DefenceTalkMaybe it’s time to build new big battleships, American scholar Robert Farley suggests, adding that he expects the return of the era of big warships. Although big ships went out of style decades ago maybe it’s time to bring back legendary battleships, Professor Robert Farley of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce notes, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-us-china-returning-to-battleships-era-65251/

DefenceTalkAmidst the US/NATO’s saber-rattling and muscle flexing in Europe the US’ thought leaders and military strategists are still largely unnerved by Russia’s consistent military modernization; Russia’s new Lider-class destroyers are seemingly giving the Pentagon the shivers. The US has kicked off the biggest allied airborne military exercises in Europe since the end of the Cold […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-lider-class-nuclear-destroyer-project-hits-pentagons-raw-nerve-65151/

DefenceTalkChinese and Russian naval forces on Monday launched a joint naval exercise in the southern Russian port city of Novorossiysk. Code-named “Joint Sea 2015-I”, it is the fourth since joint China-Russia sea drills began in 2012. The drills, scheduled from May 11 to May 21 in the Mediterranean and involving nine surface ships from both […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-russia-joint-drill-not-aimed-at-any-third-party-64184/

DefenceTalkRussian defense officials’ plans to build a supercarrier have been scrutinized at home and abroad. However, the idea could have a surprisingly practical side. A new article in Newsweek rekindled rumors from March that Russia could be building a new supercarrier. The article notes that Russia has no strategic need for a supercarrier and the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/will-russia-build-a-fleet-of-supercarriers-64059/

DefenceTalkEight Borey-class nuclear submarines will join the Russian Navy by 2020 and will be the backbone of Russia’s marine nuclear forces. “The Borey can serve up to 30 years with planned upkeep and modernization,” Igor Vilnit told RIA Novosti in an interview. The submarines are equipped with Bulava ballistic missiles, which can carry a nuclear […]https://www.defencetalk.com/borey-class-nuclear-submarines-to-serve-russian-fleet-until-2050-63775/

DefenceTalkRussia returns to global politics, signaling of intention to regain its geopolitical positions as a naval power. Ekaterina Blinova – Russia is growing its maritime potential, signaling its intention to regain geopolitical power as a naval force, according to experts. In the midst of withstanding NATO expansion in Eastern Europe and closely observing its national […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-grows-maritime-potential-returns-to-global-geopolitics-63497/

DefenceTalkThe Russian Navy will receive 50 vessels of different kinds in 2015, Navy Commander Viktor Chirkov reported. The Navy’s shipbuilding program has been planned from the current period until 2050. The navy intends to continue building ships capable of carrying out missions across all sea types. “The slow period in our potential development passed long […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-navy-to-receive-50-new-vessels-63353/

DefenceTalkRussia has successfully tested its newest anti-submarine system, which features anti-torpedo capabilities, during military exercises in the Baltic Sea. Russia’s stealth corvette Soobrazitelny has successfully tested the country’s newest Paket-NK small-sized anti-submarine system with anti-torpedo capabilities during the military exercises in the Baltic Sea. The Kilo class diesel-electric torpedo submarine “Varshavyanka” (Project 877) served as […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-successfully-tests-anti-submarine-system-62811/

DefenceTalkMoscow has sent Paris an official inquiry for an explanation of why a Mistral helicopter carrier was not delivered to Russia according to an earlier signed agreement, a high-ranking official from the Russian Defense Ministry’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) said Tuesday. “The FSMTC has sent an inquiry to the DGA [Direction Generale de […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-sends-france-formal-inquiry-on-non-delivery-of-mistral-warship-61873/

DefenceTalkRussia’s third Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Vladimir Monomakh, was officially inducted in the Russian Navy on Friday, the Sevmash shipyard reported. “The ceremony of raising the Russian Navy colors on the Vladimir Monomakh submarine on Friday, December 19, at Sevmash,” the shipyard’s press-service said in a statement. According to the statement, the submarine […]https://www.defencetalk.com/third-borey-class-strategic-nuclear-submarine-joins-russian-navy-61209/