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Frigate “Neustrashimy” set to re-join Baltic Fleet in November 2019

2019-02-15 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

It looks like the frigate “Neustrashimy” will be back in service after five years under repair. With a little luck, all the big ships in the Russian Baltic Fleet will be operational for the first time in a long time.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Baltic Fleet, Russia

Russia has found money to repair the flagship of the Baltic Fleet

2019-02-08 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The destroyer “Nastoichivy” is now set to re-enter service after many years in inoperable condition. It is a Sovremenny-class ship which is known to have an unreliable propulsion system.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Baltic Fleet, Russia

Russia increases number of tanks in Kaliningrad

2019-01-28 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

A new tank regiment has been formed in Kaliningrad. This more than doubles the number of tanks in the Russian enclave.

Filed Under: Army Tagged With: Baltic Fleet, Russia

Russia’s first Karakurt-corvette enters service in the Baltic Fleet

2018-12-19 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The Karakurt-class corvette Mytishchi has been commisioned by the Russian Navy and joined the Baltic Fleet. It is the first ship in this new class of smaller Russian warships.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Baltic Fleet, Russia

Chkalovsk air base in Kaliningrad reopens after expansion

2018-10-08 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The primary military air base in Kaliningrad has reopened after a major refit and expansion. Now Russia can operate more and larger aircraft from Chkalovsk.

Filed Under: Air Force Tagged With: Baltic Fleet, Russia

Russia’s new Karakurt-class corvette is an aggressive little warship

2018-10-03 By Anders Puck Nielsen 1 Comment

Russia’s new Karakurt-class corvette is a potent warship for littoral warfare. It has many improvements over the Buyan-M class and is still equipped with nuclear capable Kalibr missiles.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Baltic Fleet, Russia

Russia reinforces Baltic Fleet with submarine ‘Alrosa’

2018-08-31 By Anders Puck Nielsen 3 Comments

The submarine Alrosa will soon join the Baltic Fleet. It has a special pumpjet propulsion system, which makes it even more quiet that other Kilo class submarines. At the same time, Russia is retiring an old submarine from service in the Baltic Sea.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Baltic Fleet, Russia

Baltic and Black Sea compared – deterred in the North

2018-08-07 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Nikolas Gvosdev argues in War on the Rocks that Russia’s build-up in the Black Sea Basin is more concerning than in the Baltic Area. This leads me to reflect on the differences. The Black Sea area is more contested, and there is no united deterrence against Russia. But that does not mean that there is room for complacency in the Baltic region.

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: Baltic Fleet, NATO, 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 to expect for naval parade in Saint Petersburg on 29 July 2018

2018-04-30 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Details have started emerging about the attending ships at this year’s naval day celebration in Saint Petersburg. Not quite the same display of everything related to “the biggest in the world” as last year, but still an impressive collection of warships.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Baltic Fleet, Russia

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Gerasimov on the characteristics of modern warfare

An analysis of general Gerasimov’s speech to the military academic community in March 2018. The speech confirms Gerasimov’s earlier statements about the nature of modern warfare. There is a clear focus on conventional military capabilities which is interesting considering president Putin’s dramatic talk about nuclear weapons earlier this month.

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