Defense
Russia floats out first of new class of frigate
Russia floats out first of new class of frigate
© RIA Novosti. Alexey DanichevRussia floats out first of new class of frigate
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Russian Navy desperate for new planes
22:08 21/10/2010 RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik
Russian naval aviation is in critical condition, particularly the aviation units of the Black Sea Fleet, which may lose most of their fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters in the next five to six years.
Severnaya Verf launches Stoiky corvette for Russian Navy
15:30 10/11/2006St. Petersburg shipyard launches multipurpose submarine
14:05 10/11/2006St. Petersburg's Admiralty Shipyards held a ceremony Friday to lay the keel of the Sevastopol, a serially produced multipurpose submarine. Admiralty Shipyards said in October it would begin construction of a fourth-generation diesel-electric submarine in November.

Russia to display stealth technology at Euronaval-2006 in Paris
10:11 23/10/2006Stealth technology incorporates a range of design techniques that enable vessels to hide from radars and other means of detection.

Russian shipbuilder to start making 4th-generation submarine
17:48 12/10/2006Admiralty Shipyards, a St. Petersburg-based company, said Thursday it would start the construction of a fourth-generation diesel-electric submarine in November.

Russia to display new naval missile systems in Greece
15:05 02/10/2006Russia's state arms export company, Rosoboronexport, will present an array of weaponry, including new missile systems for the Navy at an upcoming international arms exhibition in Greece, the company said Monday.

Russian air carrier to rejoin Navy by end of 2006
16:16 27/09/2006The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's only aircraft carrier, will join the Northern Fleet by the end of the year after modernization, the Navy's chief said Wednesday.

Russian Navy receives stealth-capable gunboat
16:47 01/09/2006A state-of-the-art gunboat was handed over to the Russian Navy in St. Petersburg Friday. Built at St. Petersburg's Almaz shipyard, the Astrakhan will be the first in the navy warship to have stealth capabilities.

Russia remains great maritime power - navy chief
11:25 30/07/2006Russia has been and remains a great maritime power, the country's navy commander said Sunday in a congratulatory letter on the occasion of Navy Day.

New-generation sub to enter service soon-Navy chief
11:36 29/07/2006A new-generation multi-role lead submarine will enter service with the Northern Fleet in the foreseeable future, Russia's Navy commander said Saturday.

Russia to start new submarine sea trials in 2007 - Navy chief
13:50 26/07/2006Russian Navy to buy new deep-sea rescue vehicles soon - C-in-C
16:17 06/07/2006Putin says Army, Navy need technological modernization
16:00 20/06/2006"Processes of technological rearmament in the Army and Navy are gaining momentum weakly, and we are falling behind in providing the Army and Navy with modern systems of armament," Putin said at a session of Russia's Security Council.

Russia to build 5 strategic submarines by 2015-defense official
18:17 02/06/2006St. Petersburg shipyard launches new corvette for Russian Navy-1
17:06 16/05/2006Modernization of submarine fleet a priority - Navy Commander
18:25 03/05/2006Replacing outdated strategic submarines should be made a military shipbuilding priority for the next five years, the Navy Commander said Wednesday.

Russia to provide full-scale maintenance for its new nuclear subs
15:24 19/03/2006"We are coming to realize that not only the weaponry itself is important, but its life cycle is, too," Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Alexey Moskovsky said.

New generation submarines to be armed with Bulava missiles
17:45 01/03/2006
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