Russian Navy

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Launching of the first Russian vessel for training helicopter pilots. In the Nizhny Novgorod region, at the shipyard of the Ship Repair and Shipbuilding Corporation, the launching ceremony of the first and only Russian special marine vessel of Project 14400 "Nikolai Kamov" took place. This is a unique vessel for the Russian fleet; special devices are mounted on the ship that rock the ship to simulate various situations when training helicopter pilots to land on deck. The ship will be used to practice landing and takeoff of Ka-27, Ka-29, Ka-31 and Ka-52 helicopters, as well as test new types of ship-based helicopters. “Nikolai Kamov” will be based in Yeysk on the Sea of Azov. There have never been ships of this class in either the Soviet or Russian fleet. The displacement of the ship "Nikolai Kamov" is about 900 tons, the full speed is 12 knots, the cruising range is 500 miles with an autonomy of two days.

 

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The German-French company KNDS published footage of the destruction of drones using the BOXER RCT30 infantry fighting vehicle. The video shows the operator engaging the drones while the vehicle is moving and from a standstill, using programmable air-burst munitions. The drones are fired from a 30-mm Rheinmetall MK 30-2/ABM automatic cannon. The BOXER RCT30 combat module allows for 360° optical-electronic surveillance and is capable of hitting drones at a range of up to 1,500 meters.

 

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Review of the reconnaissance ship Ivan Khurs of project 18280 of Russia. The Project 18280 medium reconnaissance ship Ivan Khurs is the most modern reconnaissance ship in Russia; the first ship of this project was commissioned into the fleet in 2015. The main purpose of the ship is to provide communications, conduct radio reconnaissance and electronic warfare, and also monitor the components of the American missile defense system. The ship's equipment detects radio signals in a wide range of frequencies and determines the location of their source. The ship is capable of receiving and quickly processing a huge amount of information through several channels at once and coordinating the actions of the fleet. The ship's armament is four naval mounts with 14.5 mm machine guns and several MANPADS. The total displacement of the ship is 4000 tons, the cruising range is 8000 miles, with a maximum speed of 20 knots. The ship's autonomy is 45 days, crew 120 people.

 

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Review of Russia's main landing ships of Project 775. As part of testing the combat readiness of the forces of the Russian Pacific Fleet, footage of the landing of the large landing ship "Admiral Nevelskoy" of Project 775/II and the large landing ship "Nikolai Vilkov" of Project 1171 was published. Landing ship "Admiral Nevelskoy" is the fourth in a series of 13 Project 775/II ships, which is a development of the Project 775 ships. The Project 775 ships are designed to replace the aging Project 1171 landing ships and are the backbone of the Russian amphibious fleet. Project 775 landing ships were built from 1974 to 1985 in Poland at the Stocznia Polnocna shipyard; a total of 25 ships were built. Over the years of their service, the ships have made many voyages and have proven themselves well. The armament of the Project 775/II ship is two twin 57-mm AK-725 artillery mounts, two A-215 Grad-M MLRS launchers and four Strela-3 MANPADS. Project 775 ships have AK-630M artillery mounts. The ship can transport 10 tanks weighing up to 41 tons and 340 paratroopers or 12 armored vehicles and 340 paratroopers. The total displacement of the ship is 4080 tons, the draft is 3.7 meters. Speed 17.5 knots. Cruising range 6000 miles, cruising autonomy 30 days. The ship's crew is 98 people.

 

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Exercises of the Russian Pacific Fleet, repelling an attack by UAVs and sea drones. Fifteen ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet conducted an exercise to combat unmanned boats and UAVs in Peter the Great Bay. In the exercises, a Russian experimental naval aviation UAV was used as a mock enemy, which can take off and land on the helicopter deck of a ship. UAVs and unmanned boats simulating naval drones were hit from standard AK-630 and AK-630M anti-aircraft artillery systems, as well as from Kord and DShK heavy machine guns. It is worth noting that it would be more expedient to conduct the exercises at night, since ships are most vulnerable at this time of day. The corvettes “Sovershenny”, “Gromky” and “Rezkiy”, the large anti-submarine ship “Admiral Panteleev”, large landing ships, small anti-submarine ships and other ships of the Pacific Fleet took part in the exercise to repel attacks by unmanned vehicles.

 

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The Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov of Project 22350 arrived in Cuba. Before arrival, the frigate carried out artillery firing in the Atlantic Ocean, using the 130 mm AK-192M artillery system and the 30 mm Broadsword anti-aircraft missile and artillery system. The frigate is equipped with Kalibr-NK and Oniks missiles and Zircon hypersonic missiles. Following the Admiral Gorshkov, the tanker Akademik Pashin and the rescue tug Nikolai Chiker, also part of the detachment of the Russian Northern Fleet, will come to Cuba. The detachment of ships is accompanied by the Project 885M Yasen-M multi-purpose nuclear submarine "Kazan", the submarine is now supposedly off the coast of Florida, two US destroyers have gone to look for it. The submarine also has Caliber, Onyx missiles and Zircon hypersonic missiles. It is reported that the visit is related to the historical friendly relations between Cuba and Russia, and the ships do not carry nuclear weapons on board.

 

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Ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet and the Egyptian Navy conducted a joint exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. Previously, Russian ships, including the Varyag missile cruiser of Project 1164 and the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov of Project 1155M, were previously considered
a large anti-submarine ship, left the port of Alexandria, where they were on a business call. The Egyptian Navy used the frigate Al-Qadeer.
The frigate "Al-Qadeer" F-909 was launched in 2022, the ship's displacement is 3,700 tons. During the exercises, the ships of Russia and Egypt practiced forming a detachment in a designated area and joint tactical maneuvering in various formations. In addition, the ships conducted communications training and provided flights of deck helicopters.

 

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At the Russian International Maritime Show 2024, three new Russian naval drones “Orkan”, “ASV-1000” and “GRK-700 Vizir” were presented, we previously talked about the latter. Also in the video you can see the Russian autonomous uninhabited underwater vehicle MMT-300. The Russian unmanned boat "Orkan" is not a ready-made marine drone, but a basic platform for creating a marine robotic complex with a multi-purpose unmanned boat. Now "Orkan" is the most compact marine drone presented. There is very little technical information, it is known that the Orkan marine drone can reach speeds of up to 74 km/h at a range of at least 500 km, seaworthiness up to 3 points, how communication is carried out is unknown. The ASV-1000 marine drone can also be equipped with payloads for various purposes; it is capable of carrying up to 1 ton of cargo, so far only this is known. Prices and when the BEC will be mass produced are not reported.

 

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The Northern Fleet frigate Admiral Gorshkov, as part of a long voyage, after visiting Cuba, searched for submarines in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship's Ka-27PL anti-submarine helicopter was used to search for submarines. The video shows a Ka-27PL helicopter diving into water with a VGS-3 sonar station. The VGS-3 hydroacoustic station takes approximately 30 seconds to perform a 360-degree view in noise direction finding mode. At a distance of more than 50 kilometers from the ship, the pilots carried out a set of measures to visually, radar, magnetometrically and hydroacoustically search for submarines. The Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov of Project 22350 is a multi-purpose ship with guided missile weapons. The ship was accepted into the Russian Navy in 2018, and in 2021 it was modified to use Zircon hypersonic missiles.

 

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The flagship of the Russian Pacific Fleet, the missile cruiser “Varyag” of Project 1155M, conducted exercises in the Mediterranean Sea as part of a long voyage. During the exercises we practiced the destruction of sea drones. air attack means, repelling an attack by an enemy surface ship and searching for and destroying a submarine. The sailors used a smoke screen to camouflage the ship. During the exercise, shooting was carried out at a target from AK-130 and AK-630 artillery mounts. To repel a simulated attack by naval drones, Kord and Utes machine guns were used. An RBU-6000 rocket launcher was used to destroy the submarine. Also on the cruiser “Varyag” they improved their skills in using the “Fort” anti-aircraft missile system; no shooting was carried out.

 

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The Russian Navy will receive more than 40 new warships in 2024

This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting on shipbuilding a few days ago, as reported by TASS.

Putin said that the addition of these ships aims to comprehensively increase the capabilities of the Russian Navy.

Aside from warships, the Russian Navy also received additional aircraft, coastal weapons systems and basic infrastructure to strengthen its position in strategically important areas of the world's oceans.

According to the president, one of Russia's goals is “a comprehensive modernization of the Navy, including ships, aircraft and coastal components, as well as base infrastructure, to strengthen its positions in strategically important areas of the World Ocean, and to significantly improve its combat capabilities.”

“A lot has been accomplished in this area, as our naval forces will receive new ships,” Putin said. He continued: “Major repairs and renovation of the equipment were carried out.”

Putin said that in 2022, the Russian Navy will receive 24 warships. Then in 2023, it received 33 warships. In 2024, the number will be more than 40 warships.