‘Moskva’ (project 1164) is returning to the Russian Black Sea fleet. It has powerful anti-aircraft and missile weapons and is dangerous for any adversary group of warships.

Pella Shipyard in St. Petersburg launched two more Raptor-class patrol boats (project 03160) for the Baltic Fleet. These vessels are the 15th and 16th built for the Russian Navy.

The “Admiral Golovko” frigate of project 22350 will be floated in late April — early May, Severnaya verf Shipyard said. It is the third frigate of the class following the “Admiral Gorshkov” and “Admiral Kasatonov”.