The Russian Ministry of Defence has confirmed that an expedition has been launched to attempt to locate a Soviet Navy submarine that was lost off the northern coast of Japan in the closing weeks of World War II. Russian Navy hydrographic ships will begin combing the waters of La Perouse Strait...
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Russian Navy’s newest salvage and rescue tug floated out
Russian shipbuilder Astrakhan Ship Repair Plant, a division of state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation, recently launched a new tug ordered by the Russian Ministry of Defence. The future Mikhail Chekov is the seventh vessel under the Project 22870 series of tugs slated for the Russian Navy. The...
UK defence ministry confirms two Russian Navy ships damaged in missile attack
A landing ship and a submarine of the Russian Navy were struck and damaged as a result of a missile attack on Sevastopol naval base on Wednesday, September 13, the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) confirmed in a recent intelligence update. The MOD said multiple missiles struck the Sevmorzavod shipyard...
Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | August 8 – Canadian ROV, Australian training vessel refit and more
An Australian training provider places one of its vessel back into service following a modernisation program as Russia’s defence ministry takes delivery of a hydrograph ..
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VESSEL REFIT | Evgeny Gorigledzhan – Rescue tug converted into oceanographic research ship for Russian Defence Ministry
Russia’s Yantar Shipyard has completed conversion of a former rescue and salvage tug into an oceanographic research vessel to be used by the country’s Ministry of Def ..
Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | January 17 – Deliveries in China and UAE, Russian survey vessel launch and future US Navy oceanographic ship
A Chinese science institute has taken delivery of a large mothership for unmanned craft that is itself capable of autonomous sailings while a UAE operator welcomes a newb ..
Damaged Russian warship sinks while under tow in Black Sea
The Russian Ministry of Defence has confirmed the loss of the guided missile cruiser Moskva as it was being towed to port following an onboard explosion that left it heav ..
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Russian Navy cruiser abandoned following explosion in Black Sea
The Russian Ministry of Defence has confirmed that a Russian Navy warship has been abandoned by its crew after it suffered severe damage caused by an explosion while oper ..
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Russia agrees to move naval drills out of Ireland’s EEZ
The Russian government has agreed to hold an upcoming series of naval drills beyond the limits of Ireland’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) after complaints were rais ..
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Commercial Radar Satellites Reveal Russian Stealth Fighters
Both the low-observable Sukhoi Su-57 Felon and older Su-34 Fullback. Capella Space Image
Back in 1955, the Soviet Union flew its bombers in a loop over an air show to give the illusion of having more aircraft than were actually in its arsenal, a move that caused alarm in the West. The resulting ‘bomber gap’ was finally disproven when U2 aircraft were able to systematically photograph Russian airbases. This allowed them to literally count the aircraft. Doing this took incredible resources and...
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