Russian sailors usually celebrate their professional holiday on the last Sunday of July. In 2022, the celebration fell on July 31. Thus, yesterday the Russians celebrated the day of the Russian Navy. The holiday appeared more than 80 years ago thanks to the great Soviet naval commander Nikolai Kuznetsov. In 1939, the admiral proposed to
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Russia International | 23.11.21
Russia to Hold First-Ever Joint Naval Training With ASEAN
Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will hold the first-ever joint naval drills off Indonesia in early December of this year, Russia’s Permanent Representative at ASEAN, Alexander Ivanov, said. The Russia-ASEAN naval drills will take place in the area of North Sumatra in Indonesia’s territorial waters on December 1-3, 2021. The large
Russia International | 09.11.21
Russian Navy Conducted Military Training as NATO Warships Enter Black Sea
The crews of the Russian Black Sea Fleet small anti-submarine warfare ships practised hunting down and eliminating a notional enemy submarine during drills in the Black Sea. The drills took place amid the presence of two US warships in the sea that had reportedly deployed there for joint operations with NATO allies and partners in
Business | Technology | 28.10.21
Russian Pacific Fleet to Receive Four New Submarines
New submarines will be delivered to the Pacific Fleet in the coming years, according to the statement of the Chief of Staff of the Command of the Submarine Forces of the Pacific Fleet, Rear Admiral Arkady Navarsky. “We are expecting the arrival of four submarines: two Borey and two Yasen. Their construction is almost complete.
Russia International | 26.10.21
Russian Sailors Rescued Panama Container Ship From Pirates
Sailors of the Russian Northern Fleet rescued a container ship under the flag of Panama from pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, as reported by the press service of the country’s Ministry of Defenсe. As specified, the ship “Lucia” was sailing from the Republic of Togo to the Republic of Cameroon when it was suddenly
Russian Navy Successfully Fired Hypersonic Cruise Missile From Nuclear Submarine [Video]
The Russian Armed Forces have successfully conducted the first test launch of its new Zircon hypersonic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine in Russia’s Arctic north, the Barents Sea, RT reports. As specified, the Zircon is an anti-ship missile capable of accelerating up to Mach 9. It has been designed to hit enemy surface ships, such
Business | Technology | 25.08.21
Russia to Expand Navy With New Warships
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has revealed that the country’s shipyards have begun work on half a dozen new vessels for its growing navy. He also stated that Moscow is now planning to renew its armed forces with innovative hardware, RT reports. Speaking as part of the Army 2021 International Forum on Monday, August 23, Vladimir
Russia International | 16.08.21
Vietnamese Ships Arrived in Russia to Participate in International Competitions
Two Russian-built patrol ships of the Vietnamese Navy (the 11661E Gepard-3.9 project) have arrived in Vladivostok to take part in the International Army Games, TASS reports with reference to the Head of the press service of the Pacific Fleet, Captain 3rd Rank Ilya Kolesnikov. “Two ships of the Navy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Insight | Around Russia | 26.07.21
Russians Expressed Confidence in Navy’s Protective Power
Specialists from the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VTsIOM) conducted a survey of Russians timed to coincide with Navy Day. The results of this study allowed the experts to state that the overwhelming majority of the country’s residents (84 per cent) are confident that the Navy is capable of protecting Russia’s sea borders in the
Russia Сelebrated Navy Day in St. Petersburg [Video]
On July 25, 2021, the Main Naval Parade was held on Senate Square and in Kronstadt, St. Petersburg. The solemn event was hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, fontanka reports. The parade in honour of the 325th anniversary of the Russian fleet began at 11 am. More than 50 ships, submarines and vessels took part
Russian Navy Tested New Camera in Arctic
During the ‘Umka’ exercise in the Arctic, Russian Navy servicemen tested the latest infrared SWIR camera, which is able to “see” through snow and camouflage, TASS reports with reference to the press service of the Shvabe holding which is part of the Rostec state corporation. It is noted that the camera was developed by specialists
Submarine for Russian Pacific Fleet Launched in St. Petersburg
A solemn ceremony of launching a large diesel-electric submarine “Magadan” of the ‘636.3’ project for the Russian Navy was held at JSC Admiralty Shipyards. It is noted that “Magadan”, the third submarine of the series being built at JSC Admiralty Shipyards for the Pacific Fleet, was registered on November 1, 2019. The first ship, “Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky”,
Sevmash to Transfer Nuclear Submarine to Fleet in 2021
Sevmash, which is the largest singular shipbuilding enterprise in Russia, will transfer the Project 885M (Yasen-M) nuclear submarine, “Kazan”, to the Russian Navy in 2021, TASS reports. The General Director of “Sevmash”, Mikhail Budnichenko, announced that the company has completed the production programme for 2020, despite the pandemic. They handed over the “Knyaz Vladimir” nuclear
