Armored lightning. Cruiser II rank Novik. Design features
The competition for the design of an armored cruiser of the 2 rank was announced in the first days of April 1898. 10 April, the attorney of the German company Howaldtswerke AG was assigned to design ...
Spearhead. The real number of aircraft carriers in Japan and their capabilities
Japan can show things not as they can be presented to an outside observer. The carrier program of the Land of the Rising Sun is an excellent illustration of this thesis ...
The project "Neptune" (Ukraine). Rocket new, old problems
Ukraine continues to attempt to create their own weapons. This time, the Ukrainian authorities boasted successful tests of a promising anti-ship missile with the defeat of several ...
"Standard" battleships of the USA, Germany and England. Who is better? Introduction
The construction of the battleship "Dreadnought" in the UK led to the beginning of the massive construction of ships of the corresponding class, "dreadnought fever" ...
Russian Navy. Sad look into the future. A little more about cruisers
On the prospects of aircraft carriers and missile cruisers in the Russian Navy ...
Do not touch aircraft carriers, sink destroyers
The Russian Navy is not ready for a “big” war. But to fight against the enemy Navy will have all the same. Therefore, the main burden will fall on the VCS. The principal question is whether it is necessary to conduct anti-aircraft operations, ...
Japan already has an aircraft carrier
The Japanese program to strengthen the fleet and the creation of aircraft carriers is most aimed at countering Chinese aviation and the fleet in the East China Sea ...
Armored decked lightning. Cruiser II rank "Novik"
The article opens a cycle dedicated to the history of creation and service of the 2-grade Novik armored cruiser. The cruiser became the ancestor of a new subclass of cruisers, later called scouts ...
Reflections on the repair of BOD Admiral Chabanenko
The sailors and all those who were not indifferent to the Navy of the Russian Federation were “overjoyed” by the news of the extension of the repair time of the BOD “Admiral Chabanenko”. According to the latest data, his return to the fleet follows ...
Coastal defense aircraft carrier
The need for Russia to have aircraft carriers. Or lack thereof. Who discusses such issues? Not professional military men, but “patriotic bloggers” who have nothing to do with the Navy ...
Meet the "Package": the newest weapons for hunting submarines and torpedoes
Russian weapons attract the attention of the foreign press and are often praised. A publication about the anti-submarine complex “Package-NK”, which is in service with the Russian Navy, appeared in The ...
Attack from the sea. How to return the navy amphibious capabilities
Russia needs opportunities for amphibious assault landing, but the economy does not allow us to follow the path of the United States and build aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ships, helicopter-carrying ships, and simply amphibious assault ...
Scandinavian power. The development of anti-ship missiles RBS15
The benchmark multiplatform system, which is currently used in all environments and remains at the forefront of rocket technology ...
On the comparative value of Russian and American warships, or Arly Burke against our corvettes
The comparative cost of building warships in Russia and the United States on the example of the corvettes of projects 20380, 20386 and the latest version of the American destroyers "Arly Burke" ...
Submarine rescue ships: pending construction
The Russian Navy needs not only submarines, but also rescue vessels capable of assisting submariners in distress. Construction of such vessels is planned for the future ...
Landing without ships. Navy is not able to conduct large-scale amphibious operations
Russia is rapidly losing even those modest amphibious landing capabilities that it has now. At the same time, economic conditions will not allow to correct the problem "head-on": by ...
Russian Navy. Sad look into the future. Coastal troops. findings
Summarizing the analysis: general conclusions on the state of this kind of Russian Navy forces ...
The nuclear baton of the US Navy (part 9)
The quantitative and qualitative state of the naval component of the American strategic nuclear forces. Presented satellite images of the location of the SSBNs, missile arsenals and nuclear storage ...
In the sea they can not hide. About radar detection of submarines
Radar detection of submerged submarines using surface, ground, air and space radar is a reality. It's time to close questions about this and proceed from the new realities ...
Deep blue Sea. Top unusual submarines of the future
Let's talk about the most daring and original projects of submarines of the future. About ships capable of performing a variety of tasks ...
On the collapse of the Russian Navy and new ways of detecting submarines
For material "Fleet without ships. The Russian Navy is on the verge of collapse. ” This article is largely consonant with my personal feelings. But there is one more thing: the radar method for detecting submerged ...
The nuclear baton of the US Navy (part 8)
In 1990, the UGM-133A Trident II (D5) SLBM was adopted by the US Navy. Together with Ohio-type boats, it has long become the basis of American strategic nuclear forces ...
It's time to learn from the enemy
Sample combination of stupidity with inefficiency. So you can say about the naval construction in Russia. The money allocated for the restoration of the fleet led only to an increase in the scale of errors of those who ...
The nuclear baton of the US Navy (part 7)
The second half of the 1970's It is becoming obvious that neither side will win the global nuclear conflict. Therefore, US strategists are actively promoting the concept of limited nuclear war ...