"Mogami": beautiful and dangerous, like its ancestor
Mogami-class frigates will become the backbone of Japan's naval forces...
New ships before the end of the year
There are a few weeks left until the end of the year. This means that in the near future, in accordance with established tradition, the navy will receive new ships and submarines....
Ten years - and no boat!
The K-152 Nerpa nuclear submarine returned by India can be disposed of...
Swedish Visby corvettes will receive anti-aircraft missile weapons
The Swedish Navy is preparing to modernize its stealthy Visby-class corvettes. In the near future, these ships plan to equip the Sea Ceptor air defense system with CAMM missiles, which will have a positive impact on their combat...
Two shipbuilding methods
Initially, starting around the time of Octavian Augustus, shipbuilding was divided into two schools. The first school was called Roman, or ancient. The second is barbaric. What kind of schools were they and how did they...
Frigates and superfrigates
Frigates were once called light galleys intended for raiding, reconnaissance and other missions. But the frigate had two limitations for use - low autonomy and the ability...
How to have no equal
Power that must be paid for and prospects for aircraft carriers after a hundred years...
Let's return to 2018. On the issue of river flotillas or divisions in the Russian Navy
Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, at a meeting on the recruitment of the Russian Armed Forces, announced the creation of flotillas as part of the Russian Navy next year. Let's think about the need for a river military...
Naval artillery
Several recent articles have shown that we need to seriously talk about naval artillery, its features, applications and problems that arose. That is, let’s briefly try to determine what it is...
Construction of sea minesweepers of project 12700 “Alexandrite”
The construction of Project 12700 Alexandrite mine defense ships continues. The Russian Navy has already received seven such pennants, and recently the eighth entered factory sea trials....
Another project to the right: nuclear icebreakers will have to wait
The program for the construction of the Russian icebreaker fleet is strategic - adherence to the production plan is required by the tight deadlines for the development of the Northern Sea Route. But the cost of objects is rising, and...
The youth of the English fleet
For some reason, the history of the English fleet is most often considered from Henry VIII, who laid the foundations of the regular fleet. What happened in England before him? How was the entire management system built and...
Corvettes pr. 20380 will undergo rearmament and receive modern missiles
Corvettes pr. 20380 carry a developed missile system capable of hitting a wide range of targets. At the same time, work has begun on its modernization, as a result of which the ships will be equipped with...
Only big guns. Armament and tactics of the XNUMXth century sailing fleet
The success of the English sailing fleet is associated with its tactics, and tactics are associated with weapons. How did the weapons and tactics of the sailing fleet change in the XNUMXth century and what influenced this...
"Karakurt" on Lake Ladoga
The Baltic Fleet is once again exploring Lake Ladoga. Several warships from its composition were recently involved in experimental combat duty in this theater of navigation....
Steam ships from the Crimean War
In Russian-language literature there is an opinion that sailing ships had no chance against steam ships. Let's try to figure out what the Allied steam ships were like at that time...
The Poliment-Redut air defense system will receive an anti-ship function
Russian warships of several modern projects are receiving the Poliment-Redut air defense system. After recent modifications, this complex is capable of attacking not only air, but also surface...
Unrealized projects of the USSR Navy
The reader liked the topic of multifunctional ships, Project 1156, and evoked a lively response. I decided to continue and post another quite interesting project for everyone to see, but alas, it never happened...
Ship's anchor. Theory and designs
An integral part of any ship or vessel is the anchor device. Its task is to ensure the vessel stays and maintains it in a given place....
Where can I get frigates for the Black Sea?
The ship crisis of the Black Sea Fleet forces us to look for ways to solve the problem...
Taiwan built its first submarine
Taiwan is trying to independently modernize its submarine force. We have developed our own design for a diesel-electric submarine, and the lead ship was recently completed based on it....
Torpedoes of the UGST "Physicist" line
Since the beginning of the XNUMXs, the Russian Navy has been operating the universal deep-sea homing torpedo UGST “Fizik”. This weapon has high performance and has significant potential...
Features of approaches to ship construction
How long can a sailing ship last? The question is not an idle one, because, for example, the ordinary reader is sure that “in England the ship served for 50 years, in Russia - 5 years,” and therefore conclusions were drawn that Russia did not ...
Features of the Swedish fleet of the XNUMXth century
The Swedish fleet has in many ways gone through a unique development path. Yes, he won great laurels for himself, but the Swedes knew how to draw conclusions from mistakes, and some of their ships can be considered very interesting...