Russia delivering a nuclear submarine to the Navy postponed to 2013

The nuclear submarine Severodvinsk Russian attack will be presented to the Russian army in 2013 instead of 2012, announced in Moscow on Friday the head of department at the Russian Ministry of Defense Andrei Vernigora.

"The submarine passes trials factory, it is currently Wed I think it will not be delivered to the army in 2012, but in 2013. Submarine is still undergoing tests approval in the White Sea. contractor The work is behind schedule due to the late delivery of equipment by its partners. This has influenced the date of delivery of the submarine, "said M.Vernigora RIA Novosti.

Sevmach the Russian shipyard in Severodvinsk (north) announced last August that he had put the submarine Severodvinsk (855 Iassen project) to the Navy before the end of 2012.

The submarine Severodvinsk multipurpose attack, the first of eight SNA Iassen Project 855 was docked in 1993. In September 2011, he spent his first sea trials of the submarine is 120 m long and 13 m wide has a light displacement 9700 tons and armed with a laden displacement of over 13,500 tons. It is distinguished by a high speed (33 knots

maximum) and can dive to a depth of 600 m. The crew of the submarine will consist of 90 men, including 32 officers. The Severodvinsk is equipped with cruise missiles and Oniks Kalibr long-range anti-ship missiles, torpedoes and mines.

Delivery of a nuclear submarine in the Russian army postponed

The first nuclear submarine ballistic missile Project 955 Borei class, the Yury Dolgoruky, will be delivered to the Russian Navy in 2013 and not in 2012 as originally planned, said to reporters Monday the Russian Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov .

"We expect that the first nuclear submarine Yury Dolgoruky Borei class is adopted by the army in 2013," said the minister after a meeting of the committee of the State Duma (lower house of parliament Russian) in charge of the defense.

Serdyukov was also hoped that the Alexander Nevski, the second submarine of Borei class, would be deployed in the Pacific in 2014.

Capable of firing ballistic missiles Bulava , submarines Borei class form the basis of strategic Russian Maritime Forces after the disposal of submarine classes Akoula (Typhoon according to NATO code) and Kalmar and Mourena (Delta and Delta-3-4 according to NATO) in 2018.

Sevmach the Russian shipyard in Severodvinsk (north) currently hosts three submarines of this class in various stages of construction (Yuri Dolgoruky, Alexander Nevsky and Vladimir Monomakh). The fourth submarine, named unofficially Sviatitel Nikolai (Saint Nicolas), will be the first ship new Borei class A, whose characteristics are superior to those of the Borei class. Total Sevmach plans to build eight submarines Borei and Borei class A.

Russia to auction off huge landing ship

The Russian Navy is preparing to auction off its largest landing craft. The boat will be sold for scrap as the costs of modernizing the vessel would be just too high to make it worth while.

A source in the Russia Navy told a reporter:“Modernization of the landing ship ‘Mitrofan Moskalenko’ has been considered unpractical for economic reasons, also the ship is morally and physically outdated..The cost of its modernization is equal to construction of at least two small artillery ships. Also, [the] ship’s necessity is questionable from a strategic point of view. Russia does not plan to land seaborne troops anywhere."
The line of landing craft were built back in Soviet times with the Moskalenko being built in 1991. They were part of Project 1174 with the ships being in the the northern fleet. The ships could transport and land up to 50 tanks or 80 armoured vehicles or 120 trucks as well as 500 marines. They were also designed to carry four helicopters, air defense missiles and other weapons to support landing operations.
The Soviet Union constructed three of these ships in all. The first was built far back in 1978 and scrapped in 1996. The second the Aleksandr Nikolaev was built four years later in 1982. It is now in conservation as is the Mitrofan Moskalenko which for most of its life simply remained docked!

Naval expert Andrey Frolov said that the remaing ships will all likely be scrapped. The ships will be replaced by French-made helicopter aircraft carriers and two more carriers to be built in Russian shipyards. As well a new series of large landing ships are being built to replace the old out of date carriers.
The first in the new series the Ivan Green was launched May 18, 2012. The older ships are actually more adaptable than the helicopter carriers. They can launch troops on shore. Until the new landing craft are actually built and in service Russia will be lacking in landing craft. The Russian Navy is not expected to make much from selling the Moskalenko, about $2.5 millionor the price of the 11,500 tons of steel in the ship. Perhaps some entrepreneur will buy it and turn it into a museum cum bar! For more see this article .Maybe the Russians should list the ship on eBay

Russia to Develop Naval Missile Defense System

A top defense industry official reportedly says Russia plans to develop its own sea-based missile interceptor program similar to the U.S. Aegis system.
The Aegis radar systems technology is carried by warships with missile interceptors and can destroy missiles mid-flight. It is part of the U.S.-led NATO plan to deploy missile defense elements in Europe that has long irritated Moscow.
The U.S. says Aegis would stave off threats from rogue nations such as Iran. Moscow contends it would undermine Russia's nuclear forces.

Anatoly Shlemov of the United Shipbuilding Company told the RIA Novosti news agency Friday that the Kremlin "has definitely assigned a task" for Russia's defense industry to come up with naval missile interceptors.
Shlemov refused to elaborate because the plans are classified.

Russian Warships Visit Japan

A Russian Navy group has visited Japan’s naval base Maizuru and is on its way to the home port of Vladivostok, a Pacific Fleet spokesman said on Saturday.

The destroyer Admiral Panteleyev, the tanker Boris Butoma and the salvage tug Fotiy Krylov from the Pacific Fleet completed a four-day visit after taking part in the international RIMPAC naval exercise in the United States’ Pearl Harbor.
An official Russian delegation met in Maizuru with the commander of the naval base, the city mayor and other officials, Capt. 1st Rank Roman Martov said.
A group of Japan’s warships will pay a reciprocal visit to Vladivostok starting on September 23 and will participate in a number of joint naval drills with the Russian Navy, he added.


The 2012-RIMPAC drills, held between July 11 and August 1, involved 45 warships and support vessels from 22 countries, as well as 100 combat aircraft and over 20,000 marines.

The exercise comprised dozens of combat missions and exercises, including humanitarian, search and rescue operations. RIMPAC-2012 also practiced evacuation of civilians in an amphibious landing operation, as well as joint anti-submarine and anti-aircraft defense.

Russia, Norway, U.S.A in Joint Naval Drills

U.S Russian and Norwegian naval forces are holding joint firing exercises in the Norwegian Sea, a Russian Navy official said on Wedensday.
The U.S. Navy's USS Farragut guided missile destroyer, Russia's Admiral Chabanenko Udaloy II class destroyer, and Norway's MS Nordkapp frigate are set to "perform firing exercises at an above-surface target" later on Wednesday, Vadim Serga, a spokesman for Russia's Northern Fleet, told RIA Novosti.

The Northern Eagle drills, which end on August 25, will also focus on joint maritime air defense.

New Ballistic Missile Sub to Join Fleet in September

Russia's newest ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), the Project 955 Borey class boat Yury Dolgoruky, will be handed over to the fleet in September, a source in United Shipbuilding Corporation said on Friday.
"The formal signing of the handover of the Yury Dolgorukyboat to the Defense Ministry will take place in September," the source said.

Previously, the navy had said the boat would enter service in July, and then August.
The boat has completed a range of sea trials including a firing of a Bulava ballistic missile in December 2011.
Its sister ship, the Alexander Nevsky, will carry out a further Bulava test launch in November "as part of its state trials," he said.

The Borey class will become the mainstay of the Russian Navy's strategic nuclear deterrent force, replacing older Project 667 (NATO Delta 4) boats. The class will consist of eight boats, all armed with Bulava missiles.
Meanwhile, the head of the fleet, Admiral Viktor Chirkov, said the Project 885 Yasen class hunter-killer submarine Severodvinsk may also enter service by the end of this year.
“Yasen is undergoing tests in accordance with the program. We hope it will raise the flag this year,” he said.
Several Russian media have recently claimed that the boat’s entry into service will be delayed until 2013 due to problems with its nuclear power plant. Its maker United Shipbuilding Corporation, has insisted the boat will enter service on schedule and there are no problems with it.
Source  rian.ru
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Russian Nuclear Sub Sailed off U.S. Coast Undetected for Weeks

A Russian nuclear attack submarine sailed undetected in the Gulf of Mexico for weeks, a report said Tuesday, its travel in strategic U.S. waters discovered only after it left.
The Washington Free Beacon, citing unnamed sources, said the voyage was only the second time since 2009 that a Russian attack sub has ventured so close to U.S. shores.
"The stealth underwater incursion in the Gulf took place at the same time Russian strategic bombers made incursions into restricted U.S. airspace near Alaska and California in June and July, and highlights a growing military assertiveness by Moscow," the publication reported on its Web site.
The Russian patrol managed to expose deficiencies in U.S. anti-submarine warfare capabilities, American officials said, according to the report. Some of those forces responsible for anti-submarine warfare and detection are targeted for cuts over the Obama administration's plan to slice nearly $500 billion from the Pentagon's budget over the next 10 years.

The Navy is responsible for detecting and tracking foreign submarines. The service uses undersea sensors and satellites to locate and track them, the Beacon reported.
The report said the Russian submarine was an Akula class, a nuclear-powered attack vessel initially developed by the former Soviet Union in the 1980s to counter the U.S. Navy's Los Angeles class subs.
"The Akula class is the follow on to the Victor III and remains the most capable Russian attack submarine until the newer Yasen class is commissioned," said a description from the Web site WeaponSystems.net.
According to the Beacon, one U.S. official said the Russian submarine operated off the U.S. coast for a month.
"The Akula was built for one reason and one reason only: To kill U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarines and their crews," one U.S. official told the Beacon. "It’s a very stealthy boat so it can sneak around and avoid detection and hope to get past any protective screen a boomer might have in place."
A "boomer" is Navy vernacular for a strategic nuclear submarine.
"Sending a nuclear-propelled submarine into the Gulf of Mexico-Caribbean region is another manifestation of President Putin demonstrating that Russia is still a player on the world’s political-military stage," said Normal Polmar, a naval analyst and submarine warfare specialist.
"Like the recent deployment of a task force led by a nuclear cruiser into the Caribbean, the Russian Navy provides him with a means of ‘showing the flag’ that is not possible with Russian air and ground forces," he said.
Navy officials had no comment on the report, said the Beacon.
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New Yasen-class submarine faces further delays

he Severodvinsk nuclear Yasen-class multipurpose attack submarine will go into service no earlier than 2013, Interfax reported on Monday, citing a source in the military-industrial complex.

The delay is already the second occasion when the launch of the cutting-edge submarine has been postponed, Gazeta.ru reported.

Tests ongoing

“During trials, the Severodvinsk revealed that its nuclear power plant does not produce the planned power levels. And the boat does not meet the required noise levels. With suchserious shortcomings the ship can not be accepted into the military fleet,” Interfax quoted the military source as saying.

A further problem besetting the delayed craft was a lack of weapons – namely new tailored target-seeking torpedoes.

“The new torpedoes with the required characteristics are still not ready. The product that has been created is highly volatile and therefore can not be used to arm submarines,” said the source. He added that if the delays continued for too long, torpedoes of the type that exploded on the ill-fated Kursk submarine might have to be used.

Fines for the constructors

In March of this year, RIA Novosti quoted a highly placed source in the military as saying that by the end of 2012 three new submarines were planned to enter service – the Borei-class submarines Yury Dolgoruky and Alexander Nevsky and the Yasen-class Severodvinsk.

For the remainder of 2012, the Severodvinsk will undergo sea testing to check its missile systems, electronic warfare systems and internal systems.

On Aug. 8, First Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Sukhorukov said that testing should be finished this year as “penalties are building up every day for the construction plant.”

Long-term plans call for eight Yasen-class submarines to be deployed in the Russian fleet by 2020. The Severodvinsk is estimated to have cost 47 billion rubles, Newsru.com reported.

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Special version of Ka-52K Helicopter with advanced radar and antiship missiles for Russian Mistrals

Russian Navy Mistral-class landing ships could see their power projection capabilities greatly improved thanks to a special version of the Kamov Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter. The Russian Navy is designing a special version called "Ka-52K" to equip the four Mistral-class amphibious assault ships ordered from France.

The Ka-52K is a navalised version of the ground-based Ka-52 Alligator combat helicopter operated by the Russian Air Force. 

 

The special "navalized" version of the helicotper will be specially equipped to conduct attack missions against targets at sea and on the ground which requires different sensors and armaments than those used on the basic Ka-52 helicopter.

The major difference will be the radar: A modified version of the Mig-35 fighter's Zhuk-A phased array radar is currently being developped to fit into the Ka-52K nose cone. This will be a major step forward compared to the base Ka-52 helicopter as the AESA radar Zhuk-A is among the most advanced radars to date in Russia. The radar is stated to provide a detection range of 130 km for a head on target with up to 30 targets tracked and 6 of those engaged at any one time.

Ka-52K will also feature folding rotor blades, folding wings and anti-corrosion treatment to fuselage and systems which is a necessity for any helicopter set to operate from a ship.

Another significant improvement for the Ka-52K over the Ka-52 is the reported possibility to launch Kh-31 (AS-17 'Krypton') and Kh-35 (AS-20 'Kayak') anti-ship missiles.

 Kh-31 is a sea skimming cruise missile with a range of more than 100 kilometres, capable of supersonic speed. Its warhead is close to 100 Kg.

Kh-35V is subsonic (Mach 0.8) sea skimming anti-ship missile. Its range is reported to be 130 km and the warhead weighs 145 Kg.

Each Mistral landing ship is set to receive at least eight Ka-52K attack helicopters making the vessel a potent tool in terms of power projection at sea.

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Russia Plans ICBM Test Launch From New Submarine

Russian First Deputy Defense Minister Aleksandr Sukhorukov has said one of the country's new submarines will test launch one of Russia's newest intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).

Sukhorukov said on August 8 that the launch would come from the "Aleksandr Nevsky" but not from the "Yuri Dolgoruky," the first two of the new Borei class submarine, capable of carrying 16 Bulava ICBMs.

The "Yuri Dolgoruky" is the lead vessel but Sukhorukov said "some defects were uncovered during trials" and launches from that submarine were postponed until repairs and modifications were made and new trials were conducted.


Sukhorukov did not say when the launch of Bulava ICBM would happen.

He also said Russian forces would be receiving new cruise missiles this year.


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Russia to Set Up Naval Infrastructure in Arctic

Russia will create several infrastructure hubs along the Northern Sea Route in the Arctic to be used as temporary stations for Russian warships and border guard vessels, Security Council chief Nikolai Patrushev said on Monday.

The authorities have drafted a list of “key double-purpose sites in remote areas of the Arctic seas along the Northern Sea Route” to enable “temporary stationing of Russian Navy warships and vessels operated by the Federal Security Service’s Border Guard Department,” Patrushev said during a meeting with officials in Siberia. The Northern Sea Route stretches along Russia’s Arctic coast from Murmansk on the Barents Sea to the Bering Strait in the Far East.

The plans are in line with Russia’s Arctic doctrine, approved in 2008, which outlines state policies aimed at maintaining Russia’s role as a “major Arctic nation” and strengthening security and stability in the region. Russia is planning to deploy a combined-arms force by 2020 to guard its political and economic interests in the Arctic.

Patrushev noted on Monday that work on issues related to the creation of the Arctic stations was being delayed.

“It was proposed to create an exploratory group, carry out working trips along the Northern Sea Route, work out a relevant legal basis – but much of this has still not been done,” he said.

The Arctic, believed to have vast untapped natural resources, has increasingly been at the center of disputes between the United States, Russia, Canada, Norway, and Denmark in recent years as rising temperatures lead to a reduction in sea ice, providing access to lucrative offshore oil and gas deposits.

In April, the Russian government unveiled plans to spend around 1.3 trillion rubles ($44 billion) on economic and social projects in the Arctic before 2020. According to the Russian Ministry for Regional Development, the projects will include the creation of new transportation corridors and the development of new hydrocarbon deposits and social infrastructure in the region.

The private sector is expected to contribute some 80 billion rubles ($2.7 billion) to the projects.

Patrushev said on Monday a set of tax regulation proposals designed to boost business activities in Russia’s Arctic zone had been handed over to the government. Some amendments have already been introduced to Russian laws regulating commercial navigation along the Northern Sea Route, he added.

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Russia to Develop Naval Equivalent of U.S. Aegis Defense System

Russia is set to develop a sea-based missile defense program similar to the U.S. Aegis system, a senior defense industry official said on Friday.
Aegis, designed to intercept ballistic missiles at the post-boost phase and prior to reentry, is part of the U.S. national missile defense strategy.
“This task has been assigned to [the defense] industry,” said Anatoly Shlemov, head of the state defense contracts department at the United Shipbuilding Corporation.

Aegis analogs are being developed at companies affiliated with PVO Almaz-Antei [an air defense concern],” he said.
He declined to elaborate citing the classified nature of the topic.

Bulava Missile to overcome any missile defence system

The Russian Navy will shortly put in service the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles, Navy Commander-in-Chief Victor Chirkov said

 

As a result, Russia’s marine strategic nuclear force will be significantly strengthened. The Bulava missiles will be put in service on board the strategic nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky, implemented under the Project 955 Borei class, says editor-in-chief of the daily “Nezavisimoe Voennoe Obozrenie” Victor Litovkin.

“Yuri Dolgoruky” will be followed by cruisers “Alexander Nevsky” and then “Vladimir Monomakh”. Each cruiser will be equipped with 16 Bulava missiles each having 6 warheads,” Victor Litovkin said.

The range of the fourth-generation Bulava missile is 8,000 kilometers. The missile should be the basis of Russia’s advanced nuclear deterrent force up to 2040-2045. According to Victor Litovkin, in many aspects, this is a unique missile.

“This is a solid fuel missile and is launched from under water with a higher speed than the liquid-fuel ones. It’s impossible to intercept when launching it and air defence systems cannot target it. Moreover, its warheads fly along unpredictable trajectories at hypersonic speed. In view of this, it’s quite difficult to intercept the warheads. In addition, Bulava missile overcomes air defence systems with the assistance of falsified targets. In short, the warheads disperse falsified targets and fly in a cloud of these targets. In these circumstances, an air defence radar cannot identify real targets, and missile-interceptors cannot launch real attacks. In fact, Americans have not learned to do this yet,” Victor Litovkin added.

The higher capability of the Bulava missile to overcome a missile defence system is a key factor says editor-in-chief of the Moscow-based “National Defence” magazine Victor Korotchenko.

“The Bulava missile system assures that the European air defence system and the American anti-missile system will not undermine Russia’s nuclear deterrence,” Victor Korotchenko said.

Foreign intelligence services pay special attention to this terrible weapon. The interest of special services is understandable because it is an important component of Russia’s strategic nuclear triad, Igor Korotchenko said.

“There were several court proceedings concerning attempts to handover information about Bulava to Western special services. But I believe anti-surveillance measures that are being realized are sufficient to protect the project’s secrets,” Victor Korotchenko added.

In short, one of the most ambitious projects of the Russian military industry, the development of the sea-based strategic missile system has been implemented.

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Russia to Lay Down Fourth Borei Class Sub July 30

Russia's fourth Borei class (Project 955A) ballistic missile submarine will be officially laid down at a ceremony on July 30, Russian Navy Commander Vice-Admiral Viktor Chirkov said on Thursday.
The Borei class is set to become the mainstay of the Russian Navy's strategic nuclear deterrent fleet, replacing the ageing Project 941 (NATO Typhoon class) and Project 667 class (Delta-3 and Delta-4) boats.
"The official ceremony for laying down the Borei-class boat, named Knyaz Vladimir, will be held on Monday July 30," Chirkov said.

Three other Borei class boats are at various stages of development at the Sevmash shipyard on the Kola peninsula. Yury Dolgoruky is currently undergoing sea trials, whilst Alexander Nevsky and Vladimir Monomakh are under construction.
The Borei class will be armed with the Bulava ballistic missile, which is also in the final stage of development and due to enter service on Yury Dolgoruky later this year.
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Russian Arms Ship Loads up with New Secret Cargo

The Russian arms ship at the center of a diplomatic row between Russia and the West is loading up with a new unknown cargo at the St. Petersburg port, according to a bulletin posted on the port’s website on Tuesday.
The Alaed docked at St. Petersburg on Friday after offloading Mi-25 helicopters in the Russian port of Baltiysk in the Kaliningrad region
There has been no word from the ship’s owner, Femco, about the nature of the new cargo.
Femco previously said the documentation accompanying the cargo did not contain any data linking it to Syria.
The Alaed originally set sail from Baltiysk in June, reportedly carrying three Mi-25s and some air defense systems. The ship turned back to Russia later that month, after its insurance cover was suspended by its British insurer, Standard Club. It later turned back and entered the port of Murmansk, and was later re-flagged as a Russian registered vessel.

The U.S. Congress voted to break off all contacts with Russia's state arms corporation Rosoboronexport on Thursday over concerns about Russia continuing to supply arms to Syria. Russia has maintained it is only fulfilling contracts signed before the current wave of unrest in Syria, and said last week it will not supply a batch of Yak-130 advanced jet trainers to Damascus.
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Russia likely to induct BrahMos in navy

The BrahMos Missiles developed jointly by India and Russia are likely to be inducted in the Russian navy, said CEO of BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited, A Sivathanu Pillai. He was addressing the press on the sidelines of the seventh international congress of the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI) in the city on Saturday.
Pillai said Dmitry Rogozin, Russian deputy prime minister, had visited the BrahMos complex in New Delhi a few days ago and had hailed BrahMos as a model of collaboration not only in technology but in politics as well. Pillai said the BrahMos missiles, which have been hailed for its accuracy and capability, may be adapted by the Russian navy in the near future. This was not the case earlier since the defence priorities of India and Russia were different, Pillai said. However, BrahMos, which has production plants in both the countries, are not planning to export the missiles, he said. There is also a plan to develop a new version of the missile, which can be deployed in submarines. These will be tested underwater in the coming months.

Later, addressing the AMASI conference Pillai said that defence agencies including the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have shown that they could help develop equipments and technologies in health care. DRDO in collaboration with IIT Delhi had come out with a knee joint which was composite, light and flexible. This model was lighter and cheaper than what was made conventionally. Around 40,000 models were distributed till date, he said. They are also working on other projects where they could develop technologies for developing 2D CT scan and 3D CT scan pictures. This would help doctors, he said. Similarly, nano bio medical sensors could help detect cancer and AIDS at early staged, he said.

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Russian Navy in First Ever RIMPAC Exercise

Russian naval forces have taken part this week in the international RIMPAC naval exercise for the first time, successfully completing an anti-piracy exercise in the Pacific alongside U.S. forces, a Russian fleet spokesman said on Thursday.

“The Russian Navy and U.S. Navy received orders to air-land their combat groups on board their ships during the drills," Capt. 1st Rank Roman Martov said. "The exercises started when the U.S. commandos landed from the helicopter on the Russian Fotiy Krylov rescue ship. Russian marines then carried out a landing on the U.S. warship Port Royal. Both operations were successful,” he added.

After the exchange helicopter landing, the Russian Navy carried out naval gunfire support firing at land targets, Martov said.

Russia has three ships taking part in RIMPAC-2012, the destroyer Admiral Panteleyev, the tanker Boris Butoma and the salvage tug Fotiy Krylov.

The active phase of the exercise will run until August 2, involving 45 warships and support vessels from 22 countries, and also 100 combat aircraft and over 20,000 marines.

The exercise includes dozens of combat missions and exercises, including humanitarian, search and rescue operations. RIMPAC-2012 will also practice evacuation of civilians in an amphibious landing operation, and also joint anti-submarine, anti-aircraft and anti-ship defense.

The first RIMPAC exercises were held in 1971 and involved the navies of Australia Canada, New Zealand, the U.K. and United States.

Last Cold War Russian Nuclear Sub Scrap Contract

Russia contracts with Italy for decommissioning the last remaining Northern Fleet nuclear submarine no longer in operation
But 'Barents Observer' notes there are still more than 70 reactor compartments to be taken safely onshore from storage in Saida Bay, west of Murmansk near the border with Norway.
Rosatom, Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation has for years been looking for a funder to cover the costs of scrapping the last of the 120 retired nuclear powered submarines that sailed in the Northern fleet during the Cold War. Now, Italy agrees to pay €7 million to cut out the reactor-compartment from the submarine, currently laid up at Nerpa naval yard on the Kola Peninsula, according to 'AtomInfo'.

The United States will grant €1 million to cover the cost of transportation of the spent nuclear fuel from the submarines two reactors to Russia’s reprocessing plant in Mayak in the South Urals.
The deal is a part of the funding provided via the Global Partnership against the spread of weapons and materials of mass destruction, initiated by the G8 countries in 2002.
Although the submarines are cut up and the metal is sent to recycling, the reactor compartments are still highly radioactive and must be stored safely onshore for decades. For that purpose, a huge onshore storage pad is built in the Saida Bay, west of Murmansk towards the border to Norway.
The Russian Northern fleet still has more than 20 nuclear powered submarines in operation and several more are under testing and construction.

Russian military bases could be replaced by aircraft carriers

Aircraft carriers could replace Russian military bases abroad, faw the uncertain situation surrounding the recent hire, said the acting chief of Naval Aviation, General Igor Kozhin in an interview Saturday at the Echo of Moscow radio.

"It is much more efficient to have a floating airfield capable of bridges with Africa, the United States or any other region, rather than having a network of bases that, given the current unstable situation may disappear at any time, "said the general, referring to the problems of Russian bases rental in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as that of the Gabala radar (Aserbaïdjan).

Thursday, July 12, Tajikistan announced its intention to impose a rent of at least $ 250 million annually for the presence on its territory of the 201st Russian military base

The Kyrgyz Ministry of Defense Taalaïbek Omouraliev announced Wednesday, July 11 that Kyrgyzstan intends to raise the rent for three of the four Russian military bases deployed on its territory in 2014.

According to information put out in early March, Azerbaijan has decided to increase 7 to $ 300 million annual rent of the Gabala radar, leased by Russia. Negotiations continued until now.