Invisible Weapon: Happy Holidays, Navy Miners

Invisible Weapon: Happy Holidays, Navy Miners

On June 20, the Russian Navy honors the specialists of the mine and torpedo service—the heirs to a nearly two-century-old school of minecraft, whose weapons are invisible, and whose best work is that which results in no battle at all...
New developments at the Fleet-2026 airshow

New developments at the Fleet-2026 airshow

The Fleet-2026 International Maritime Defense Show was held in Kronstadt. At the event, Russian industry showcased a number of new developments across various classes, which are intended to help the Navy address...
Between the plane and the ship - and behind both

Between the plane and the ship - and behind both

The debate over ekranoplans is reminiscent of a medieval debate about demons on the head of a pin—equally emotional and detached from reality. Participants are debating the merits of a technology that has been...
Argentine submarines in the Falklands conflict

Argentine submarines in the Falklands conflict

One of the little-known chapters of the naval war is the actions of Argentine submarines (and British ones as well) in the Falklands conflict of 1982. Various publications are highly contradictory....
From Gold to Platinum

From Gold to Platinum

The Trump-class battleships will be nuclear-powered, which is clear... But what does that even mean?
Fast, strong, toothy… And still needed

Fast, strong, toothy… And still needed

From the editors: In concluding our discussion of the Lun ekranoplan, let's examine why this "flying ship" turned out to be not an expensive whim of the designers, but rather excellent in terms of seaworthiness, survivability, and combat...
Why a ship's close-range cannon loses to a drone swarm

Why a ship's close-range cannon loses to a drone swarm

The attacks by Ukrainian drones and unmanned boats on the Project 22460 PSKR revealed a problem common to all naval close-in self-defense systems worldwide: the CIWS class, developed in the 1970s for single-purpose...