Russian Navy: Status & News #4

Varshavyanka-class subs for Russia’s Pacific Fleet to get advanced equipment



MOSCOW, April 1. /TASS/. A series of six Project 636.3 Varshavyanka-class diesel-electric submarines under construction for Russia’s Pacific Fleet will get improved radio-technical equipment and life support systems, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Korolyov said at a working meeting in the Admiralty on Monday.

"A series of Project 636.3 submarines for the Pacific Fleet will operate more advanced life support and radio-technical systems," the Defense Ministry quoted the Navy chief as saying.
This has been achieved thanks to the Navy Main Command’s constant and close interaction in the sphere of conventional submarine-building with the United Shipbuilding Corporation, the Rubin Central Design Bureau and the Admiralty Shipyard, Korolyov stressed.

The series of Project 636.3 conventional submarines will be delivered to the Pacific Fleet by 2025. The construction of this series is set to be completed in 2022 while the subs’ trials will take the next three years, the Navy chief said.

The first Project 636.3 submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky was floated out for Russia’s Pacific Fleet at the Admiralty Shipyard in St. Petersburg on March 28.

As Admiralty Shipyard CEO Alexander Buzakov said earlier, all the Project 636.3 submarines will be built by 2022.

The Project 636.3 (‘Varshavyanka’) is referred to the third generation of diesel-electric submarines. The submarines of this type have been designed by the Rubin Central Design Bureau. They develop a speed of up to 20 knots, have sea endurance of 45 days and a crew of 52 men. They can dive to a depth of about 300 meters. The submarines of this class displace over 2,000 tonnes in their surface position and about 4,000 tonnes under the water. Varshavyanka-class subs are armed with Kalibr cruise missiles.

The first series of six submarines for the Black Sea Fleet was under construction from 2010 to 2016. The first two subs for the Pacific Fleet have been named the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and the Volkhov.

Project 636 submarines are considered to be the most noiseless among Russian conventional subs. They have been dubbed the ‘Black Hole’ for their unique quietness. They are also furnished with modern radar and communications systems, sonars and 533mm torpedoes.

There were two thematic issues on the agenda.

The first concerned the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser "Admiral Kuznetsov Fleet".

The Minister of Defense recalled that in April last year, the Ministry of Defense concluded a state contract with the Zvezdochka Center for the repair of technical readiness and modernization of the ship.

At the moment, work is carried out in accordance with the master plan schedule.

Technical readiness of the cruiser is 25%.

Its repair and modernization is expected to be completed by the end of 2020.

Sergei Shoigu proposed to discuss the course of work on the ship.

The second issue was related to equipping military facilities with technical security equipment.

The Minister of Defense noted that they are currently installed on more than 16,000 objects.

By early next year, their number will reach 17,000.

“Complexes of technical means allow ensuring the security and anti-terrorist protection of military units, as well as create conditions for reducing the separation of personnel from combat training,” said Sergey Shoigu.

The participants of the selector examined how the equipment is being equipped with modern security systems.

Next, the Minister of Defense drew attention to a number of upcoming significant events.

On April 23, ships of the far sea zone will be laid –– two frigates of project 22350 at the shipyard “Severnaya Verf” in St. Petersburg and two large landing ships of the project 11711 at the shipyard “Yantar” in Kaliningrad.

At the same time, the Northern Shipyard will dock large blocks of the corvette of the project 20386.

It will receive its name in honor of the military brig of the Russian fleet “Mercury”, whose feat in May will be 190 years old.

In the Russian-Turkish war, he defeated two enemy battleships of superior size and weaponry.

The Minister of Defense expressed confidence that the revival of the name of the heroic brig will serve to preserve the glorious pages of the history of the Navy.

“These ships are planned to be added to the Navy until 2025. They will significantly strengthen the ship's shock groups of the far sea zone, ”said Sergey Shoigu.

From the side of bmpd, we point out that, according to rumors circulating on the web resource forums.airbase.ru, two new frigates of the project 22350 will be named "Admiral Amelko" and "Admiral Chichagov."

https://bmpd.livejournal.com/3603133.html

verkhoturye51 wrote:Thai frigates Nareusan and Bangkong visited Vladivostok today.

The antenna on the research ship on the right is huge when compared to the thai frigate next to it.

If they could use it horizontaly and powered by the nuclear reactor at 10 or 15 MW like an engagement radar maybe it could just burn f-35 from 200km away.

Isn't it a kirov modified class with nuclear engines ?

An antenna is an antenna. You can use this one for radar application too or as a directed energy weapon antenna for my idea.

dino00 wrote:Cruiser Sonata: atomic fleet sent for scrap

Six legendary ships and submarines will be scrapped instead of upgraded

Aleksey Ramm
Alexey Kozachenko
Bogdan Stepovoy

Several sources in the military department told Izvestia about an unexpected decision. Recycling plan to complete before the end of 2021. The most sensational will be the destruction of two heavy nuclear missile cruisers "Admiral Ushakov" and "Admiral Lazarev" project 1144 "Orlan". In addition to them, four nuclear submarines will be cut into scrap: K-448 “Daniel of Moscow”, K-221 “Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky”, K-433 “St. George the Victorious” and K-232 “Podolsk”, a source in the Main Command of the Navy said. Disposal will cost 2.7 billion rubles.

From "Kirov" to "Peter"

"Eagle" - the legend of the Navy. They are considered the largest in the world after aircraft carriers. These are the only ships in the Russian fleet with a nuclear power plant. Their range is almost unlimited. Cruisers can operate in harsh climatic conditions, including in the Arctic region.

For the Navy of the USSR and Russia, four nuclear-powered cruisers of the Orlan type were built: Admiral Ushakov (originally, Kirov), Admiral Lazarev, Admiral Nakhimov and Peter the Great. The series was built for a long time - from 1973 to 1996. Three ships strengthened the Northern Fleet, and the latter, the Admiral Lazarev, hit the Pacific. Now only one ship of this project is listed in the ranks - Peter the Great.

Projects on re-equipment of the Orlans have been discussed for a long time, but the money was allocated only under the state program of armaments for 2011–2020.

The End of the Black Prince
Three submarines of the Kalmar 667 BDR, a strategic missile submarine cruiser carrying 16 R-29R intercontinental liquid-propellant rockets and torpedoes, will be allowed into recycling. For many years the boats were the basis of the marine component of the country's nuclear triad. Light body "Squid" has a characteristic hump behind the fence of the cabin, closing the rocket mines, exceeding in its dimensions durable body. The fleet will remain two project submarines - K-44 Ryazan and BS-129 Orenburg.

The K-448 “Daniil Moskovsky” submarine of Project 671 “Pike” was the main multipurpose submarine of the Navy in the 1980–1990s with torpedo armament. In the fleet of the project boat were considered successful for their quietness, performance characteristics and reliability - for all the time of operation they have not had a single accident. In the NATO countries, nuclear-powered icebreakers have been nicknamed the “Black Prince” for their elegant hull lines.

Full article
https://iz.ru/868993/aleksei-ramm-aleksei-kozachenko-bogdan-stepovoi/kreiserova-sonata-atomnyi-flot-otpraviat-v-util

With all this recent news about the Navy it looks like they made up their minds about what they want.

all logic decisions for 2 inactive Kirov class cruisers, the one left Victor III class sub and 3 Delta III SSBNs