Invisible in a skirt

Invisible in a skirt

Can sea ships fly? For the commander of the only skeletal type catamaran in the world, Dmitry Efremov, this is not a rhetorical question at all. His ship bears the name of a fast, very cold ...
"Axon-2" - the first "Kazan"

"Axon-2" - the first "Kazan"

In 1971, the strategic nuclear submarine K-403 of the 667 project was built on Sevmash. He made several exits to combat service. And in 1982-1983. in Severodvinsk ...
Fighting ship of the future UXV

Fighting ship of the future UXV

The sleek design, unmanned aerial systems and the next generation of weapons will make the ships of the future the most impressive of all that ever existed. It is difficult to talk about what types of wars ...
"First" and "most": record submarines

"First" and "most": record submarines

Sevmash is not just a shipyard where submarines are built. This enterprise is the forge of record-breaking submarines, for which the epithets “first” and “most” are often used. A number of records of these submarines ...
When will the Piranhas be back?

When will the Piranhas be back?

In the late 80s. of the last century at the "Admiralty shipyards" for the Soviet Navy were built two small special-purpose submarines of project 865 "Piranha" developed by SPMBM "Malachite" ....
Two images of coastal ships

Two images of coastal ships

No one disputes the fact that in the 90-ies. last century, the geopolitical picture of the world has undergone dramatic changes. Along with it, military doctrines also changed - first of all, countries ...
Label "Bending"

Label "Bending"

Protecting ships, especially of small displacement, from modern means of attack is one of the most difficult tasks. It is successfully solved by various types of bending turret. Turret ...
Invisible ships in the French style

Invisible ships in the French style

Last week it became known that the French military industrial complex will offer a tender package announced by the Brazilian Navy for a multi-purpose patrol ships, frigates and a tanker. Entering into ...
Terrible "Tornado"

Terrible "Tornado"

Like the devastating tornadoes, the family of littoral warships created by the Zelenodolsk Design Bureau (ZPKB), has great power. The weapons of these relatively small ...
Plot twists

Plot twists

The developments of domestic design bureaus are not inferior to foreign ones. Yes, again about the Mistral landing helicopter carrier, which France is imposing on Russia. "But how much can you?" - the reader will plead ...
Fair compromise

Fair compromise

As you know, during a visit to India by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin 12 in March, an additional agreement was signed to finance the further restructuring of a heavy aircraft carrier ...
Ukraine wants to send the only submarine in the sea

Ukraine wants to send the only submarine in the sea

Defense Minister Mikhail EZHEL promises to complete the repair and commission the submarine Zaporizhzhya. As UNIAN was told in the Department of Press and Information of the Ministry of Defense, M. EZHEL stated this ...
La Fayette

La Fayette

These multi-purpose frigates, developed by the world-famous French shipbuilding company DCNS, belong to the class of stealth frigates. They are built at the company's shipyard in Lorient. Part...
"956 Modern"

"956 Modern"

The design of the 956 Modern "fire support assault ship" began in the 1971 year. The change in the designation of the ship during the design process was caused by the US program to create ...
World market of modern large landing ships

World market of modern large landing ships

Today on the world arms market there is a significant number of different types of ships with both landing and combat capabilities, with the largest subclass being ...
Mistral and its brethren

Mistral and its brethren

What will our country get if the French UDC buys? Plans for acquiring Mistral-type ships for the Russian Navy are causing heated debates: really, as they say, the world has come together like they ...
The ship of the future - what should it be?

The ship of the future - what should it be?

For the first time in the modern history of the Russian Navy to the main base of the Baltic Fleet - the port of Baltiysk - at the invitation of the Baltic Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Viktor Chirkov, for a two-day seminar dedicated to ...
Wave resistance

Wave resistance

The twentieth century has become a breakthrough in many areas of technological progress, in particular in increasing the speed of vehicles. For ground vehicles, these speeds have increased significantly, ...