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Russian Project 971 submarines to be armed with Kalibr missiles

http://www.janes.com/article/59030/russian-project-971-submarines-to-be-armed-with-kalibr-missiles

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http://www.janes.com/article/60063/russia-orders-new-project-23550-arctic-corvettes

Russia has ordered two Project 23550 ice-class armed patrol boats, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced.

The class is described (in Russian) by the MoD as being "without analogues in the world", and combining "the qualities of tug, ice-breaker, and patrol boat".

The two vessels ordered will be built by Admiralty Shipyards in St Petersburg and are scheduled to be delivered to the Russian Navy by 2020.

The MoD specifies the Project 23550 class as being able to break ice up to 1.5 m thick. A concept image released by the MoD showed the vessel armed with a medium-calibre main gun on the foredeck (likely an A-190 100 mm naval gun), a helicopter deck and hangar, and two aft payload bays each fitted with a containerised missile launch system (akin to the Club-K system offered for export) armed with four erectable launch tubes - presumably for either Club anti-ship or Kalibr-NK land-attack missiles. Although billed as patrol boats, this level of armament makes them better armed than many corvettes.

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Zelenodolsk Shipyard Laid Down the Fourth Project 22160 Patrol Vessel for Russian Navy
 
The fourth Project 22160 patrol ship 'Sergey Kotov' was laid down at Zelenodolsk Shipyard named after Maxim Gorky on May 8, according to Russian Navy`s official spokeperson, Igor Dygalo. 





Project 22160 patrol ship model at Euronaval 2014 featuring some Kalibr-NK cruise missiles
     
 
The Project 22160 type ship 'Vasily Bikov" was laid down in February 2014, the second ship, namely, 'Dmitry Rogachyov' - in Summer 2014. In February 2016, Zelenodolsk Shipyard laid down the third Project 22160 patrol ship named after Pavel Derzhavin.

Project 22160 patrol ship was designed by the Severnoye (Northern) design bureau (a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation). It has a displacement of 1,300 t, a cruise/maximum speed of 16/30 knots and an endurance of 6,000 miles (or 60 days). The ship is equipped with huge armament set, which comprises one 57mm A-220M naval gun, one 3M47 Gibka unmanned turret (armed with eight 9K38 Igla (NATO reporting name: SA-18 Grouse) man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), two 14.5mm KPVT turrets, one Shtil-1 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system with two launchers, one integrated Kalibr-NK (SS-N-27 Sizzler) subsonic cruise missile system (can be replaced by P-800 Onyx (SS-N-26 Strobile) supersonic cruise missiles), two DP-65 underwater grenade launchers and one Ka-27PL/Ka-27PS (Helix-B) helicopter.

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http://www.janes.com/article/60518/russia-initiates-multiyear-plan-to-modernise-oscar-ii-ssgns

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    Modified Oscar II (Project 949AM) SSGNs will carry up to 72 modern anti-ship cruise missiles
    The upgrade programme will keep the boats running into the 2030s, as the Project 885 Severodvinsk (Yasen)-class SSNs enter service

Russia has commenced a multiyear plan to modernise its Project 949A Oscar II (Antyey)-class nuclear-powered guided-missile submarines (SSGNs).

The upgrade programme includes adding a larger number of more capable missiles to the boats. The updated SSGNs will be known as Project 949AM boats, according to Russian reports.

The Oscar II has been dubbed 'carrier killer' for its primary mission of countering aircraft carrier battlegroups. Of the 11 Oscar IIs built in the 1980s and early 1990s, eight remain in service. At present, they carry 24 Chelomey 3M45 Granit (SS-N-19 'Shipwreck') anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs).

First reported in 2011, the modernisation plan aims by 2020 to turn most, if not all, the SSGNs into modified Oscar IIs.

Published state contracts, which describe the scope and cost of the effort, total more than RUB25 billion (about USD372 million) and include one-time design expense contracts. Russian sources estimate a single boat upgrade will cost RUB12 billion.

Plans for the Oscar II modification were made by the Rubin Central Design Bureau, the boats' original developer. Project 949AM boats will have a range of new systems including fire-control, communications, sonar, radar, and electronic intercept equipment. The modernisation will also include updated Omnibus-M combat information and Simfoniya-3.2 navigation systems.

The modified Oscar II boats will reportedly carry as many as 72 ASCMs, including a mix of 3M55 Oniks (SS-N-26 'Strobile') and 3M54 Klub (SS-N-27 'Sizzler') missiles. Installation of these weapons will require no design changes to the hull, as the missiles will fit into existing launchers outside the pressure hull. Missile design bureaus Mashinostroyeniya and Novator are collaborating on a standard launch tube for both ASCMs.

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Ou seja, Russia 2 a 3 anos sem Porta-Aviões... 

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Russia's aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is set to be refitted in 2017
The process is likely to take at least 2-3 years, leaving the Russian navy without an aircraft carrier for some time
Russia's sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov , will undergo an extensive overhaul and re-fit from early 2017, sources within Russia's defence industrial complex have told the Russian news agency TASS.

The sources said a contract was due to be signed soon with Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) and that the overhaul work will involve a top-to-bottom modernisation of the carrier.

"Work on this vessel will begin after its returns from a long-distance and endurance voyage in the Mediterranean in the first quarter of 2017 and will last for two to three years," one source was quoted as saying.

Admiral Kuznetsov , which was launched in what is now Ukraine in 1985, has not undergone a major refit since a two-year lay-up in 1996-98. In the middle of 2015 the carrier spent three months in dry dock having a minor overhaul at the 82 Shipyard floating dockyard at Roslyakovo.

The modernisation of the carrier will take place in two phases, according to the reports. The initial contract will be for the configuration development that dictates which of the carrier's systems will be upgraded or replaced. "The Ministry of Defence [MoD] contract with USC on the aircraft carrier's repair and modernisation is worth several billion roubles, is carried out under the technical oversight of the Nevskoye Design Bureau, and is now ready - it will be signed in June," the source stated.

Prior to this, modernisation work for servicing and periodic maintenance on the carrier was carried out under a separate agreement between the design bureau and the Northern Fleet command. This contract has reportedly already been completed.

http://www.janes.com/article/60757/russia-to-modernise-sole-aircraft-carrier-in-2017

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The modernized Slava class cruiser Marshal Ustinov will be handed over to the Russian Navy at the end of 2016. After +5 yrs of.. work! The news for the Admiral Nakhimov are not so good as well: the upgraded Kirov class cruiser, will be handed over to the Northern Fleet in 2020 and not in 2018 as it was the initial plan. After 21 yrs (!) from the day she was entered for modernization in the shipyard!

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Russia develops Priboy LHD for export customers

Nikolai Novichkov, St Petersburg - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
07 June 2016



The KGNC's Priboy-E LHD design. This is an export version of the Priboy (Priboi) LHD design offered to the Russian Navy as a replacement for its Mistral-class vessels. Source: Nikolai Novichkov
Russia's Krylov State Research Center (KGNC) has developed a version of its Priboy landing helicopter dock (LHD) design for the export market, according to the company's deputy director, Valery Polyakov.

Polyakov told IHS Jane's during a visit to the company's facility in St Petersburg that KGNC has developed the Priboy-E LHD design on its own initiative.

The Priboy (alternatively, Priboi) design was originally developed by KGNC as a potential replacement for the Mistral-class LHDs that Russia ordered from France that were subsequently sold to Egypt.

The design has a normal surface displacement of 23,000 tonnes, a length of 200 m, a width of 34 m, a designed draft of 7.5 m, a full speed of 20 kt, a cruise speed of 14 kt, and an endurance of 6,000 n miles or 30 days. The LHD can withstand storms of force 6-7 on the Beaufort scale (strong breeze/near gale).

The ship has a crew of 400 sailors and can transport 500-900 soldiers, about 50 infantry fighting vehicles, and 10 main battle tanks.

Up to 12 military transport and search-and-rescue helicopters can be based on the vessel. The ship incorporates six fast landing craft with a 45-tonne lifting capacity each, and six assault boats located on davits.

Polyakov said the design is equipped with a tactical-level integrated combat management system. The LHD features a three-axis detection radar, navigation system, integrated electronic warfare and communication suites, and an underwater system to detect saboteurs.

The Priboy's armament suite includes two anti-air gun-missile combat modules, two close-in weapon systems, and one 76 mm naval gun.

Polyakov said the aforementioned specifications "are subject to change in accordance with the requirements of a foreign customer in the area of the ship's armament suite and equipment".

http://www.janes.com/article/61040/russia-develops-priboy-lhd-for-export-customers

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Russian Navy receives Admiral Essen frigate

Nikolai Novichkov, Moscow - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
09 June 2016


Admiral Essen is the second in an initial batch of three Project 11356 frigates for the Russian Navy. The decision on whether to proceed with another batch of three ships is expected by the end of the year. Source: TASS

The first production-standard Project 11356 frigate - Admiral Essen - was commissioned into service with the Russian Navy on 7 June at a ceremony at Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad. The ship will be assigned to the Black Sea Fleet.

"We are very pleased with the ship. It has a balanced weapons suite: an artillery system, the sophisticated Kalibr [SS-N-27 'Sizzler'] missile system, and a well-balanced up-to-date Shtil-1 [SA-N-12 'Grizzly'] surface-to-air missile system," Navy Shipbuilding Department chief Vladimir Tryapichnikov said after the ceremony.

The frigate was laid down on 8 July 2011 and launched on 7 November 2014. Its official tests took place in the Baltic and Barents seas and were completed on 30 May this year.

The Black Sea Fleet is to receive six Project 11356 frigates. The lead ship of the family, Admiral Grigorovich , was delivered on 11 March this year, while the third frigate in the class, Admiral Makarov , is scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of this year.

http://www.janes.com/article/61116/russian-navy-receives-admiral-essen-frigate

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Rússia estreia quebra-gelo militar, o primeiro em 45 anos

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RFS Yaroslav Mudryy in Valletta this week sporting her new hull number.

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The new addition to the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet: frigate Admiral Gorshkov, lead ship of the class (prοject 22350).

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