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In the Pacific Fleet, the northern expeditionary delivery of fuel and fuels and lubricants to remote units, posts and lighthouses of the Troops and Forces in the North-East of Russia has been fully completed. More than 10.5 thousand tons of fuels and lubricants for weapons, machinery and equipment, as well as 12 thousand tons of coal for the operation of…
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August 30, 2021 – In 2014, Russia announced they were going to open a naval facility on Wrangel Island in Arctic waters. In 2016 SIGINT and radar stations were noted on the island, likely due it being approximately 300 miles from Alaska. The environmental division of the Troops and Forces in the North-East of Russia has begun cleaning Wrangel Island…
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August 24, 2021 – The nuclear submarine (nuclear submarine) “Kuzbass” of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) returned to the basing point after a long performance of missions at sea. At the point of permanent deployment of the Pacific Fleet’s Submarine Forces, submariners were met by the command of the formation, staff officers, the administration of the Vilyuchinsky urban district, fleet…
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In Vladivostok, the qualifying stage of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) of the fourth All-Russian competitions in marine robotics “Eastern Breeze-2021” has ended. The event was held on the basis of the water station of the FAA of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation CSKA. The overall results of the competition were summed up at the closing ceremony…
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August 18, 2021 – “Until 2024, the Russian Navy plans to receive the entire series of 6 diesel-electric submarines of Project 636.3, which are being built at the Admiralty Shipyards, purposefully to equip the Submarine Forces of the Pacific Fleet. At present, the third submarine of this series, the Magadan, is undergoing state tests. These submarines have excellent stealth characteristics…
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JSC “Admiralty Shipyards” (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) completed the factory sea trials of a large diesel-electric submarine of project 636.3 “Magadan”. The sea part of the factory sea trials took place at the training grounds of the Baltic Fleet in two stages. In the near ones, the tasks of signage and inclining were completed, measurements of the noise…
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The deep-sea rescue vehicle AS-30 from the rescue squad of the Troops and Forces in the North-East of Russia (OKVS) will undergo factory overhaul and modernization in St. Petersburg. At present, the AS-30 device has been delivered to one of the ship repair enterprises of the northern capital, where, in accordance with the contract, specialists have begun to diagnose the…
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June 21, 2021 (Google Translation) – A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet as part of a large anti-submarine ship “Admiral Tribute” and a naval tug “Kalar” returned to Vladivostok after performing long-distance missions to the Asia-Pacific region. During the month and a half of sailing, the ship and ship traveled about 25,000 nautical miles and twice made visits…
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June 21, 2021 (Google Translation) – Crews of ships of the group of disparate forces of the Pacific Fleet in the far sea zone during one of the practical episodes of the operational exercise, acting as part of two detachments at a distance of about 300 miles from each other, worked out the task of destroying the aircraft carrier strike…
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May 14, 2021 (Google Translation) – A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet consisting of the large anti-submarine ship “Admiral Tributs” and the sea tug “Kalar” completed a business call to Singapore, where it arrived on May 11. During the stay at the Changi naval base, Russian sailors replenished their water and fuel supplies. A detachment of Pacific Fleet…
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