Lake Ladoga is the largest freshwater body in Europe – almost a sea! At least in terms of waves: calms are rare here, but storms with a sharp increase in wind up to 20-30 meters per second,...
The Project 15 destroyers were the first large warships to be built entirely in Indian shipyards. The project, carried out with the involvement of Soviet specialists, was a trial run for the Indian...
At Army-2024, the USC stand displayed a model of a ship that could literally save the fleet from a collapse in numbers, and the country from a nuclear war – and at a very low price. But the project needs to be put into motion...
The cruiser pr. 70e "Dzerzhinsky", created on the basis of pr. 68bis, became the first warship in the USSR Navy armed with an anti-aircraft missile system...
Russian industry continues to develop the universal small-sized torpedo UMT. In the future, these weapons will be used by different carriers to destroy surface and underwater targets....
The Walther steam-gas turbine is a technology that appeared in the Third Reich and left the scene after the advent of nuclear reactors. However, it is possible that we will soon witness the return of combined cycle gas...
At the end of the war, the Wunder Waffe became a fetish for the Third Reich. The Baltic Fleet managed to obtain one of the samples of the “miracle weapon” thanks to the skill of the “sea hunter” crew and the courage of the military...
During the First World War, German submarines pinched the Allied fleets very badly. Because of this, in the Treaty of Versailles, which was concluded after the war, Germany was strictly prohibited...
The Marine Corps Flanders (Marinekorps Flandern), which has its own land, sea and air components, provided protection for the coastal flank of the Germans during the First World War...
The submarine "Surcuff" bears the well-deserved title of the largest submarine of the Second World War. And an equally well-deserved title - the most stupid. Moreover, it was she who became the “Flying Dutchman”...
China continues to build the lead landing ship of the new Type 076 project. This ship will be the largest in its class and will have unique combat capabilities....
Submarines of Project 677 "Lada" and its export version "Amur 950" have high combat capabilities with a small displacement, which makes them a promising product on the market...
The Battle of the Yalu River was the first major battle of the ironclad fleets since the Battle of Lisse. The attempt at writing was successful for the Imperial Japanese Navy and largely determined the country's policy...
The Russian Navy has several icebreakers of its own. Vessels of a number of types, incl. modern construction, ensure the operation of the fleet in northern latitudes and solve other problems....
To date, the PLA Navy has already surpassed the US Navy in terms of the number of ships. Type 039 submarines are the first independent development of Chinese engineers, not relying on ready-made solutions from colleagues from other...