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Russia to arm icebreaking patrol ships with Kalibr missile

By Dorian Archus -October 16, 2021


Ivan Papanin icebreaking patrol ship during launch ceremony in 2019 (Russian MoD photo)

According to a report by the TASS news agency, the Ivan Papanin-class multirole icebreaking patrol ship being manufactured by Yugreftransflot can be armed with a Kalibr-K container-type cruise missile system.

“The Ivan Papanin-class vessel can carry a mobile Kalibr-K missile system. This will require three standard cargo containers that can be delivered to the ship and unloaded ashore by 40-tonne shipboard cranes,” the source of TASS explained.

The project supervisor explained that, due to the requirement to offload the mobile missile system onto the coast, a fourth container can be built aboard the icebreaker to employ the Kalibr-K fighting squad, which is now in transit.

“The personnel will be living in the ship’s passenger cabins during the period of its transit along the Northern Sea Route. If necessary, the Ivan Papanin will be capable of fulfilling the role of an expeditionary vessel while conducting shuttle voyages along the Northern Sea Route,” he added.



The Ivan Papanin-class ships will be capable of sailing along the Northern Sea Route without icebreaker support thanks to its ice-reinforced hull, the Azipod electric propulsion system, and an ice-type radar station. The vessel will be able to promptly deliver modules with repair shops, medical and housing blocks, and also groups of specialists to research and military bases in the Arctic. The reefer ship will focus on delivering seafood from the Far East to European Russia.

About Ivan Papanin-class vessels

In October 2019, the 8,500-ton ‘Ivan Papanin’ was launched in St. Petersburg. The ‘Ivan Papanin’ began construction in April 2017 and is scheduled to be completed in 2022 or 2023. Despite being an icebreaker, the 114-meter-long warship may be utilized not just as a patrol ship but also as a tug for other boats. Her hull is capable of withstanding ice up to 50cm thick.

Unlike other icebreakers, this ship will be strongly armed like any other missile ship. She will be armed with Kalibr cruise missiles and a 76.2 mm naval gun., and also boasts a helipad, with a hangar for a reconnaissance helicopter and bays for two Raptor-class speedboats. It has a capacity for 50 mission crew, in addition to the sailors and officers manning the ship herself, and has an endurance of 60 days, with a range of 6,000 nautical miles.

About Kalibr missile

The Kalibr missile system consists of a standard container-type versatile launching module as its basic unit. Its configuration includes an inclined or vertical launcher, a fire control system, combat control, navigation and communications equipment and also life-support, power supply and fire extinguishing systems. The missile system consists of four launching modules placed into 12-meter cargo containers.

The Kalibr-K can receive target acquisition data from any coastal, shipboard, airborne and satellite systems. Kalibr cruise missile systems are currently operational in the Russian Navy. As data from open sources suggest, a 3M-14 cruise missile of the Kalibr system develops a subsonic speed and is capable of striking targets at a distance of about 2,000 km. Russia has developed the Kalibr-NK cruise missile system for its surface ships and the Kalibr-PL version for its submarines.

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Tem entre 11 e 12 metros.

Pow os russos podiam ter oferecido esse projeto para nosso navio antartico né?

Ao que parece, de pouco em pouco os projetos de navios anfíbios estão saindo do papel. Mais um navio do tipo LPD para a marinha complementando ou substituindo os antigos meios. Só não entendo isso de colocar uma rampa de desembarque na proa, já que ao menos no ocidente não se faz mais navios com esta características, aliás, ninguém em sã consciência encosta um navio de desembarque em praia nenhuma. Vai tudo de helo ou embarcações de desembarque, que hoje existem as dezenas em modelos, pesos e versões.
Seria uma boa dar uma olhada no que eles andam desenhando por lá.

Russian Navy Ships Get More Powerful with Kamikaze drones

By Raymond McConoly -October 30, 2021



The Russian Navy will receive kamikaze drones and consider using them against small adversary boats and assisting marines’ and Special Forces’ landings.
The issue of arming ships with these autonomous vehicles is now being discussed. Kamikaze drones or loitering munitions formally known, will be employed to strike land targets and enemy ships. Loitering munitions are an utterly autonomous weapon that can “find, decide to engage, and engage targets on their own” without the need for human intervention. With the backing of the marines’ efforts and scouts and special forces men on secret missions, they are crucial. According to experts, the UAVs will boost the combat capability of Russian ships and marine

According to sources within the Ministry of Defense, the military department is presently investigating the possibility of arming the fleet with loitering ammo. It is possible to deploy kamikaze drones from ships quickly. New weaponry systems do not require specialized hangars or launch catapults. After minor modifications, UAVs can operate directly from the deck. Both conventional unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drones created specifically for the Navy can be employed for use from ships. This issue has not been resolved definitively.


Cube kamikaze drone

The drones are intended for use against sea and land targets. Such items are particularly efficient against small boats and fast attach crafts; saboteurs and other terrorist organizations actively employ them. As previously reported by the Ministry of Defense, an exercise was staged in Kamchatka in October, during which they rehearsed providing fire support for troops arriving on the coast. Unmanned kamikaze and unmanned aircraft were employed for the first time during the maneuvers. Their assistance destroyed the conditional enemy’s personnel and equipment. In addition, certain kinds of Russian hovering munitions have already been tested in the field.

The Cube and Lancet drones, in particular, were deployed in Syria. Bekkhan Ozdoev, industrial director of Rostec’s weapons complex, stated that kamikaze drones have proven to be successful tools on the battlefield due to their advantages in Syria. The image depicts loitering weapons being fired from the Admiral Gorshkov ship, entering a holding pattern searching for a target and then striking that target.


Lancet loitering munition

Russia already employs unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such as the Orlan-10 from several surface ships. They are intended for use against distant targets. They are steered either by specified coordinates or by the unmanned complex’s operator utilizing the UAV’s video view. Additionally, the Lancet-1 and Lancet-3 drones are operational. The first is armed with a 1-kilogram high-explosive fragmentation warhead. Its takeoff weight is only 5 kilograms in this configuration. “Lancet-3” is notably larger – it weighs 12 kilograms and is equipped with a three-kilogram warhead. Two UAVs’ warheads are comparable in power to medium-caliber artillery munitions. Both types of loitering munitions are launched with the use of a catapult. They can fly at speeds of up to 110 kilometers per hour.

There are also proposals to equip the Mi-28NM Night Super Hunter with kamikaze drones. The military department has authorized a procurement plan for these combat helicopters’ onboard equipment. The first 80 production vehicles will be equipped with an AS-UAV control system, enabling personnel to operate medium reconnaissance UAVs and disposable drones. The Russian army and Navy’s assault UAV fleet is continually developing. However, loitering munitions and non-line-of-sight man-in-the-loop attack missiles (Spike NLOS) are significantly more meaningful and effective weapons than tactical unmanned aerial vehicles

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— Rob Lee (@RALee85) April 18, 2021

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Russia’s Aircraft Carrier ‘Admiral Kuznetsov’ To Resume Repairs In June 2022

The Project 11435 heavy aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov (NATO reporting name: Kuznetsov) is planned to go to an upgraded dry dock of the 35th Shipyard (an affiliate of the Zvyozdochka Shipyard) in June 2022, a source in the defense industry told TASS.

Naval News Staff 12 Nov 2021

TASS Russian news agency

The ship delivery date will be postponed to 2023, the source added.

“The Admiral Kuznetsov will go to the dock in June next year. The ship will be placed on the slipways of the new dock to get a propeller-rudder system and undergo hull work. Its repairs will be completed in the summer of 2023 and it will be delivered to the Navy at the end of the same year,”

According to the source, the upgraded dock will be able to receive the ship by the end of the current year.

“But it is safer to conduct this technological procedure in good and warm weather and in the daylight,” the source added.

In June 2020, the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) signed a contract with the Orgenergostroy Company for the reconstruction and retooling of the two-section dry dock to repair the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier.

On October 30, 2018, the sole Project 7454 large floating dock PD-50 sank in Murmansk while the Admiral Kuznetsov was leaving it. There were no other suitable docks for the ship of this displacement in north Russia. Then, a decision was made to build a single-chamber extended dock with dimensions of 70×400 m by uniting the northern and southern chambers of the dry dock. Such dimensions are necessary for the dock repair of the heavy aircraft carrier. The new dry dock will be able to receive Russian ships and vessels of all projects.

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Naval News comments:
The Admiral Kuznetsov began the overhaul in 2017 after operating at the Syrian coast. In October 2018, it was leaving the floating PD-50 dock of the 82nd shipyard in Roslyakovo when the dock began to sink. A crane fell on the deck because of list. On December 12, 2019 a fire broke out on the carrier. The Admiral Kuznetsov is currently in the 35th shipyard in Murmansk.

Repairs are expected to cost 300 to 350 million rubles. Some of the systems aboard the vessel will be upgraded, such as the CIWS.

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Acho que essa versão do ex-Comandante da Frota do Mar do Norte faz parte das relações tensas entre EUA X Rússia. Guerra Fria 2.0: