Contents tagged with Kalibr missiles
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Russian warships fire cruise missiles at targets in Syria
Russian frigate Admiral Essen and the submarine Krasnodar which are currently in the Mediterranean fired four Kalibr cruise missiles at Islamic State targets in the Syrian Palmyra region, as reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
All the missiles reportedly hit their targets. The strikes were directed at heavy equipment and troops brought over from Raqqa.
The Russian Ministry of Defense emphasized that the “commands of the US, Turkey and Israel were informed in good time about the …
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Media: Russian Navy will receive new K-328 Leopard submarine equipped with cruise missiles in 2018
In 2018 the Russian Navy will receive the first multipurpose nuclear submarine, a K-328 Leopard, modernized in accordance with the 971M project, Izvestia newspaper reports, citing a representative of the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center, Evgeniy Gladyshev.
"With their technical and military characteristics, the modernized vessels will meet the fleet requirements for a multipurpose 4th generation nuclear-powered submarine,” Gladyshev told the paper.
The Leopard will be fitted with a Kalibr …
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Russian fleet to receive first stealth submarine with Kalibr cruise missiles in 2018
Next year the Russian Navy will receive the first multipurpose nuclear submarine of project 971 after it has been upgraded with a Kalibr cruise missile system. This was reported by the newspaper Izvestiya with reference to Evgeniy Gladyshev, representative of the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center.
Leopard, the first upgraded vessel of project 971M, will be received by the Navy in 2018. With their technical and military characteristics, the modernized vessels will meet the fleet requirements for a …
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Three Russian ships with the ability to carry Kalibr cruise missiles will be built in the Crimea
Russia's Interfax news agency reported, citing Russian Deputy Defense Minister, Yury Borisov, that three new corvettes for the 22800 Project, codenamed Karakurt, will be built in Feodosia at the Morye shipyard in 2018-2020.
"Three ships will be built at the Morye shipbuilding plant. The construction cycle is approximately 32 months. We are expecting construction to be completed in 2018, 2019, and 2020. It looks like the third ship will be laid at the end of this year," the Deputy Minister said …
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Russia to rearm 949A Antey submarines with nuclear-capable Kalibr cruise missiles
Russia’s Project 949A Antey nuclear-powered submarines will be rearmed with nuclear-capable Kalibr cruise missiles, as stated by Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov, TASS reported.
"The Zvezda shipyard is carrying out profound modernization of Project 949A nuclear submarines, including the replacement of armament with the Kalibr missile complex and also the replacement of navigation, life support and other systems," Borisov said.
A total of 11 such submarines were constructed beginning in …
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Russian Defense Minister: In the future, precision nuclear weapons will be a major force of Russian army
The Defense Minister of the Russian Federation, General Sergey Shoygu, stated during a lecture for the executive personnel of the Defense Department that in four years, the foundation of Russian precision weaponry will be ships equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles as reported by Russia's Izvestia newspaper.
Shoygu indicated that the modern all-purpose surface ships and submarines equipped with these complexes will become part of the naval forces. He also noted that at the same time, the …