DefenceTalkA prospective series of Russia’s new fifth-generation conventional submarine equipped with an advanced air-independent propulsion system will be designated the Kalina-class, the commander of the country’s navy said Wednesday. “Russia is currently designing a fifth-generation conventional submarine, dubbed Project Kalina, which will be fitted with an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system,” Adm. Viktor Chirkov said. “Our […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-navy-unveils-new-class-of-submarines-59084/

DefenceTalkParis will consider canceling a 1.4-billion-euro deal to deliver two Mistral-class warships to the Russian Navy if Moscow provokes further escalation in Ukraine, the French foreign minister has said. In the interview with France’s TF1, Laurent Fabius denied the legitimacy of Sunday’s referendum in Crimea to join Russia and urged Moscow to take urgent measures […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-may-scrap-russian-warship-deal-over-ukraine-crisis-59076/

DefenceTalkThe Yantar shipyard in Russia’s Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad on Friday floated out the first in a series of six Project 11356 frigates being built for the Black Sea Fleet, the company said. The Admiral Grigorovich was laid down in December 2010. Four more ships of the same class are in various stages of construction […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-floats-out-new-frigate-for-black-sea-fleet-59039/

DefenceTalkRussia’s fleet of amphibious assault ships requires extensive modernization because their service life has been largely overextended, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday. “The Russian navy currently has 19 ships of this type. They have been in service, on average, for more than 25 years,” Shoigu said at a video conference meeting with military commanders. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-overhaul-fleet-of-amphibious-assault-ships-58929/

DefenceTalkAs Russian President Vladimir Putin moves to extend Russia’s military presence in eastern Ukraine and the Crimean Peninsula amid civil unrest in the region, more than 3,500 Russian naval infantry and coastal forces from the Western and Central Military Districts took part in unscheduled tactical exercises Monday in the Russian Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad. Captain […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-navy-conducts-training-exercises-58907/

DefenceTalkRussia’s first Project 885M Yasen-class attack submarine, the Severodvinsk, was handed over to the navy on Monday, a defense industry source told RIA Novosti. The submarine, designated as Graney-class by NATO, had been under construction at the Sevmash shipyard in northern Russia since 1993. “The delivery acceptance certificate for the first Yasen was signed at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-commissions-new-attack-submarine-50014/

DefenceTalkA St. Petersburg-based shipyard on Thursday floated out the first of six Varshavyanka-class diesel-electric submarines to be delivered to the Black Sea Fleet in the next two years. The much-anticipated delivery of these submarines, dubbed by the US Navy as “black holes in the ocean” because they are nearly undetectable when submerged, is a key […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-floats-out-stealth-submarine-for-black-sea-fleet-49766/

DefenceTalkThe Russian navy has taken delivery of its first four series-produced MiG-29K/KUB carrier based fighter jets, the Defense Ministry said Monday. “The MiG aircraft-manufacturing corporation has handed over two MiG-29K single-seat and two MiG-29KUB twin-seat carrier-based fighter aircraft,” a spokesman said. The Russian Defense Ministry signed a contract with MiG in February 2012 for delivery […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-navy-gets-new-carrier-based-fighters-49745/

DefenceTalkThe Russian Navy’s long-distance cruise in the Subarctic along the Northern Sea Route has become a flagship mission in the region abandoned by the military after the fall of the USSR. Now the once deactivated infrastructure will resume operation. On Saturday, Russia’s Defense Ministry officially announced return of Russia’s military to the Subarctic region. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-military-resumes-permanent-arctic-presence-49098/

DefenceTalkRussia’s Moskva missile cruiser, dubbed a “carrier-killer” by NATO, has passed through the Straits of Gibraltar and is now heading toward the eastern Mediterranean to assume command of the Russian naval force there. The Russian Navy said in a statement that the Moskva cruiser passed through the Straits of Gibraltar on September 10. Interfax news […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-carrier-killer-moskva-enters-mediterranean-49022/