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Russia commissions new military icebreaker
On Friday, October 25, the Russian Navy launched “Ivan Papanin”, the chief project 23550 ice-breaker class patrol vessel, into the water in St. Petersburg.
The ship was developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau and can function as a tug, ice-breaker and patrol vessel, TASS reports.
Ivan Papanin was designed to protect and monitor marine resources in difficult ice conditions, to escort, to tug captured ships to port, and to accompany and support supply vessels.
The vessel can also …
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Russia’s Bulava ballistic missile ‘critically’ not ready for combat
The firing of Russia’s R-30 “Bulava 30” submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) does not include the possibility of breaking through the ice, writes military expert Maxim Klimov in an article for LiveJournal.
According to him, the R-30 Bulava 30 can only be fired from a Borei-class nuclear submarine through “a large, clean opening in the ice”. Searching for such an opening could take an extremely long time, which is incompatible with the high missile readiness required of the naval …
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Russia deploys third Rezonans-N radar to monitor Arctic
The Russian Defense Ministry has deployed a third Rezonans-N radar station in the Russian Arctic. The station, situated in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, will begin active service in November this year, the TASS news agency reports, citing Ivan Nazarenko, director of the Rezonans Scientific Research Center.
According to TASS, the radar station is capable of detecting cruise and ballistic missiles, hypersonic targets flying at up to Mach 20, and even stealth aircraft. The station has already …
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Indian military to replace Russian Krasnopol with American M982 Excalibur shells
The Indian media has been reporting a decision by the country’s military to “seriously upgrade” its precision munitions arsenal by acquiring US-produced 155 mm M982 Excalibur guided artillery shells. The munitions will be used to equip divisions armed with M777 and Vajra K9 howitzers.
India’s military command has reportedly evaluated the precision artillery munitions on the global market and concluded that the M982 Excalibur would be the “most suitable choice” for the Indian army. Other …
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Kremlin: Russia awaits proof of Islamic State's leader death
The Russian Defense Ministry doubts that the success of the special operation of the American military in Syria, reports Interfax news agency. Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced that the leader of the Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead.
"The increase in the number of direct participants and countries allegedly participating in this "operation," each giving contradictory details, create reasonable questions and doubts about its reality and success," said chief spokesman for …