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[BravoZulu]

The First Upgraded Tupolev-160M Bomber To Enter The Russian Armed Forces In 2021
the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu stated that the first serially produced upgraded Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber would be provided to the Russian Armed Forces in 2021. This he announced during his working visit to the branch of the Tupolev PJSC, Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant, learned BulgarianMilitary.com
There, the Russian Defence Minister opened a session focused on maintaining health of armaments, military and special hardware. He noted that the work on the upgrade of the Tu-160M that would give it a new outlook, was in accordance with the schedule and added “the first aircraft which will have no analogues in the world, will enter the troops in 2021.”
The Defence Minister recalled that the production of the fundamentally modernized Tu-160M strategic bomber was resumed at the Kazan Aviation Factory n.a. S.P.Gorbunov, on behalf of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Shoigu specifies that the upgraded aircraft will be equipped with the up-to-date on-board defence system, an advanced reliable communications system with enhanced anti-jamming system, as well as with unique weapons, which will significantly enhance its combat capabilities when using standard and nuclear weapons. The strategic bomber will be powered with NK-32 engines of the second series, which will considerably increase its flight range and duration.

https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2019/...er-to-enter-the-russian-armed-forces-in-2021/

 

[BravoZulu]

A new Russian prospective A-100 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft made its first flight undergoing a new stage of prior test flights, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Saturday.
"The latest A-100 multifunctional Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft embarked on a program of prior test flights and made a maiden flight," the ministry said.
The A-100 a modified variant of the IL-76MD-90A (Ilyushin) strategic airlifter. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the aircraft is equipped with a digital navigation system and digital control system in the "glass" cockpit, along with a new two-band locator with phased antenna array manufactured by the Vega Radio Engineering Corporation.
"The A-100 multifunctional Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft has been developed due to the emergence of new target classes and the creation of new-generation multirole fighter aviation. Its capabilities considerably exceed both domestic and foreign analogues, including the AWACS E-3 of the US Air Force," the ministry said.
The A-100 first took off on November 18, 2017 to test aerodynamic characteristics, avionics and aerial target equipment.
http://tass.com/defense/1043982

 

[BravoZulu]

Ka-52 ‘Alligator’ attack helicopters will be upgraded proceeding from the experience of their combat use in Syria, CEO of Russian Helicopters rotorcraft manufacturer Andrei Boginsky said on Monday.
"They [the upgrade requirements] have been formulated on the basis of the results in Syria. We are already working on the replacement of generators so that they can yield more power. The comprehensive works on Ka-52s and Mi-28s include modernizing optoelectronic systems, which is related to identifying and detecting targets," the chief executive said.
The Russian Helicopters rotorcraft manufacturer already has a plan approved by Russia’s Defense Ministry on the upgrade of Ka-52 and Mi-28 gunships, he added.
The Ka-52 ‘Alligator’ reconnaissance/attack helicopter is designed to destroy tanks, armored and non-armored vehicles, manpower, rotorcraft and other enemy aircraft on the frontline and in the tactical depth, in any weather conditions and at any time.

The ‘Alligator’ is furnished with modern avionics while its coaxial rotor system and enhanced longitudinal control enable it to effectively maneuver and perform complex aerobatic operations.
Besides, the Ka-52 features the radio-electronic protection system and low signature devices that reduce, dissipate and distort the engines’ thermal trace. It also has active countermeasures capabilities.

 

[BravoZulu]

State tests of the promising anti-aircraft artillery complex "Derivation-Air Defence" will be held in 2019, they are planned to be completed in November. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the department of information and mass communications of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

"To equip the tactical subdivisions of the army air defence of the ground forces, the development of the 57-mm anti-aircraft artillery anti-aircraft complex is being completed," the report says.

The Russian Defence Ministry recalled that the complex was designed to fight cruise and aircraft missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, tactical and army aircraft and helicopters, single rocket launchers of rocket launchers, as well as ground and surface lightly armoured targets. The complex includes a combat vehicle with a cannon of high ballistics and ammunition rounds, a transport-loading vehicle and a maintenance vehicle.

“It is planned to complete state tests of the complex in November of this year,” the Defence Ministry added.

"Derivation-Air Defence" was first demonstrated at the forum "Army-2018" in August last year. The self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was created on the chassis of the infantry fighting vehicle BMP-3 and is equipped with a module with an automatic gun of 57 mm calibre.

 

[BravoZulu]

Russia launches seventh Improved Kilo-class submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Russian shipbuilder Admiralty Shipyards launched the first of a second batch of Improved Kilo-class submarines in a March 28 ceremony in St. Petersburg.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky will also be the first Project 636.3 to be built for the Vladivostok-based Pacific Fleet.
The first six units in the class were built for the Black Sea fleet.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky was launched after officially starting construction in a keel laying ceremony in July 2017. The keel for Volkhov, the second boat from the second batch, was also laid at the time.
The lead boat is scheduled to be handed over to the Russian Navy by the end of the year.
Admiralty Shipyards said it was also in the process of constructing the third and fourth (ninth and tenth overall) submarines in the class. They will be named Magadan and UFa, it was revealed.
Improved Kilo-class submarines are armed with 18 torpedoes and eight surface-to-air missiles. The vessels can accommodate a crew of 52 submariners and can stay at sea for 45 days.
They displace 4,000 tonnes when submerged and reach speeds of “over 17 knots”, according the Russian Navy. The submarines are also equipped with Kalibr-cruise missiles which are fitted on Russian nuclear-powered Oscar-class submarines.
https://navaltoday.com/2019/03/28/r...ilo-class-submarine-petropavlovsk-kamchatsky/

 

[BravoZulu]

Russian Helicopters has completed preliminary flight tests of the new Mil Mi-26T2V helicopter, pending its handover to the Russian defence ministry for joint evaluation.

The rotorcraft first flew in August 2018, and testing has been conducted from the Mil Moscow Helicopter plant. Russian Helicopters says the Mi-26 is the world’s largest helicopter, with a maximum take-off weight of 56t and capable of carrying a 20t payload.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/a...|sf210413560&sfid=701w0000000uP3H#sf210413560

 

[bdpopeye]

April 4, 2019 00:02
What to do with the aircraft carrier: "Admiral Kuznetsov" can not return to service

Что делать с авианосцем: «Адмирал Кузнецов» может не вернуться в строй

Для поддержания боеспособности северного флота необходим новый сухой док

iz.ru

Follow the link above for the full , rather lengthy story. Oh it's in Russian. Use google to translate.

 

[Yevgeny]

Russian Navy shipbuilding program:

Shtorm aircraft carrier...................1 (1 planned)
Lider destroyer.................................8 (8 planned)

Ad. Gorshkov frigate......................8 (2 launched, 4 laid down, 2 planned)
Ad. Grigorovich frigate..................3 (3 launched)
Stereguschy corvette...................10 (6 launched, 4 laid down)
Gremyaschy corvette......…………..2 (1 launched, 1 laid down)
Derzky corvette..............................11 (0 launched, 1 laid down, 10 planned)
Bykov patrol boat............................6 (3 launched, 3 laid down)
Buyan M missile boat..................12 (7 launched, 5 laid down)
Karakurt missile boat...................18 (4 launched, 7 laid down, 7 planned)

Borei nuclear submarine...............8 (5 launched, 3 laid down)
Yasen nuclear submarine...……....7 (3 launched, 4 laid down)

Varshavyanka submarine............12 (7 launched, 3 laid down, 2 planned)
Lada submarine.................................5 (2 launched, 1 laid down, 2 planned)

 

[BravoZulu]

Russia launches Poseidon-capable “special-mission” submarine Belgorod

Photo: Sevmash Shipyard
Russia’s Sevmash Shipyard launched the special-purpose submarine Belgorod at its Severodvinsk site in a ceremony on April 23.
The ceremony was restricted for media representatives and only few photos of the submarine are available.
Belgorod started construction in July 1992 and was initially to be part of the Project 949A submarines, which are also known as Oscar II class.
Russian media reports say that the decision to convert Belgorod to a unique special-mission submarine (designated Project 09852) was made in 2012.
Belgorod will reportedly be capable of carrying up to six nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed Status-6 torpedoes. The 24-meter “drones” are also known as Kanyon or Poseidon, and can field a 100-megaton nuclear warhead while achieving a maximum speed of 185km/h. The system is still under development.
Sevmash will continue fitting out works on Belgorod pierside and the submarine will proceed with sea trials before an expected 2020 delivery.
Project 949A submarines displace 24,000 tons and are second in size only to the Typhoon-class SSBNs.

Russia launches Poseidon-capable "special-mission" submarine Belgorod

Russia’s Sevmash Shipyard launched the special-purpose submarine Belgorod at its Severodvinsk site in a ceremony on April 23. The ceremony was restricted for media representatives and only few photos of the submarine are available. Belgorod started construction in July 1992 and was initially to...

navaltoday.com

 

[digrar]

Analyzing The First Images Of Russia's Huge Doomsday Torpedo Carrying Special Missions Sub

What we can see so far highlights the "special projects" submarine's deep-sea intelligence gathering capabilities.

www.thedrive.com

Analyzing The First Images Of Russia's Huge Doomsday Torpedo Carrying Special Missions Sub
What we can see so far highlights the "special projects" submarine's deep-sea intelligence gathering capabilities.
BY JOSEPH TREVITHICK AND TYLER ROGOWAYAPRIL 24, 2019


Yesterday, Russia launched the world's longest submarine, the shadowy K-139 Belgorod, a modified Oscar II-class boat, which is set to become the country's first operational launch platform for the Poseidon nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed long-range torpedo. The Kremlin hid most of Belgorodfrom public view during the launching ceremony, but what it did show still offers important clues about the boat's other "special projects" missions, including intelligence gathering and acting as a mothership for smaller manned and unmanned submarines.

On Apr. 23, 2019, Belgorod, which The War Zone previously profiled in detail here, slid down the slipway and into the water at Sevmash Shipyard in Severodvinsk in Northern Russia, which sits on the White Sea. Vladimir Putin, who was preparing for a meeting with North Korean Premier Kim Jong Un in Vladivostok in Russia's Far East region, watched the ceremony via a television link-up, according to state-run media outlet TASS. Construction will now continue with the boat in the water and the Russian Navy is expected to formally commission the submarine sometime in 2020.

 

[Devil Child]

Russia Building Six Advanced Fighter Jets for Myanmar Military

Russia is assembling six Sukhoi SU-30SM fighter jets for Myanmar under a contract worth about US$204 million signed between the two nations last year, Russian news outlets reported on Wednesday.

The news was unveiled during the latest visit to Russia by Myanmar military commander-in-chief Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing to attend the 8th Moscow Conference on International Security this week. Some military observer websites put the market price of one of the twin-turbine engine aircraft at about US$34 million.

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So far, Myanmar’s purchases of Russian military hardware include MiG-29 fighter jets, Yak-130 combat trainers, Mi-17, Mi-24 and Mi-35 combat helicopters and other weapons. The Su-30SM 4+ generation fighter jet is capable of air-to-air and air-to-ground missions with a wide variety of precision-guided munitions and it can carry about 9 tons of ammunition at one time.

Russia Building Six Advanced Fighter Jets for Myanmar Military

Experts say purchase of SU-30SM planes is aimed at establishing regional air superiority; others warn planes will be used internally

www.irrawaddy.com

Six Sukhoi SU-30SM being built for Myanmar.

 

[BravoZulu]

Russia has reportedly carried out the world’s longest test of a surface-to-air missile system, intended to take out ballistic missiles and stealth airplanes.
Russia’s Aerospace Forces expect initial deliveries of the newly developed S-500 surface-to-air missile systems sometime in 2020. The system is expected to supplement the S-400 system, which entered into service in 2007.

The S-500 missile flew 80 kilometers further than any previous test and successfully engaged a target 480 kilometers away, the CNBC business outlet reported Thursday, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of U.S. intelligence about the Russian weapons program.

Developed by Almaz-Antey, Russia’s largest defense contractor, the S-500 is touted as capable of intercepting stealth warplanes.
Last week President Vladimir Putin ordered defense officials to lay the groundwork for mass production of the S-500, saying the system is “capable of operating at ultra-high-altitudes including near space.”

Russia Conducts World’s Longest Surface-to-Air Missile Test With New S-500, Media Reports

Russia has reportedly carried out the world’s longest test of a surface-to-air missile system, intended to take out ballistic missiles and stealth airplanes.Russia’s Aerospace Forces expect initial deliveries of the newly developed S-500 surface-to-air missile systems sometime in 2020. The...

www.themoscowtimes.com

 

[BravoZulu]

China, Russia conduct first ever joint warship-based live-fire missile exercise

Chinese and Russian navies conducted on Saturday their first ever joint warship-based live-fire missile exercise, as naval vessels from both sides launched surface-to-air missiles and successfully intercepted incoming anti-ship cruise missile dummies.

The exercise was part of the Joint Sea-2019 China-Russia naval drills in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, which marked a new high in coordination and trust between the two navies. The six-day drills ended on Saturday afternoon.

The air defense exercise started around 12:40 pm on Saturday, when the blue team fired two anti-ship cruise missile dummies at the red team, according to a statement the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy sent to the Global Times.

Upon their approaches, the PLA Navy's destroyer Harbin and Russian Navy's anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs of the red team launched a short-range surface-to-air missile each and successfully intercepted the two incoming threats.

This is the first time the PLA Navy has conducted such an exercise with a foreign counterpart, the statement said.

The guided missile cruiser Varyag, the flagship vessel of Russia's Pacific Fleet, arrives at Qingdao Port for the Joint Sea 2019 naval exercise between China and Russia in Qingdao, a port city in East China's Shandong Province, 29 April 2019. Photo: IC
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1148538.shtml

 

[Yevgeny]

Russia plans to manufacture 12 upgraded Project 22350M frigates - source

According to the source, a project plan for a vessel with a displacement of 7,000 tons and a capability of carrying up to 48 Kalibr, Oniks and Tsirkon cruise missiles will be finalized by the yearend

tass.com

 

[BravoZulu]

The Russian engineering company Tecmash and the state hi-tech corporation Rostec are considering replacing 30mm guns with 57mm weapons in Russian armored vehicles’ munitions systems. Russia’s Defense Ministry is also studying this possibility, Tecmash Deputy CEO Alexander Kochkin told TASS on Tuesday.

"We are carrying out an assessment together with Rostec State Corporation and the customer represented by the Defense Ministry is conducting the relevant work," Kochkin said, replying to a question about the possibility for Russian armored vehicles to switch to the 57mm caliber.

Today the 30mm caliber is the basic diameter of guns for Russia’s light-and medium-armored vehicles. The switchover by Russia’s entire armor to the new caliber depends on available financial resources.

"The caliber change will require huge expenses on the upgrade of the operational armament and military hardware," Kochkin explained. That is why, Rostec enterprises are working in this area "on their own initiative," he added.

http://tass.com/defense/1059222

 

[Buster23]

Video shows Russian destroyer nearly colliding with U.S. warship

A Russian destroyer nearly collided with an American guided-missile cruiser in the Philippine Sea, the U.S. Navy said on Friday, calling the incident "unsafe and unprofessional." The Russian Pacific Fleet, meanwhile, blamed the U.S. for the close encounter.

The U.S. Navy released an aerial photo and dramatic video of the incident.

U.S. Seventh Fleet spokesman Commander Clayton Doss said a Russian destroyer came within 50 to 100 feet of the USS Chancellorsville, "putting the safety of her crew and ship at risk." Doss said the U.S. ship was "on a steady course and speed when the Russian ship DD572 maneuvered from behind and to the right of" the American warship, forcing it to reverse all engines at full throttle to avoid a collision.

Video shows Russian destroyer nearly colliding with U.S. warship

U.S. called the incident "unsafe and unprofessional" but the Russian Pacific Fleet blamed the U.S. for the close encounter

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Jaybe]

 

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A Russian destroyer nearly collided with an American guided-missile cruiser in the Philippine Sea, the U.S. Navy said on Friday, calling the incident "unsafe and unprofessional." The Russian Pacific Fleet, meanwhile, blamed the U.S. for the close encounter.

Well, US Navy is not particularly known for a professional and safe actions. In the last year i can remember a number of quite stupid unfortunate incidents in the region when US navy was responsible for. This time we can only praise professionalism of the Russian sailors and great maneuvrability of the Russian destroyer.

 

[Grazhdanochka]

"According to known established navigation rules"

Well, US Navy is not particularly known for a professional and safe actions. In the last year i can remember a number of quite stupid unfortunate incidents in the region when US navy was responsible for. This time we can only praise professionalism of the Russian sailors and great maneuvrability of the Russian destroyer.

The US side maintains that the Reason for not changing Course is that they were retrieving a Helicopter, which may afford the Right to maintain current Course. If you look in the top right of the Picture you can see a 'White' Object larger than most other Dots in the Water.. Which some speculate may just be a USN Helicopter.

In any Case,what I gather is they would need to display the Appropriate Signals to Indicate what they are doing.
The US also suggests the Vinogradov was overtaking and thus it has the responsibility to stand clear, but that I think depends on its angle and if it was overtaking. Wake Patterns is not something I know about personally, nor I doubt many Sailors could say 'expertly' of all Ships.
The only Video we have of the Incident to indicate Speed is when they are already along side each other, a Ship needs to slow to turn, so it is natural that it may accelerate again once it has done so. So that may not be fully indicative either.

Reported in Medias of both sides is that some the Russian Crew was topside sunbathing, so if you run with the US Accusation that Russia is to blame, I still suspect there no intentional 'Provocation', at most it would be miscommunication or else.

Until more evidence comes out which is doubtful to happen, this is all very much Word against Word.

 

[BravoZulu]

The whole incident is nothing more than a return to the tit for tat grandstanding and muscling by both sides, just a rehash of what used to occur on an almost daily basis in the 60's 70's and 80's.

Nothing to see here, move along