At the border of two environments. Diving surface ship 2025: concept and tactics of application
The concept of a diving surface ship for the Russian Navy, its role in the composition of the naval strike group (KUG) and the tactics of its application. The composition of the KUG type "iceberg" ...
At the border of two environments. Diving ships: history and prospects
Projects of diving and semi-submerged ships of the past and present. Do they need the fleet? ...
Auxiliary vessels: ships the fleet cannot do without
The material analyzes the state of the hydrographic service of the Russian Federation, talks about hydrographic vessels and discusses the prospects of hydrographic support for the Russian Navy ...
Frigates in the air defense / missile defense system of modern Navy
The capabilities of air defense / missile defense of domestic and foreign ships of the class of frigates, to identify the main trends in the development of this class of ships and give recommendations regarding the situation in which ...
High-speed assault boats, pr. 02450 / BK-10
The Navy needs not only large ships, but also small boats. For this reason, several years ago, the mass production of high-speed assault boats, etc. 02450 or BK-10 ...
New U.S. Navy Short-Range Landing Ship
The U.S. Navy orders a series of dozens of small, massive and cheap landing ships with a service life of only 10 years. Warships ...
Grillo torpedo boats: failed marine tanks
How to deliver torpedoes to enemy ships in a protected area? Italian Maritime Naval Forces tried to solve this problem with the help of torpedo boats of the Grillo type, equipped with an additional caterpillar mover ...
About the discussion around the breakthrough and death of the cruiser "Emerald"
Reflections on the opinions expressed by the participants in the discussion on the death of the Emerald and which seemed interesting to the author ...
Defective aircraft carriers and their price to society
Light aircraft carriers in the end are more expensive for the country than normal ones. And not only in money. This also applies to Russia ...
Russian fleet knives
The Russian Navy has several types of knives for various purposes. Such products can be used as weapons of combat swimmers or a multi-purpose tool for carrying out various ...
The tragedy of "Marina Raskova": can such losses be justified?
On the defeat of the convoy BD-5 and some other things ...
At the border of two environments. Why is the US Navy a combat laser for a Virginia-type submarine, and is Peresvet needed for a Laika submarine?
The US Navy plans to install high-energy lasers on modernized nuclear submarines of the Virginia type. What opportunities will laser weapons give to submarines? Do I need a laser ...
At the border of two environments. The evolution of promising submarines in conditions of increased probability of their detection by the enemy
Improving the means of detecting submarines can lead to the fact that the enemy will detect them much more often than now, which will require changes in the appearance of submarines and ...
From "Nikolaev" to "Kerch". How BOD of project 1134-B was built, served and departed
A few days ago, the Kerch BPC, which served as part of the Black Sea Fleet, was sent for disposal. The long history of the construction and service of ships of Project 1134-B Berkut-B came to an end ...
What is interesting knife for the fleet of NMU
It is reported that in the near future a new marine universal knife (NMU) will go into service with the Navy. This tool is designed to solve a wide range of tasks facing seafarers ...
What will give the fleet VNEU the second stage
Creation of the French Naval Group of the FC2G AIP installation for reforming the OTTO-2 single fuel on board the submarines and its comparison with similar installations in other fleets. Problems of building new NAPL ...
Defective aircraft carriers and their strange planes. Falklands and the Harriers
We analyze false myths: light aircraft carriers with VTOL aircraft make sense, UDCs with VTOL aircraft can replace an aircraft carrier, the Harriers have shown themselves well in the Falklands, and much more ...
Landing boats LCM
Landing boats LCM first appeared during the Second World War. This numerous series of American landing boats capable of transporting tanks is still in use today ...
How poker party deprived Japanese aircraft carrier Sinano
The story of the sinking of a supercarrier through the eyes of the Yankees ...
Anti-ship missile CM-400AKG (China)
Especially for export, China has developed a number of rocket weapons. One of them is the anti-ship missile CM-400AKG from CASIC ...
XNUMXst Century Higgins Boat
In the United States, they thought about creating a new landing ship, which will succeed the legendary LCVP landing boat, which went down in history under the name Higgins boats. LCVP has become a business card ...
Family of patrol ships, pr. 1135 "Petrel": half a century in service
According to media reports, in a few weeks the patrol ship “Ladny” pr. 1135 will again go to sea. Returning to service, he will be able to act together with ships built according to other versions of it ...
When will the Russian Navy receive modern torpedoes?
The problem of torpedoes is the most acute problem of the modern Russian Navy. The article discusses Russian and foreign experience in creating torpedo weapons, explores the prospects for the development of domestic ...
The death of the cruiser "Emerald"
The commander of the cruiser Emerald should not be blamed for cowardice. V.N. Ferzen, destroying the cruiser, seemed to be absolutely sure of the correctness of the actions ...