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Project 877 Paltus (Kilo) Class

The work on Project 877 class submarines started in 1975 by the Rubin construction bureau, with the chief designer Yuri N. KORMILITSIN who created a single shafted double hulled submarine.

The submarine retained the double hull configuration and the bow mounted diving planes like previous Soviet combat submarines. The design provided the submarine with a reserve buoyancy of 32% which allows it to remain afloat even if one of the submarine’s six compartments and adjunct ballast tanks are flooded.

The construction of the first unit B-248 started in Komsomol’sk Shipyard in Far East region of Russia in 1979. She was launched in 1980 and commissioned in 1982. Two other shipyards, the Admiralty in Leningrad and Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard in Gorky also so constructed Project 877 submarines.

Project 877 class submarines, designated as Paltus by Russian Navy and Kilo by NATO, were envisioned from the start to be used widely by the navies of the Warsaw Pact. These submarines were supposed to replace the older generation of Whiskey, Tango and Romeo class submarines. Thus, Project 877 class submarines were given the Russian nickname Varshavyanka, the woman from Warsaw.

While the Komsomol’sk shipyard produced submarines for the Russian Navy the other two shipyards made vessels for foreign use designated as Project 877EKM.

Between 1980 and 1994 18 Project 887 class submarines were built for the Russian Federation of which 10 are still in service.

India was the first export customer for this class of submarine. India received 10 Project 877EKM versions between 1986 and 2000. One was lost due to an accident and one was sold to Mynamar in 2020 and the remaining 8 are still in service.

877E versions were exported, one to Poland in 1986 and one to Romania in 1985. While the Polish vessel is still in service the Romanian has been inactive since 1995.

Algeria bought two Project 877EKM submarines to replace the older Romeo Class Submarines in service. The Kilo class submarines were commissioned between 1996 -1997.

China ordered four Kilo class submarines in 1993. The first two hulls were built as Project 877EKM for a former Warsaw Pact country and were subsequently canceled. The remainder are Project 636 hulls.

Iran ordered Three Project 877EKM submarines from the Russian Federation in 1988. These vessels were commissioned between 1992 and 1996. The operational effectiveness of these submarines were adversely affected by battery cooling problems as they were designed for colder waters around Russia rather than warm waters where the Iranian Navy operates. A major refit in the 2010’s was reported to have solved these problems.

The Submarines are 72.60 meters long and 9.90 meters wide and have 2,325 tons of displacement on the surface and 3,076 tons submerged. The propulsion is suspended to reduce noise. The enveloped volume of the submarine is 4,200 m3. The vessels have a reported maximum diving depth of 300 meters and a normal depth of 240 meters with a periscope depth of 17.5 meters.

The submarine’s propulsion plant has two Type 4-2DL42M diesel generator sets that power an electric motor. Only the electric motor is connected to the single shaft with one six-bladed propeller. The power plant can propel the submarine up to 10 knots on the surface and 17 knots submerged. In addition, two small auxiliary motors generating150Kw are fitted and a low powered electric motor of 95KW to run economically and slow speed operations up to 6 knots in ultra-quite mode. While submerged Project 877 class submarines can travel up to 400 nautical miles at a speed of 3 knots if the air conditioning system is not turned on. Two battery groups with each 120 cells provide 9,700 kWh at 100 Amp. One Project 877VD submarine in the Russian Black Sea Fleet namely the Alrosa has pump-jet propulsion.

The sonar suite compromising hull mounted low and medium frequency passive search and attack sonar MGK-400EM and hull mounted high frequency active search and attack sonar MG-519 Arfa, MG-553 sound velocity measuring, MG-512 cavitation detection and MG-53 sonar intercept units.

The bow sonar can detect a submarine target at 11+ nautical miles, a surface vessel at 43 nautical miles and a task force at 80 to 100 nautical miles.

The Project 877 Submarines have the MVU-110 combat management system. This system can conduct two simultaneous attacks while tracking 3 additional targets manually. The MVU-110 CMS weigh about 2,800 kilograms and have a volume of 3.5 m3 while the power consumption is 3kW. The system has two single operator consoles, one with sonar display and the other with switches and buttons. The weapon control system can track two targets automatically simultaneously with ballistic data entered manually and the ballistic solution produced automatically.

The standard armament comprises a mixture of TEST-71ME, TEST-71/96 wire guided ASW active and passive homing; Type 53-65 and SET-53 ASV passive wake homing; E53-56B acoustic homing torpedoes. The Type 877 vessels can carry a total of 18 torpedoes.

Project 636 (Improved Kilo) Class

Initially Project 636 was intended only for the Soviet Navy but since 1993 these submarines have been available to foreign users. Project 636 is also known as the Improved Kilo Class since the design of the vessels is based on Project 877. But the differences are significant. In order to further quiet this particular submarine, the bow has been reshaped and some auxiliary machinery was moved to the aft of the submarine. Furthermore, these vessels are covered with anechoic tiles on the outer hull. Because of their quietness, these submarines have been marketed as “Black Holes”.

China was the first export customer for the Project 636 class. When China ordered 4 Project 877 vessels from the Russian Federation in 1993, Russia only delivered two submarines in Project 877 configuration. The remaining two were of Improved Kilo class. China additionally ordered a further 8 submarines in 2002 bringing the total number of Kilo class submarines in PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy) service to 12.

Algeria has one of the most powerful submarine fleets in Africa. This country ordered 4 Improved Kilo class submarines in addition to the two existing Kilo Class Submarines. The last submarine Hoggar was delivered in January 2019.

Vietnam ordered 6 submarines to counter Chinese naval activities in 2009. These submarines were delivered between 2013 and 2017. They are assigned to the 189th Brigade based in Cam Ranh.

The largest operator of the Improved Kilo class submarines is the Russian Navy with 14 submarines in service and a further 5 under construction. The first submarines are Project 636 and the remainder are Project 636.3 variants. The main difference between these two variants is the later can fire the land attack version of the Kalibr class missiles. Which is an important power projection capability for the Russian Navy. The first Type 636.3 submarine to fire a Kalibr missile was Rostov-On-Don, which attacked positions occupied by Daesh on 9 December 2015 while stationed in the Mediterranean.

The length of the pressure hull of the Project 636 vessels is 53 meters, 1.2 meters longer compared to Kilo class. The overall thickness of the pressure hull is 24-27 mm and there are three 614mm diameter access hatches. The diameter of the pressure hull is 7.2 meters.

The lengthening of the pressure hull naturally increased the overall length. Improved Kilo class submarines are 73.80 meters long overall, 9.90 meters wide. They have 2,350 tons of displacement when surfaced and 3,126 tons when submerged. Improved Kilo Class Submarines have more powerful electric motors which increase the underwater speed to 19 knots. The electric motor is mounted on a flexible raft and the maximum shaft turn per minute has been halved to 250 rpm, vastly improving the sound reduction.

Like the Kilo class the Improved Kilo class has six 533mm torpedo tubes. The standard armament comprises a mixture of TEST-71ME, TEST-71/96 wire guided ASW active and passive homing; Type 53-65 and SET-53 ASV passive wake homing; E53-56B acoustic homing torpedoes. One important addition to the arsenal of these submarines are the Kalibr class submarine launched anti-ship and land attack cruise missiles.

As mentioned before, the Russian Navy units can carry and fire the Novator 3M-54 (SS-N-27 Sizzler) submarine launched anti-ship missile and Novator 3M-14 (SS-N-30) submarine launched land attack versions of the Kalibr family of missiles. Novator 3M-54 has a length of 8.22 meters with a 200 kg warhead and a range up to 660 km. Novator 3M-14 variant is 6.2 meters long and this missile can deliver its 450 kg warhead up to a 2,500 km range.

Improved Kilo class submarines in other navies can carry Novator 3M-54E missile variants. The 3M-54E missile is 8.2 meters long with a 200 kg warhead. They can deliver their payload up to 220 km with a speed of 2.9 Mach at the final stage. The 3M-54E1 variant is shorter at only 6.2 meters long with a payload of 200kg. The subsonic missile can travel up to 0.8 Mach with a 300 km range.

Both Kilo and Improved Kilo class submarines have short range shoulder fired anti air missiles either SA-N-5 or SA-N-8 on board. Up to 8 missiles are stored in a well located at the fin.

One can argue that Kilo / Improved Kilo class submarines are one of the best-selling diesel electric submarines with 58 units in service around the world. When their design began the aim was to export these submarines. The current spread of these vessels may have surpassed the imagination of its designers

Project 877 & Project 636 Class Russian Submarines

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The Russian Navy is currently upgrading and holding planned repairs of Priz-type deep-submergence rescue vehicles with a diving capacity of up to 1,000 meters and Bester deep-sea rescue submersibles capable of diving to a depth of 700 meters

MOSCOW, November 9. /TASS/. The Russian Navy is developing a new generation of deep-submergence rescue vehicles designed for Arctic operation, Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov said on Monday.


"The Navy is currently carrying out work to create next-generation deep-submergence rescue vehicles in the immediate future while their characteristics will integrate the possibility for the Northern and Pacific Fleets to use them in the Arctic zone," the Navy’s press office quoted the admiral as saying at a working meeting in the Admiralty.


The Russian Navy is currently upgrading and holding planned repairs of Priz-type deep-submergence rescue vehicles with a diving capacity of up to 1,000 meters and Bester deep-sea rescue submersibles capable of diving to a depth of 700 meters. In particular, an AS-36 Bester submersible currently under its upgrade will feature some new characteristics, including its Arctic capability, once its modernization is over in 2021, the Navy chief said.

"Specialists of the Kanonersky Ship Repair Plant are now carrying out work to upgrade some systems of the AS-36 Bester deep-sea rescue submersible, which will considerably expand the efficiency of its characteristics and expand its capabilities for providing assistance to submarines in distress. This relates to new positioning, sonar search and TV control systems, as well as to upgraded life support systems," the Russian Navy chief said.




The submersibles are undergoing their upgrade under the program of repairing, modernizing and providing maintenance for deep-submergence rescue vehicles operational in the Russian Navy’s Fleets, Yevmenov said.


"The program is designed for a period of over 10 years and stipulates work on creating the next generation of deep-submergence rescue vehicles along with upgrade and repairs," the admiral said.


Six deep-sea rescue submersibles in service with the Fleets’ search and rescue services earlier underwent the required cycle of modernization and repairs, the Navy chief said.

Russian Navy to develop deep-submergence rescue vehicles for Arctic operation

The Russian Navy is currently upgrading and holding planned repairs of Priz-type deep-submergence rescue vehicles with a diving capacity of up to 1,000 meters and Bester deep-sea rescue submersibles capable of diving to a depth of 700 meters

tass.com

 

[Test7]

The Russian embassy in India has confirmed that the Russian state-owned group, United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), is bidding to acquire troubled Indian shipyard Reliance Naval and Engineering Ltd (RNEL).

In a recent statement, the embassy said USC is currently auditing Mumbai-based RNEL and assessing potential investment opportunities. “UCS [has] passed the accreditation procedure, which provided access to electronic accounts with financial and economic documents related to the Indian company,” said the embassy.

The Russian embassy in India has confirmed that Russian shipbuilding group USC is considering a bid to acquire Indian firm Reliance Naval and Engineering, whose recent projects have included the construction of offshore patrol vessels for the Indian Navy (pictured). (Indian Navy)


It added, “[USC] is currently conducting due diligence of RNEL’s condition and assessing parameters of possible investments”.

The embassy went on to say that due to the Covid-19 pandemic USC has faced “some difficulties” in carrying out a “comprehensive analysis” of RNEL, particularly in terms of direct talks between the two sides.

However, it said, USC is anticipated to finalise its decision soon on whether to table a formal bid for the Indian naval shipbuilder.

“USC is expected to finalise its stance on further participation in the bidding procedure after completing the remote study of the documents provided by the debtor’s trustee and the field review of the RNEL’s assets by USC’s specialists,” it said.

RNEL has been facing severe economic pressures for several years, with its sale intended to pay off its heavy debts, which are linked to its previous shipyard expansion and downturns in commercial shipbuilding and energy sectors.

The company was previously owned by the Reliance Infrastructure group but has been under the control of a court-appointed insolvency firm since earlier this year.

Russia confirms USC's move to acquire Indian shipbuilder

The Russian embassy in India has confirmed that the Russian state-owned group, United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), is bidding to acquire troubled Indian shipyard...

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[Nilgiri]

A likely muted destiny for Pipavav shipyard given the promise that was once projected.

 

[Test7]

The Russian Navy’s logistics base in Sudan is expected to embrace the coastal, water and mooring areas

MOSCOW, November 11. /TASS/. Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin approved a draft agreement on establishing a naval logistics base in Sudan and gave instructions to submit a proposal to the president on signing the document, according to the information posted on the government’s legal information web portal on Wednesday.

The draft agreement between Russia and Sudan on the naval logistics facility was submitted by Russia’s Defense Ministry, approved by the Foreign Ministry, the Supreme Court, the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Investigative Committee of Russia and preliminary agreed with the Sudanese side.

As the draft agreement says, the Russian Navy’s logistics facility in Sudan "meets the goals of maintaining peace and stability in the region, is defensive and is not aimed against other countries."

The naval logistics base can be used for carrying out repairs and replenishing supplies and for the crewmembers of Russian naval ships to have a rest.


The Russian Navy’s logistics base in Sudan is expected to embrace the coastal, water and mooring areas.

"The Sudanese side has the right to use the mooring area upon agreement with the authorized body of the Russian side," the document reads.

The draft agreement stipulates that a maximum of four warships may stay at the naval logistics base, including "naval ships with the nuclear propulsion system on condition of observing nuclear and environmental safety norms."

During a visit by then-President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir to Moscow in November 2017, agreements were reached on Russia’s assistance in modernizing the Sudanese armed forces. Khartoum also said at the time it was interested in discussing the issue of using Red Sea bases with Moscow.

In May 2019, a bilateral agreement on military cooperation for a term of seven years came into force. It stipulates, in particular, "an exchange of opinions and information on military and political issues and the issues of strengthening mutual trust and international security, an exchange of the experience of peacekeeping operations under the UN aegis, interaction in the search for and rescue at sea and the development of relations in the troops’ joint training."

Russia set to establish naval logistics base in Sudan

The Russian Navy’s logistics base in Sudan is expected to embrace the coastal, water and mooring areas

tass.com

 

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According to information published by the Russian Ministry of Defense on November 14, 2020, Karakurt-class corvette Russian designation Project 22800 "Odintsovo" armed with Pantsir-M air defense missile system has successfully completed state and sea trials announced the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov.

Russian Navy Pantsir-M small missile ships Odintsovo Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette. (Picture source Twitter account Miso @halmiso1)

The Russian Navy Karakurt-class corvette "Odintsovo" was launched in May 2020. She is the first surface ship equipped with a Pantsir-M anti-aircraft air defense missile system. The acceptance certificate was signed on November 14, 2020, confirming the completion of state and sea tests of the ship.


The Pantsir-M is a naval variant of the Pantsir-S1 to be used as naval close-in weapon system (CIWS). It is equipped with friend or foe identification system and armed with naval version of the Pantsir's 57E6 missiles and Hermes-K missiles. The second armament includes two six-barreled 30×165mm GSh-6-30K/AO-18KD rotary cannons that have a range of 5 km. Same as on Kashtan-M. Pantsir-M is fully automated and can engage up to four targets simultaneously at a range of up to 20 km and can operate as a battery of up to four modules. Pantsir-M can intercept sea skimming missiles flying as low as two meters above the surface.


The Karakurt-class corvette will be also armed with one 76.2 mm 59-caliber AK-176MA or a 100 mm A-190 automatic dual-purpose naval guns, eight UKSK VLS (Vertical Launching Systems) cells for Kalibr or Oniks anti-ship cruise missiles and two 14.5 mm MTPU machine guns.


The Karakurt-class corvette is designed by Almaz Design Bureau and manufactured by Pella Shipyard. The ship features stealth technology and is based on a modular design allowing the development of different types ships that can be configured to mission requirements.


The Karakurt-class corvette is powered by a combined diesel and gas system that includes three M-507D-1 diesel engines and three DGAS-315 diesel generators. The ship can reach a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) with a maximum cruising range of 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) and an endurance of 15 days.

The Karakurt-class corvette also carry Ortlan-10 drone with a range of 120 km. It is used as a scout and pointer. Drones make warships practically invisible, as they do not have to switch on radars and be detected by the adversary.

Russian Navy Karakurt-class corvette Odintsovo Project 22800 completes state and sea trials

Karakurt-class corvette, Russian designation Project 22800 "Odintsovo" armed with Pantsir-M air defense missile system has successfully completed state and sea trials

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[Test7]

Hub off Red Sea would further expand Moscow's naval footprint, whose facility in Syria is its only naval base outside the former USSR.

Russian Navy's intelligence vessel Priazove (SSV-201) sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, August 14, 2020. Credit: REUTERS/Yoruk Isik


Russia plans to create a logistics hub for its navy in Sudan, which will accommodate up to 300 troops and staff, according to a draft agreement published by the government on Wednesday.

The proposed hub would be able to hold no more than four ships at a time, including those with nuclear installations, the agreement said.

Moscow is keen to increase its influence in Africa, a continent with 54 United Nations member states, sprawling mineral wealth, and potentially lucrative markets for Russian-manufactured weapons.

In 2019, Russian authorities hosted the first Russia-Africa summit in Sochi. The pact stemmed from Russia and Sudan's desire to strengthen and develop military cooperation, according to the agreement dated November 6 and signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Further southeast, strategically located at the southern entrance to the Red Sea on the route to the Suez Canal, Djibouti is home to Chinese, U.S. and French naval bases, while other navies often use its port.

Russia currently has a naval base in Syria's Tartus, which is the Russian Navy's only only such facility outside of the former USSR. The construction of a logistics hub on the coast of the Red Sea would further expand Russia's naval footprint, amid the highest tensions between Moscow and Western countries since the end of the Cold War.

Russia plans naval base in Sudan, draft agreement shows

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www.haaretz.com

 

[Test7]

The Russian Navy has continued with its procurement plan for 2020 after the service commissioned the 17th Project 03160 RAPTOR class patrol boat last Saturday. The ceremony took place at the Pella shipyard in St. Petersburg and the ship was inaugurated by Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. He said that the RAPTORs have proven effectiveness patrolling coastal areas, straits and river estuaries at a distance of 100 nm from from their base, in day and night conditions. The RAPTOR class high-speed boats can also be used to transport up to 20 marines, intercepting and detaining small targets and carrying out search and rescue operations in their patrol areas.

Key Russian Navy Programmes​

Last week, Evmenov also confirmed that the state trials of the Project 22800 ODINTSOVO corvette had been successfully completed. These are the first surface ships of the Russian Navy equipped with a naval version of the PANTSIR-M anti-aircraft missile and artillery system. The ODINTSOVO is the third KARAKURT class corvette of project 22800 with PANTSIR-M being the main difference from earlier ships, with the remaining corvettes of the class also being armed with PANTSIR-M. The media has reported that the Russian Navy will receive at least 18 Project 22800 vessels.

The PANTSIR-M system was test-fired in mid-October 2020 where it destroyed the targets at a long distance and downed the remaining targets using gunfire close to the warship. The ODINTSOVO was on Arctic trials from early August to late September 2020 where the ship fulfilled all missions in the Barents and the White Seas in the two-month sortie, fired missiles and returned to the Baltic Sea by internal waterways, the Izvestia paper reported. Admiral Evmenov noted that the Corvette will be commissioned by the Navy at the end of November.

Kaliningrad-based Yantar shipyard has reported the completion of state tests for the PETR MORGUNOV amphibious assault ship being built under Project 11711. The tests were suspended in October because of COVID-19 cases among crew members but resumed in November to the check weapon systems operation and practice helicopter landing. These ships will be commissioned by the end of the year.

Fleet update​

Mr. Igor Orlov, CEO of the Severnaya verf shipyard, confirmed that the GREMYASHCHY corvette, lead vessel of Project 20385, will be handed over to Navy by 25 December. Project 20385 are multirole corvettes designed by the Almaz bureau to detect and destroy submarines and surface warships, support landing operations and engage in various brown-water missions. The corvette built for the Pacific fleet and will be the first carrier of KALIBR missile in the area, while Severnaya verf is building another Project 20385 corvette called the PROVORNY. At the ARMY-2020 forum, Russia’s Defence Ministry contracted naval industries for two more corvettes of this class.

Another noteworthy vessel, according to information published by the Russian press agency TASS, is the Project 22350 frigate ADMIRAL KASATONOV of the Northern Fleet, which has successfully fired a KALIBR anti-ship missile at a coastal target. “The frigate fired the KALIBR missile from the White Sea and successfully hit the target at a distance of 1000 km at Chizha range in Arkhangelsk region,” the Russian Defense Ministry said. Earlier, the ADMIRAL KASATONOV trained artillery fire in the Barents Sea while on 29 September, the ship fired a KALIBR missile at a ground target in the Arkhangelsk region. Alongside two frigates operated by the Russian Navy, Severnaya verf is proceeding with construction of six more Project 22350 frigates.

Russian Navy Procurement Plan for 2020 On Track - European Security & Defence

The Russian Navy is continuing with its procurement of new warships of various types and sizes in order to update its fleet.

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17th Project 03160 Raptor-class patrol boat enters in service with Russian Navy

17th Project 03160 Raptor-class patrol boat has been put into operation with the Russian Navy

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According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on November 16, 2020, the 17th Project 03160 Raptor-class patrol boat has been put into operation with the Russian Navy on the order of Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press office said.

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[Saithan]

Odintsovo Corvette Enters Service18 November, 2020​

Project 22800 Karakurt Class corvette Odintsovo, equipped with Pantsir-M air defence system, will be commissioned on November 21st.

The platform's acceptance certificate, which began acceptance tests in July, has been approved.

The air defence system integrated into the corvettes, can neutralize guided missiles at a distance of 20 km and an altitude of 15 km. A total of 18 Karakurt Class corvettes equipped with a Kalibr-NK cruise missile and a modernized AK-176MA 76.2 mm artillery system is planned to be built.

The ship's crew went through a special training in St. Petersburg for the use of weapons systems equipped with corvettes.

Pantsir-M has the ability to simultaneously fire four attacking targets.

Odintsovo Corvette Enters Service

Project 22800 Karakurt Class corvette Odintsovo, equipped with Pantsir-M air defence system, will be commissioned on November 21st.

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[Madokafc]

Russian: look at my new Corvettes very heavily armed and full of weapons
Israel : Hold my beer then

 

[Nilgiri]

Russian Navy plans to commission new generation of icebreaker ship Project 21180M Evpatiy Kolovrat in 2022

Project 21180M "Evpatiy Kolovrat" icebreaker under construction for the Russian Navy is planned to be commissioned by the Navy in 2022

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The keel of the smaller icebreaker "Evpatiy Kolovrat", the lead ship of Project 21180M, has been laid at Almaz Shipbuilding Company on 12 December 2018

The Yevpatiy Kolovrat is being built under the modernized ‘lightened’ Project 21180M. It is distinguished by the reduced size of the hull and the small draft. This series of icebreakers will get the most advanced Zaliv-LK-21180 automated control system.

The Project 21180M icebreaker is a new generation of Russian diesel-electric icebreaker developed by the Vympel design bureau in Nizhny Novgorod. She will have a length of 82 meters, a width of 19 meters and a draft of 4.6 meters. The ship will have a top speed of 14 knots with a maximum cruising range of 7,600 miles. The vessel will have a crew of 28.

The icebreaker is designed to guide ships and vessels of the Russian Navy, as well as towing and delivering cargo to remote bases, assisting ships in distress in ice conditions. She will be capable of breaking an ice field of 1 meter thick at a speed of two knots. The icebreaker will have an operating range of 7,600 miles.

 

[MASA]

Project Perspective-R: Russian Ministry of Industry & Trade announced an open tender to develop a deep sea autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle with increased autonomy (ANPA-PA) by 2025.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1331154292389122049

 

[Nilgiri]

News 1) https://www.defenseworld.net/news/2...mlin_Warship_Threatens_to_Ram_It#.X72C4WhKhPY

Russians say they threatened to ram it:

"Today at 6:17 Moscow time, the USS John McCain destroyer, which has been in the Sea of Japan for several days, violated the territorial waters of the Russian Federation in the Peter the Great Gulf, going 2 kilometers beyond the sea border line," Interfax reported quoting a statement from the Ministry Tuesday.

"Admiral Vinogradov, a large anti-submarine ship of the Pacific Fleet, which is directly tracking the American destroyer, warned the foreign ship through the international communication channel about the inadmissibility of such actions and the possibility of using a ramming maneuver to force the intruder out of the territorial waters," the military said.


News 2) https://news.usni.org/2020/11/24/na...ans-drove-out-u-s-destroyer-from-sea-of-japan

Americans deny that version of events:

The Navy pushed back against the Russian claim on Tuesday.

“The Russian Federation’s statement about this mission is false. USS John S. McCain was not ‘expelled’ from any nation’s territory. McCain conducted this FONOP in accordance with international law and continued to conduct normal operations in international waters,” the statement reads.
“The operation reflects our commitment to uphold freedom of navigation and lawful uses of the sea as a principle, and the United States will never bow in intimidation or be coerced into accepting illegitimate maritime claims, such as those made by the Russian Federation.”

 

[Kartal1]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1331663978741833732

 

[Test7]

The lead frigate of Project 22350 "Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Gorshkov" fired a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile from the White Sea at a complex target position located in the Barents Sea.

Rocket fire was carried out as part of testing new types of weapons.

According to objective monitoring data, the Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missile successfully hit a naval target at a distance of 450 km. The rocket flight speed was more than Mach 8.

The closure of the firing area was ensured by the forces of the Northern Fleet operating in the Barents Sea, including the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov and the frigate Admiral of the Fleet Kasatonov.

For the first time, the firing of the Zircon hypersonic cruise missile by the frigate Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Gorshkov was carried out at the beginning of October this year.

The frigate "Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Gorshkov" is one of the most modern ships of the Northern Fleet. It was built at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg and enlisted in the fleet in July 2018. It successfully completed the tasks of several exercises and circumnavigation of the world. It is a permanent ship-participant of the Main Naval Parade in Kronstadt.

Project 22350 frigates are multifunctional warships capable of effectively fighting surface, air and underwater adversaries, as well as striking land and coastal targets over a distance of over 1,500 kilometers.

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[Test7]

The new patrol ship "Pavel Derzhavin" of project 22160 has been accepted into the Black Sea Fleet , the Black Sea Fleet Information Support Department reports.
"In the Novorossiysk naval base of the Black Sea Fleet, solemn events were held to admit the new patrol ship Pavel Derzhavin to the Black Sea Fleet. Before the commencement of the solemn ceremony of raising the Andreevsky flag, the ceremony of its consecration was held at the pier," the message says.

The ship became part of the formation of the protection of the water area of the Novorossiysk naval base of the Black Sea Fleet. In the near future, the crew of the new ship will begin working out special coursework tasks, after the delivery of which they will begin to fulfill the planned tasks of combat training.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1332311975490166785

 

[Test7]

Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier

The Russian Navy’s Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier damaged in fire last year, will embark on its sea trial in 2022.
"Next summer, the Admiral Kuznetsov will be docked again and will be then set for sea trials, namely in 2022,” a source in the national shipbuilding corporation was quoted as saying by TASS today.
The warship was damaged in a fire a year ago that was caused by welding slag coming into contact with an oily rag discarded in the hold, from which the fire spread to power cables. Two persons were killed while 14 others were injured in the inferno. Earlier, the ship had suffered a collision with a 70 ton crane.

TV grab shot of fire on board Admiral Kuznetsov carrier

In 2017, Russia said it will modernize aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov with electronic warfare, communication and aviation network at a cost of about $715 million.
Alexey Rakhmanov, president of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) in an interview to Interfax in June revealed that the vessel will receive an upgrade to its boilers and fuel system to drastically reduce its exhaust smoke. "Given that all boilers installed on an aircraft carrier will be replaced, there will be no more black smoke (after that). Actually, there was a technical problem with regulating the supply of fuel, at that time they did not pay attention to it. At the moment, the problem is completely resolved," said Rakhmanov.
Detailing the repairs and additions to the carrier, Rakhmanov said that the aircraft carrier can carry more than 50 aircraft. During the modernization, Admiral Kuznetsov will receive a marine version of the Pantsir air defense complex, new boilers, pumps and new flight and communication systems.

The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia’s sole aircraft carrier, was commissioned in 1990 and has not undergone any major overhauls following a two-year refit between 1996 and 1998. It has conducted 420 sorties destroying 1,252 terrorist targets in Syria during a three-month deployment.
Admiral Kuznetsov's main fixed-wing aircraft is the multi-role Sukhoi Su-33. It can perform air superiority, fleet defense, and air support missions and can also be used for direct fire support of amphibious assault, reconnaissance and placement of naval mines. The carrier also carries the Kamov Ka-27 and Kamov Ka-27S helicopters for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, and small transport.

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The Russian Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with the Amur shipbuilding plant for the construction of six corvettes from Projects 20380 and 20385.

“In compliance with the terms of the contract, the Pacific Fleet will receive two Project 20380 and four Project 20385 corvettes in 2024-2028,” the press office said in a statement quoted by TASS Russian news agency.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced plans to sign the contract for the new corvettes in August, although traditionally, large contracts for the construction of defence equipment are concluded at the Army forum. However, during Army-2020, which took place from 23 to 29 August, the corvettes were not ordered.

Six Project 20380 ships are already in service with four operated by the Baltic Fleet and two in the Pacific Fleet. In 2020, the corvette ALDAR TSYDENZHAPOV will be commissioned into the latter, and in 2021, the REZKY become the first combatant for the Black Sea

Project 20385 Improvements​

The first GREMYASHCHY class corvette is expected to join the Russian Navy on 25 December, having completed trials in the Baltic Sea by firing the REDUT air defence missile system, AK-190 and AK-630 artillery systems against a practice targets imitating an hostile anti-ship cruise missile. Earlier, the Corvette fired KALIBR and ONIKS cruise missiles against a coastal and seaborne target in the White Sea.

The Corvette will become the lead ship of Project 20385 and will be the first surface combatant to carry the KALIBR cruise missiles in the Pacific Fleet. Project 20385 differs from its predecessor due to greater dimensions and displacement. They have a steel hull and composite superstructure, with a bulbous bow and nine watertight subdivisions. Unlike the Project 20380 corvettes, which are fitted with REDUT air defence Vertical Launch Systems (VLS) of 12 launchers on the bow, these new ships are equipped with a UKSK VLS system comprising eight launchers for either KALIBR, ONIKS or ZIRCON anti-ship/cruise missiles. The REDUT VLS system with 16 launchers has been placed on the stern.

Yury Laskin

Russia Orders New Corvettes - European Security & Defence

Russia has placed orders to construct new corvette vessels of the Project 20380 and 20385 classes as the country modernises its fleet.

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Sprut-SDM1 Light Amphibious Tank
Russia’s Sprut-SDM1 light amphibious tank has passed tests in the sea and in subtropics.
The tank will be used by airborne troops. It is built by specialists from the Volgograd machine-building company VgTZ and Kurganmashzavod, which are part of the Rostec’s High-Precision Complexes holding.
During state tests, the tank demonstrated high navigability in the Black Sea and proved its reliability afloat. Serial production of these tanks is expected to begin soon, Rostec said in a release today.
“Given its purpose, the machine must meet very serious requirements. During state tests, the light tank underwent extreme checks at sea, in central Russia and the subtropics, where the air temperature reached +40 degrees, and passed them successfully. Testing at low temperatures is scheduled for early next year. Sprut-SDM1 is primarily intended for Russian paratroopers. It can be expected that the capabilities shown by Sprut will interest foreign customers as well,” said Bekkhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the armaments complex of the State Corporation Rostec.
The Sprut-SDM1 possesses the firepower of the main battle tank and is capable of disembarking from a ship and operating day or night in terrain impassable for other similar vehicles. is designed to provide fire support to infantry, engage armored targets, destroy enemy strong points and fortifications, and conduct battlefield reconnaissance and security.
The Sprut-SDM1 has an armament suite, corresponding to the main battle tank, and includes a 125-mm gun, a 7.62-mm remote-controlled machine gun, and a 7.62-mm coaxial machine gun. The vehicle is equipped with a guided missile weapon system designed to engage armored targets, including ERA-equipped ones, at ranges up to 5 km.
Its automated digital fire control system enables target detection, recognition and destruction on the move and at the halt, in poor visibility conditions, day or night, using different types of gunner's and commander's sights.
Its low weight and capability to cross water obstacles afloat ensure a high level of terrain passability. It is capable of fighting in the highlands and hot tropical climate, firing its gun while afloat.

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