Why is the Black Sea Fleet the same in 2025 as it was in 1942, and what can be done about it?

Can unmanned vessels replace conventional warships, and why not?

Let's try to forecast the ship composition of the Red Banner Northern Fleet...

Everything you need to know about the new Spanish frigate F110....

In September 2017, a Valdai 45R hydrofoil was launched in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Thus began the revival of these hydrofoils, once so popular in the USSR and almost forgotten...

Of course, the return of any warship to service is a joyful event...

What kind of ship and with what capabilities has appeared in the Russian fleet in the northern seas....

BAE Systems' renowned 127mm (5-inch) Mk 45 gun, already proven in naval forces around the world, will be a significant improvement over the existing medium-range...

On August 28, 2025, the media reported the first combat use of the Russian BEK. At the mouth of the Danube River, the medium reconnaissance ship Simferopol of the Ukrainian Navy was defeated. In...

All the king's cavalry and all the king's men could not catch the Russian submarine...

The US wants to create ships that will change the nature of war at sea...

Brief description of the propulsion system of the new British frigates based on articles in navylookout...

History has known many unusual ships. But even in this row, the round battleships of Vice-Admiral Andrei Popov confidently hold one of the first places......

"A submarine goes into the water, look for it in an unknown place..." - Vysotsky was not a submariner, but he described the reaction of old-school sailors to the appearance of the first submarines more than accurately...

Elpidifor in Greek means "bringer of hope." This was the name of the Rostov merchant E. P. Paramonov, the founder of the largest shipping company in Russia. He designed ships that became the workhorses of Russian...

Strad Severa: Modernized Russian nuclear cruiser returns to sea after almost 30 years...

The Ministry of Defence and the Royal Navy took a look and launched a research programme called Future Surface Combatant in 1998. The name had disappeared in 2010, but...

Americans are starting to arm ships with anti-drone weapons....

There is a well-known maxim about "hammering nails with a microscope". Using ships of the 1st, and let's face it, 2nd rank to perform most tasks is irrational. This is especially true for...

Torpedo in Latin means "numbness". Usually this was the name given to electric rays, for their ability to drive an unwary fisherman or swimmer into thoughtfulness. But already in the 19th century this name began to be given to any...

The Russian fleet included quite a few legendary ships. But there is probably only one type of ship that can be considered legendary in its entirety: the Novik-class destroyers...

At the end of the 19th century, it became clear to all naval theorists that the torpedo was a promising weapon. Destroyers were created for its use, but... The seaworthiness of these ships left much to be desired...

The Italian company Fincantieri has revealed its plans for the near future. A prominent place in them is occupied by submarine shipbuilding for military purposes. Projects are proposed and implemented in this area...

The repair and modernization of the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Chabanenko will not be completed this year. Will the ship suffer the same fate as Admiral Kuznetsov is a question that interests many....