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Archives for July 2018

Video of Navy Day parade in Saint Petersburg, producers missed the flagship

2018-07-30 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Here is a video of the Navy Day 2018 parade in Saint Petersburg. Unfortunately, the TV producers fail to show the flagship of the parade, the nuclear submarine Orel. It seems they got their submarines mixed up and showed pictures of a Kilo class instead.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia

Bulava missile now operational — a closer look at Russia’s new SLBM

2018-07-20 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The Bulava missile is Russia’s new submarine-launched ballistic missile. I have taken a closer look at the history and capabilities of the missile upon the announcement that it has now reached operational status.

Filed Under: Nuclear weapons Tagged With: Russia

Russia builds dedicated training ship for helicopter operations

2018-07-16 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Russia has decided to build a dedicated ship for helicopter training. This seems like a good choice. Helicopter practice is a huge time drain on operational ships, and Russia’s demand for maritime pilots is growing. It will also come in handy when the Helix helicopter is up for replacement in a few years.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia

More details about naval parade in Saint Petersburg on 29 July

2018-07-06 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The Russian military press is full of stories about preparations for the Naval Day Parade. I have collected some of them to give and idea about which units we will see in Saint Petersburg, and which naval movements we can expect in the Baltic Sea in the near future.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Baltic Fleet, Russia

What Russia learned from the air campaign in Syria

2018-07-02 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

For the Russian Aerospace Forces, the air campaign has been a valuable source of experience. They have tested equipment, organization, and doctrine. Rapid rotations have ensured that most personnel in the Russian military have gained personal war experience from the otherwise limited operation.
In this piece I summarize some of the findings that Anton Lavrov makes in a new CNA report about The Russian Air Campaign in Syria.

Filed Under: Air Force Tagged With: Russia

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A look at the Baltic Fleet and the defense of Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad is a military stronghold in the Baltic Sea. It is also an interesting case of Russia’s joint approach to defense under the leadership of the Baltic Fleet. Here is a quick overview.

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