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Times of India
April 29, 2018
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy on Sunday responded to reports of its plane, Il-38, making a crash landing in Russia, saying that the aircraft was in the country for ... "The aircraft is in Russia for Overhaul (OH) and Mid Life Upgradation (MLU). ... The aircraft was on initial test flight with all Russian crew.
The National Interest Online (blog)
April 28, 2018
According to CNA's Michael Kofman, “the idea is not entirely crazy, it is simply that there is little discernible need for a carrier in the Russian navy. I don't see any drive or desire to attain a new carrier in Russia. Russia has no practical need of a carrier, it is simply for symbolic purposes to project status.
TASS
April 28, 2018
On the Russian president's instruction, the first Main Naval Parade in Russia's modern history took place in 2017. From now on, it will be held annually along with the naval parades in the Northern, Black Sea and Pacific Fleets and the Caspian Flotilla. The guests of last year's parade saw the Pyotr VelikiyÃâà...
IHS Jane's 360
April 27, 2018
A contract has been signed for a modernisation of the Russian Navy's sole aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov , Russian news sources have reported. The project will cost between RUB55 billion and RUB62 billion (USD887 million and USD1 billion) and will involve more than 1,000 engineers andÃâà...
TASS
April 26, 2018
Three Borei-class submarines have already entered service with the Russian Navy. Russia laid down two submarines, the Prince Oleg and the Generalissimus Suvorov, in 2014, the Emperor Alexander III in 2015 and the Prince Pozharsky in 2016. Each such submarine carries 16 Bulava intercontinentalÃâà...
Navy Recognition
April 22, 2018
The Russian Navy signed the acceptance act for the Elbrus supply vessel of project 23120. A gala ceremony was held to hoist the Navy flag on the ship, the Severnaya verf shipyard said.
The National Interest Online (blog)
April 21, 2018
Big plans for additional ships died with the Soviet collapse, but Russia inherited one large aircraft carrier at the end of the Cold War—that remains in service today. Although many of the problems that wracked the naval aviation projects of the Soviet Union remain today, the Russian navy nevertheless sportsÃâà...
The Diplomat
April 20, 2018
In the years ahead, Delta-class boomers of all variants will slowly be phased out and replaced by a new generation of SSBNs, the Project 955 Borei-class (“North Wind”) aka Dolgoruky-class, the future mainstay of Russia's sea-based nuclear triad. The Russian Navy will also operate an improved variant ofÃâà...
Popular Mechanics
April 19, 2018
Russia has a comparatively large fleet of special mission submarines. The Russian Navy has two enormous “motherships,” based on the Delta III and Delta IV hulls, for ferrying deep diving midget submarines. It also has one Losharik, three Nelma, and three Kashalot-class submarines designed for deepÃâà...
Maritime Herald
April 19, 2018
According to Borisov, the Russian Navy has also received in Murmansk, in the north of Russia, the logistics support vessel of Project 23120 Elbrus, built in the shipyards of the shipping company Severnaya Verf, in St. Petersburg, and awaits the delivery of another batch of Kalibr missiles. The Kalibr areÃâà...
The Sun
April 18, 2018
“Russia recently extended the lease it has on its naval facility at Tartus in Syria and the development of a facility in Somaliland could be seen as an attempt to build a blue-water navy. “Over the last decade, Russian naval activity has been increasing in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Oceans, andÃâà...
TASS
April 18, 2018
In Murmansk in northwest Russia, the Navy accepted for service the Project 23120 logistics support ship Elbrus built at the Severnyaya Verf shipyard while another batch of seaborne Kalibr cruise missiles is ready for dispatch at the Novator experimental design bureau in Yekaterinburg, the deputy defenseÃâà...
The Diplomat
April 17, 2018
In 2016, India and Russia were negotiating a possible sale of three Admiral Grigorovich-class guided-missile frigates to the Indian Navy and signed an inter-governmental agreement. The three ships, laid down in Kaliningrad in 2013 and originally destined for the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet, wereÃâà...
UNIAN
April 16, 2018
As UNIAN reported earlier, the Russian-flagged and Crimea-registered fishing vessel Nord operated by a crew of 10 was seized by the Ukrainian Border Guard Service in the Sea of Azov on March 25 on charges of infringements on the Ukrainian border crossing rules in relation to the occupied territory.
Business Insider
April 16, 2018
But when the attack occurred, that ship didn't fire — suggesting it may have been a distraction ploy. Instead, ships in the Red Sea fired a large portion of the missiles, while Syria and its ally Russia apparently failed to defend against them. Russian threats to counterattack ultimately did not lead to anything.
Express.co.uk
April 14, 2018
10.09am update: Russia has moved ships out of Syria ports and are re-grouping. Satellite images have emerged of Russian warships appearing to move away from key naval bases in Syria as the USA forces amass in nearby waters. Overhead Images show how at least 11 navy vessels, including theÃâà...
TASS
April 14, 2018
MOSCOW, April 13. /TASS/. Russian warships and submarines are keeping an eye on US and NATO ships in the Eastern Mediterranean, a military diplomatic source said on Friday. "Warships and submarines of the Russian naval taskforce are keeping track at a close distance of US and NATO assaultÃâà...
The National Interest Online (blog)
April 14, 2018
But two, never overestimate Russian endeavors on the high seas. American sailors of Cold War vintage remember that—far from deprecating the Soviet foe—we tended to make him ten feet tall in our estimates of the naval balance. Today's Russia is not an economic superpower that can afford a fleet likeÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
April 13, 2018
The Russian military says a navy helicopter has crashed during a night training flight, killing both pilots. The Russian Navy said the crash occurred while the Ka-29 of the Baltic Fleet was performing a training mission late on April 12. The Investigative Committee said on April 13 that the helicopter had beenÃâà...
South China Morning Post
April 13, 2018
Macau-based military expert Antony Wong Dong said military conflict between the US and Russia in Syria could “break out at any time” and the drill in the Taiwan Strait was meant to be a show of support to China's strategic partner Russia, diverting attention from the crisis in Syria after US President DonaldÃâà...
TIME
April 13, 2018
The Russian Navy has at least two Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates, which can launch cruise missiles, in the Mediterranean as well as submarines and support vessels, Reuters reports. There are also dozens of Russian warplanes stationed at the Hmeymim airbase in Syria. Russia also has an advancedÃâà...
Business Insider
April 12, 2018
Russia's navy appears to have responded to President Donald Trump's warning that US missiles are headed to Syria after he accused the Syrian government of again conducting chemical warfare against its people. The Russian military has said it is tracking the movements of the US Navy, ReutersÃâà...
The Sun
April 12, 2018
BRITISH subs are to be moved to within firing range of Syria with a possible strike against the Assad regime coming as early as tomorrow night, according to reports. May has not reached a final decision on whether Britain would join any strikes by the United States and France in response to a suspectedÃâà...
Business Insider
April 12, 2018
Russia's navy left port in Syria out of concern for its safety after President Donald Trump threatened a strike against Syria. Russia says the US has been in contact with it, and a Russian report says the US will let it know ahead of time where it will strike to avoid Russian casualties. But the move of Russia's navy suggests thatÃâà...
The National Interest Online (blog)
April 12, 2018
Those same features would make the AK-130 one of the best naval guns with which to defend a ship from a drone swarm. Its rapid rate of fire and massive shell size would provide unparalleled lethality, and the extremely large magazine would ensure its ability to stay in the fight. It also means it excels atÃâà...
The Moscow Times
April 11, 2018
The Russian Navy is reportedly scheduled to launch firing drills off the coast of Syria on Wednesday amid fears of an imminent U.S. airstrike against Syria following a suspected chemical attack. Russia's ambassador to Lebanon said the Russian military would shoot down U.S. missiles and target launchÃâà...
The National Interest Online (blog)
April 11, 2018
In addition to the human cost, eleven Skyhawks—nearly a full squadron—were either consumed by or pitched over the side, as well as seven of the high-performance Phantom fighters and three huge RA-5Cs. Needless to say, the Forrestal was in no shape to continue combat operations after its near-deathÃâà...
The National Interest Online (blog)
April 11, 2018
The Navy Fears Russia and China's Growing Power (But Has a Plan To Dominate) ... While Moran stopped well short of citing specific Russian and Chinese weapons systems, he did say that each of these potential adversaries are increasing in size and fielding new high-tech weapons at an alarming rate.
NavyTimes.com
April 11, 2018
The Donald Cook has been harassed by Russian fighters before. In April 2016, Russian Su-24 attack aircraft buzzed the destroyer in the Baltic Sea near the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. U.S. Navy officials condemned that incident as “unsafe and unprofessional,” and said that it could lead toÃâà...
The National Interest Online (blog)
April 11, 2018
The Zumwalts' stealth qualities could be an asset. The destroyers' smooth, angular shapes help to minimize their radar signatures, potentially helping them to get closer to enemy forces than a non-stealthy ship could do. But to remain elusive, the Zumwalts must sail alone — the presence of a conventionalÃâà...
USNI News
April 11, 2018
... as Russia used the lull in Western defense attention to occupy Crimea and aggressively support separatists in Ukraine and insert itself in the Syrian civil war, three chiefs of European navies agreed on Monday. “We were very optimistic in 1989,” Vice Adm. Andreas Krause, Inspector of the German Navy,Ãâà...
Business Insider
April 2, 2018
Every year, on July 29, the Russian Navy's ships, sailors, infantry, and aircraft come out in full force for parades in ports all across the country. Over 40 ships, including 18 of the "most advanced surface combatants," will take part in Russia's main naval parade in St. Petersburg this year. St. Petersburg is oneÃâà...
