DefenceTalkRussia’s next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarines will have a double-hull structure and a displacement of up to 12,000 tons, the Malakhit design bureau said Monday. “The displacement will be roughly similar to that of the Yasen-class subs – some 12,000 tons or even slightly less,” Malakhit’s deputy general director Nikolai Novoselov said in an interview with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/future-russian-attack-submarines-to-keep-double-hull-design-61174/

DefenceTalkFrance suspended Wednesday the delivery of the first of two Mistral-class warships to Russia “until November” after fierce criticism from its allies given the crisis in Ukraine. Paris agreed in 2011 to build and sell the two advanced helicopter assault ships to Russia for a total of 1.2 billion euros ($1.6 billion), with the first […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-suspends-delivery-of-warship-to-russia-over-ukraine-60529/

DefenceTalkRussian naval vessels are to be equipped with a state of the art tracking system which will be able to receive data from space, a source from the Russian military told RIA Novosti Tuesday. “The Russian Northern Fleet has successfully tested the first state of the art tracking system, which receives data from the Liana […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-navy-to-get-new-space-tracking-system-60504/

DefenceTalkRussia announced plans Tuesday to bolster its navy with more advanced weapons in response to NATO’s vow to halt the Kremlin’s push into Ukraine and feared expansion into eastern Europe. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told a general security meeting that he expected to hear a detailed report from Russia’s navy commander about how this could […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-vows-to-strengthen-navy-to-ward-off-nato-60403/

DefenceTalkThe Chinese navy has been striving to hone its combat capability through joint drills and rigorous training since the start of the year. During Joint Sea 2014, conducted in late May in the East China Sea, the Chinese and Russian navies strengthened their cooperation and capabilities in maritime operations. During the weeklong exercise, 14 ships, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/joint-drills-boost-chinese-navy-60305/

DefenceTalkRussia plans to reinforce its Black Sea Fleet based in Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine in March, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday. “This year, the Black Sea fleet will receive (new) submarines and new-generation ships,” Shoigu said in televised comments, without giving details of numbers. New air defense units will also be […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-reinforce-crimea-fleet-minister-59507/

DefenceTalkRussia will build a unified network of naval facilities on its Arctic territories to host advanced warships and submarines as part of a plan to boost protection of the country’s interests and borders in the region, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. “We need to strengthen our military infrastructure. In particular, to create in our part […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-build-network-of-modern-naval-bases-in-arctic-putin-59383/

DefenceTalkRussian and Pakistani naval representatives have discussed the possibility of joint exercises, which could be held as early as this week, a Russian military spokesman told RIA Novosti Monday. A detachment of Russia’s Pacific Fleet called at the port of Karachi on Saturday, including the Udaloy-class destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov. “Representatives of the official delegation of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-pakistan-discuss-joint-naval-drills-expected-this-week-59375/

DefenceTalkThe 2014 Komodo multilateral naval exercises of 17 countries that are drawing to a close in Indonesian waters have been very useful to Russia, Mikhail Galuzin, the country’s envoy to Indonesia told RIA Novosti on Wednesday. “The exercise not only allowed Russia to practice cooperation with other participants but, just as important, contributed to a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/komodo-2014-naval-exercises-prove-beneficial-for-russia-59205/

DefenceTalkThe combat dolphin program in the Crimean city of Sevastopol will be preserved and redirected towards the interests of the Russian Navy, an employee at the facility where the dolphins are trained told RIA Novosti. The program, dating to the 1960s, was previously scheduled to be disbanded by the Ukrainian navy in April, but the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/crimean-military-dolphins-to-serve-in-russian-navy-59154/