Russia, U.S., Norway to Hold Joint Naval Drills in August
Russia, the United States, and Norway will hold maritime interdiction operations and search and rescue maneuvers during joint naval drills in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea in August, Russia’s Northern Fleet said.
The timeline for the Northern Eagle-2012 exercises and composition of naval task forces from each country were approved during a joint meeting in Murmansk on Thursday.
The drills will involve Russia’s Admiral Chabanenko destroyer, a U.S. Arleigh Burke class destroyer and the Nordkapp coastguard frigate of the Norwegian Navy, as well as a host of naval aircraft and helicopters from the three navies.
“In line with an agreement reached in Murmansk, the active phase of the Northern Eagle-2012 exercises will include joint air defense drills, sea rescue missions, coordinated maneuvering and communication drills,” Russia's Northern Fleet spokesman Capt. 1st Rank Vadim Serga said.
The Northern Eagle exercises were previously held in the Arctic three times (in 2004, 2006, and 2008).
Defense Ministry, Shipbuilders Fail to Agree Borey Sub Price
Russia’s Defense Ministry and the United Shipbuilding Corporation failed again to agree final contract terms for delivery of the new Borey class (Project 955) strategic nuclear submarine on Friday, despite the intervention of President Vladimir Putin.
Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said his ministry and the submarine manufacturer would return to talks in the future to agree a final price for the Borey boats by 2015.
“We agreed that we will return to price talks in 2015," he said. "Should the industry be able to demonstrate it has incurred any substantial costs, we may accept them, that is, recalculate them,” Serdyukov told journalists after the meeting with Putin. He did not state a price.
At the end of the meeting, Serdyukov and Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov left to sign the deal with no journalists present, and it was unclear how the final agreement looked.
The impasse came despite the conviction of the Defense Ministry that a price agreement would be worked out.
“The contract will be signed today,” Manturov told journalists earlier on Friday after a meeting with Putin to discuss the issue.
Manturov said the Borey contract would be implemented in full. “There will be five submarines and a design contract,” he said. “The president made a considered decision that makes it possible to sign a contract with the Defense Ministry until 2020.”
The Russian Navy is to receive at least 10 new Borey class strategic nuclear submarines by 2020. The submarines, to be armed with Bulava ballistic missiles, are expected to constitute the core of Russia's strategic ballistic missile submarine force after 2018.
Then-prime minister Putin said last year that the procurement of new warships and submarines for the Navy would be a priority over the next decade. The Russian government has allocated five trillion rubles ($156 bln) or a quarter of the entire armament procurement budget until 2020 for this purpose.
The signing of a contract for delivery of the Borey submarines has been repeatedly postponed due to the pricing dispute between the Defense Ministry and defense industry enterprises.
La Russie met au point des "kits" pour tireurs d'élite
La Russie lance la production de quatre "kits" d'équipement destinés aux tireurs d'élite, a annoncé jeudi aux journalistes le vice-premier ministre Dmitri Rogozine lors d'un point de presse à Moscou.
"Nous aurons non seulement de nouveaux modèles d'armes individuelles, mais elles seront intégrées à un équipement de tireur d'élite. Cet équipement doit comprendre des systèmes de surveillance permettant de détecter l'adversaire, de le neutraliser, ainsi que des moyens de protection passive du tireur d'élite", a précisé le vice-premier ministre.
"J'en ai assez de voir nos services spéciaux se vêtir comme des groupes de résistants, ils achètent eux-mêmes des lunettes de visée, des viseurs infrarouges", a affirmé le responsable.
Selon lui, un groupe spécialisé composé d'instructeurs de tireurs d'élite a été crée dans le centre de recherches Totchmach (matériel de précision). Ces instructeurs seront chargés de définir les paramètres de futurs équipements.
Selon M. Rogozine, le premier "kit" complet de tireur d'élite sera destiné aux tirs jusqu'a une distance jusqu'à 800m, le deuxième - pour les tirs à des distances supérieures à 1,5km (gros calibre), le troisième sera doté d'un fusil de précision destiné aux combats rapprochés en ville, et le quatrième équipement comprendra un 22 long rifle, destiné à l'entraînement des tireurs d'élite.
J'ai bien lus l'article concernant se kit qui sera compose de nouvelles technologies donc ca sera un Cyber sniper j'aimerai bien voir se nouveau systeme et quel sera sa nouvelle tenue La Russie teste un nouveau missile intercontinental (Défense) http://fr.rian.ru/defense/20120523/194806541.html
26 mai 2012 - Sortie d'IPER pour le B-800 "KALUGA" (Krasnoe Sormovo - Flotte du Nord) à la Zvezdochka de Severodvinsk. Ce Project 877/636 Kilo improved était en modernisation depuis 2009. Il est probablement le plus moderne des Kilos de la Marine Russe et peut être considéré comme un modèle "intérim" entre les Kilos et les Ladas.
Le Kilo en arrière-plan est le B-459 "VLADIKAVKAZ". IPER en cours.
Russian Stealth Frigate "Dagestan" (Project 11661K) Tests New 3M14TE P-900 Missiles in Sea Trials
Russia’s second Gepard class frigate has successfully test-fired missiles from the new Kalibr-NK missile system during the first stage of sea trials in the Black Sea, a spokesman for Russia’s Southern military district said on Thursday.
The Dagestan is the Russian Navy's first warship equipped with the Kalibr-NK missile system that is capable of using several types of high precision missiles against surface, underwater and coastal targets at ranges of up to 300 kilometers (190 miles).
The vessel uses elements of stealth technology, which lower its exposure to radars.
“The crew is preparing the warship to move to the Caspian Sea for the final stage of the trials,” Col. Igor Gorbul said. “It will be assigned to the Caspian Flotilla afterwards.”
The first Gepard class frigate in the Russian Navy, the Tatarstan, has been serving as the flagship of the Caspian Flotilla since 2002. The Tatarstan is armed with the SS-N-25 Switchblade anti-ship missiles.
Designed to perform escort tasks or patrolling coastal waters, project 11661K has the following specifications:
Displacement: 1,500 tons (standard) 1,930 tons (full load)
Length: 102.14 m (93.5 m waterline)
Beam: 13.09 m
Draught: 5.3 m
Speed: 28 knots
Range: 4,000 nmi (7,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Endurance: 15 days
Complement: 98
Arctique: la Russie créera des postes-frontières automatiques
La Russie protégera sa frontière en Arctique au moyen de postes frontaliers automatiques et autonomes, a annoncé lundi à Moscou Vladimir Streltsov, chef adjoint du service de la frontière du Service fédéral de sécurité de Russie (FSB).
"De nouveaux postes-frontières dotés de postes de contrôle technique automatiques seront installés en Arctique. Ils fonctionneront en régime autonome", sans présence humaine permanente, a indiqué le général Streltsov.
"Nous utiliserons des moyens spatiaux et nos radars les plus modernes. Nous contrôlerons la situation à la frontière en Arctique en temps réel", a-t-il ajouté.
La création de nouveaux postes frontaliers est prévue par le programme fédéral russe de développement de l'Arctique pour 2012-2020.
Selon les informations précédentes, la Russie envisageait de construire vingt postes dans le secteur arctique de la frontière d'Etat, dotés d'un effectif d'une vingtaine de gardes-frontières chacun.
Borey Submarine Contract Signed - Shipbuilding Corp.
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Russia’s Defense Ministry and United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) have signed a contract for the delivery of five new Borey class (Project 955) strategic nuclear submarines, USC spokesman Alexei Kravchenko said on Monday.
“I have information that the contract for five subs has been signed,” Kravchenko told RIA Novosti.
He did not specify when the contract was signed but said that the signing was confirmed on Monday.
On May 25, it was reported that the ministry and the USC failed again to agree final contract terms for Borey delivery, despite the intervention of President Vladimir Putin.
Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov told journalists on Friday after a meeting with Putin that his ministry and the submarine manufacturer would return to talks in the future to agree a final price for the Borey boats in 2015.
At the end of Friday’s meeting, Serdyukov and Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov left to sign the deal with no journalists present, and it was unclear how the final agreement looked and whether it would be signed.
Manturov told journalists earlier on Friday after the meeting with Putin that the contract would be signed Friday. He also said then that the Borey contract would be implemented in full.
“There will be five submarines and a design contract,” he said on Friday. “The president made a considered decision that makes it possible to sign a contract with the Defense Ministry until 2020.”
The Russian Navy is to receive at least 10 new Borey class strategic nuclear submarines by 2020. The submarines, to be armed with Bulava ballistic missiles, are expected to constitute the core of Russia's strategic ballistic missile submarine force after 2018.
Then-prime minister Putin said last year that the procurement of new warships and submarines for the Navy would be a priority over the next decade. The Russian government has allocated five trillion rubles ($156 bln) or a quarter of the entire armament procurement budget until 2020 for this purpose.
The signing of a contract for delivery of the Borey submarines has been repeatedly postponed due to the pricing dispute between the Defense Ministry and defense industry enterprises.
Russie-France: exercices navals conjoints en mer de Barents en juin
La Russie et la France mènent à Mourmansk (nord) des entretiens portant sur l'organisation d'exercices navals conjoints "Passex" en mer de Barents prévus en juin, a annoncé lundi le porte-parole de la flotte du Nord russe Evgueni Kirillov.
"Les représentants de la flotte du Nord et l'attaché de Défense française en Russie Eric Fournaud discuteront de du programme des manœuvres. Les parties se mettront d'accord sur l'approvisionnement de la frégate française "De Grasse" en eau douce et en vivres ainsi que sur l'organisation de manifestations culturelles pour l'équipage de la frégate à Severomorsk", a indiqué le capitaine de frégate Kirillov.
La frégate anti-sous-marine De Grasse fera une escale au port de Severomorsk, base navale centrale de la Flotte du Nord russe, du 11 au 15 juin prochains. Les exercices russo-français Passex marqueront la fin de sa visite. Ils se tiendront en mer de Barents et près de la sortie de la baie de Kola.
Les marins russes et français s'entraîneront notamment à échanger les données tactiques, à effectuer des manœuvres conjointes, à repousser les attaques de petits navires rapides.
La Russie et la France ont tenu les exercices Passex précédents en France, en 2010. La Russie y a dépêché le croiseur nucléaire lance-missiles lourd Petr Veliki, qui a fait une escale à Brest, base principale de la Marine française sur l'Atlantique.
Navy Rescue Vessel To Get Two Mini-subs
ARS-600 two-seat submersible
A Russian Navy search and rescue vessel will be equipped with two unique deepwater submersibles, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
The Igor Belousov, currently under construction, will have two ARS-600 two-seat submersibles, designed to perform an array of functions, including search, rescue and salvage of submarines in distress.
The Russian Defense Ministry decided in 2011 to equip the ship with a deep-sea diving system produced by Scottish firm DIVEX, which will be delivered, installed, and tested by experts from a Russian company, Tetis Pro. At present, all Russian fleets have British-built Panther Plus and Tiger submersibles in service.
Construction of the Igor Belousov started in 2005 at the Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg but has faced a series of setbacks.
Le ministère de la Défense achète 5 SNLE de classe Boreï
Le ministère de la Défense de Russie a signé des contrats avec les entreprises Sevmash et Rubin portant sur la livraison de cinq sous-marins nucléaires lanceurs d’engins modernisés de classe Boreï (Projet 955A).
Le programme « Armements 2020 » prévoit une augmentation des prix fixés dans les contrats si le coût des travaux ou des matériaux croît.
L’état-major de la marine de guerre de Russie a déclaré précédemment qu’à partir du quatrième submersible, Saint-Nicolas, les SNLE de classe Boreï seront armés de 20 missiles balistiques intercontinentaux Boulava au lieu de 16.
Les sous-marins de ce type seront équipés d’une cellule de sauvetage capable de prendre à bord la totalité de l’équipage. La longueur du sous-marin est de 170 m, son maître-bau est de 13,5 m, la profondeur atteint 450 m et l’équipage compte 107 personnes. http://www.corlobe.tk/article29079.html
