Russia Puts Submarine Trials on Hold After Bulava Failure
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DefenceTalkRussia has put trials of two nuclear subs on hold following an unsuccessful launch of a Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Friday, a Russian defense ministry spokesman said on Saturday. “The day before, a Bulava SLBM was fired toward the Kura test site in Kamchatka [in Far East] during state trials of the Alexander […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-puts-submarine-trials-on-hold-after-bulava-failure-48992/
Supersonic P-800 Yakhont Cruise Missile Launch
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DefenceTalkRussian Navy testing P-800 Oniks Yakhont Anti-ship Cruise Missile. Amazing footage showing lateral thrusters at work.https://www.defencetalk.com/supersonic-p-800-yakhont-cruise-missile-launch-48863/
New Russian Missile Boat Starts Caspian Trials
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DefenceTalkA new attack missile boat has started sea trials with Russia’s Caspian Flotilla, the Southern Military District said Monday. The Grad Sviyazhsk missile corvette is due to join the flotilla after completing all trials and state tests before the end of the year, the district’s press service said. The Project 21631 (Buyan-M) corvette has a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-russian-missile-boat-starts-caspian-trials-48674/
Russia Moves Mistral Stern Construction to France
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DefenceTalkThe construction of the stern for the first Mistral helicopter carrier being built for the Russian Navy will be finished in France because a Russian shipyard cannot meet the deadline specified in the contract, a senior Russian defense official said Tuesday. “We will have the whole stern made there [in France], we won’t take risks […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-moves-mistral-stern-construction-to-france-48187/
Russian Pacific Fleet Warships to Enter Mediterranean
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DefenceTalkA group of warships from Russia’s Pacific Fleet is about to deploy to the Mediterranean Sea for the first time in decades, fleet spokesman Roman Martov said on Monday. The group has entered the Red Sea and is preparing to transit the Suez Canal, and should reach the Mediterranean by mid-May, he said. The group, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-pacific-fleet-warships-to-enter-mediterranean-47788/
Russia Goes Ahead with 5G Submarine Project
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DefenceTalkWork is in progress on the newest fifth-generation nuclear-powered and diesel submarines at Russia’s Rubin Central Design Bureau, Rubin head Igor Vilnit said on Monday. The Russian Navy currently relies on third-generation submarines with fourth-generation subs of the Yury Dolgoruky (Project 955 Borey) and St. Petersburg (Project 677 Lada) class just beginning to be adopted […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-goes-ahead-with-5g-submarine-project-47194/
Russian Navy Starts Forming Mediterranean Task Force
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DefenceTalkThe Russian Navy has begun setting up a permanent task force to defend Russia’s interests in the Mediterranean, Navy Commander Adm. Viktor Chirkov said Monday. “The defense minister has ordered us to form a task force that will operate in the Mediterranean Sea on a permanent basis,” Chirkov told reporters after a defense ministry meeting. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-navy-starts-forming-mediterranean-task-force-47125/
Russian Warship Escorts Second Convoy Off Somali Coast
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DefenceTalkA Russian Udaloy class destroyer is escorting a second convoy of commercial ships since its arrival on an anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden, the spokesman for Russia’s Northern Fleet, Capt. 1st rank Vadim Serga said on Monday. “The convoy escorted by the Severomorsk destroyer comprises the Arizona and the St. Paul bulk freighters, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-warship-escorts-second-convoy-off-somali-coast-47122/
Russian Navy Testing Missile Defense System in Caspian
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DefenceTalkThe coastal missile unit of the Russian Navy’s Caspian Flotilla is conducting a series of exercises to practice using the Navy’s only Bal coastal missile system, a representative of the Southern Military District said Wednesday. Participants are learning how to detect and track air- and sea-based targets, organize communications and process and transmit data that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-navy-testing-missile-defense-system-in-caspian-46689/
No Fuel in Russia for French-Built Warship – Deputy PM
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DefenceTalkRussia does not produce the type of fuel necessary for the French-made Mistral-class amphibious assault vessels it has ordered, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Tuesday. The Mistral class are powered by electric motors supplied by diesel-powered turbo generators, according to naval-technology.com. Diesel fuel can suffer from a condition known as waxing or gelling in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/no-fuel-in-russia-for-french-built-warship-deputy-pm-46672/