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Why Small Navies Prefer Warfighting over Counter-Piracy

2020-11-02 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Spectrum of operations

Small navies face hard choices when forced to prioritize between tasks. This article uses Denmark’s counter-piracy effort in 2008-15 as a lens into the problem.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Denmark

Russia signs contract for new versatile helicopter carriers

2020-06-08 By Anders Puck Nielsen 1 Comment

Russia’s new universal landing ships are much more than amphibious assault carriers. They are a multi-tool of giant warships, designed for many different types of operations.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia

Joint Iran-China-Russia exercise is impressive display of naval diplomacy

2019-12-28 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

A maritime exercise between Iran, China, and Russia has received much attention. It is a very small exercise where China and Russia sent one warship each, so it is mostly a symbolic gesture. But the World response has demonstrated the power of naval diplomacy.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: China, Iran, Naval diplomacy, Russia

Russia’s A2/AD strategy is a myth

2019-09-09 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

A2/AD threat rings

It is time to let go of the idea of impenetrable A2/AD bubbles. Russia does not have the technical capabilities to do it, and politically it is hard to see why they would even want to. We need to start thinking about Russia’s missiles as a layered defense system instead. That is the point of this conference paper.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: NATO, Russia

Which ships will be at Naval Day parade in Saint Petersburg on 28 July 2019?

2019-07-17 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

admiral gorshkov

There finally is a reliable list of participating ships for Russia’s Naval Day parade in Saint Petersburg. It is a very similar collection of ships as last year. The biggest surprise is the participation of the frigate Admiral Gorshkov which is returning from a trip around the world.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia

Russian battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov delayed from maintenance until 2023

2019-07-02 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Russia may face a few years without any battlecruisers. The shipyard has announced that the maintenance and upgrade program of Admiral Nakhimov will take a few years longer than expected. This means that Admiral Nakhimov will not be ready to take over by the time a similar upgrade begins on Pyotr Velikiy in 2020.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia

Russia orders two more frigates and large landing ships

2019-04-11 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

admiral gorshkov

Russia has ordered two more Gorshkov-class frigates and two more Ivan Gren class landing ships. With this purchase they will have a total of six Gorshkov-class and four Ivan Gren class.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia

Update on Russia’s weapon development programs

2019-04-08 By Anders Puck Nielsen 2 Comments

Okhotnik UAV

Russia has some impressive new weapons under development, but many of the projects have been struck by problems and delays. Here is an overview of how things are going with the most spectacular programs.

Filed Under: Air Force, Army, Navy Tagged With: Russia

New ships to expect for Russia’s navy in 2019

2019-03-12 By Anders Puck Nielsen 1 Comment

Ясень

Here is a list of 11 new warships for Russia’s navy in 2019. It includes some large submarines and a new frigate.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia

US European forces chief wants more presence, Trump pushes for allies to pay

2019-03-10 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

US general pushes for more warships in Europe to maintain American dominance. Trump wants allies to pay a premium for hosting US forces. The incompatibility between these two views is striking.

Filed Under: Army, Navy Tagged With: USA

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