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Fire breaks out on Russian nuclear submarine

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - A fire burned for five hours on an atomic-powered submarine undergoing repairs near Russia's eastern port of Vladivostok on Monday, but naval and shipyard officials said there was no risk of a radiation leak and nobody was hurt.

Black smoke poured from the submarine Tomsk, which is powered by two nuclear reactors, after it caught fire at the Zvezda shipyard in Bolshoi Kamen, about 25 km (15 miles) across a bay from Vladivostok on the Sea of Japan, authorities said.

The fire was the second on board a Russian nuclear-powered submarine in less than two years.

"There is no threat of radioactive contamination," the state-run Itar-Tass news agency cited an unidentified official in Russia's Pacific Fleet command as saying. Regional emergency officials said radiation levels in the area were within the normal range.

After the fire was extinguished, firefighters continued to douse the area to ensure it did not flare up again, the state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation, which operates the shipyard, said in a statement.

It said there were no casualties and both reactors had been shut off and were in "safe condition". The firm also said there had been no weapons aboard the ship, which normally carries up to 24 guided missiles, when the fire broke out.

When a blaze engulfed the atomic-powered Yekaterinburg at a shipyard in northwestern Russia in December 2011, official statements said there had been no nuclear missiles on board the sub, but a respected magazine later cited several unnamed sources as saying this was untrue.

Navy sources said on Monday that, in addition to two firefighting vessels, a ship that monitors radiation levels had been sent to the area, Russian news agencies reported.

The fire started in a ballast area of the submarine during welding works after an acetylene torch was used to cut through a grate, setting a rubber seal, cables and paint on fire, RIA cited an unnamed official at the shipyard as saying.

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АК-12 нового поколения встанет на вооружение российской армии в 2014 году
17 сентября 2013

АК-12 нового поколения встанет на вооружение российской армии в 2014 годуАвтоматы Калашникова нового поколения калибром 5.45 и 7.62 миллиметра, а также большой перечень другого стрелкового вооружения поступит на снабжение российской армии в 2014 году, сообщил журналистам заместитель председателя Военно-промышленной комиссии (ВПК) при правительстве РФ Олег Бочкарев.

"Начиная с 2014 года в армию пойдут новые автоматы, пистолеты, пулеметы, снайперские винтовки. Будет и АК-12 - две модели автомата в калибре 5.45 и 7.62, поэтому аббревиатура автомата Калашникова сохранится", - сказал он в эфире радиостанции "Эхо Москвы".

По словам зампреда ВПК, "Завод имени Дегтярева" (Ковров, Владимирская область) также подготовил для российских военных "два серьезных изделия калибра 5.45 и 7.62". "Это два калибра, которые за десятилетия доказали свое право на существование, и мы считаем, что нет никакой необходимости придумывать новые калибры, это все от лукавого", - добавил Бочкарев.

Он напомнил, что в РФ уже около 10 лет реализовывается программа утилизации устаревших вооружений и военной техники. "Сегодня накопленные запасы в том числе сдерживают новые заказы, потому что новая техника должна куда-то прийти, ее надо где-то размещать", - отметил замглавы ВПК.

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AK-12 will be on the new generation of Russian army in 2014
September 17, 2013

AK-12 will be on the new generation of Russian army in 2014Kalashnikovs new generation of caliber 5.45 and 7.62 millimeters, as well as a long list of other small arms goes to supply the Russian army in 2014, said the deputy chairman of the Military Industrial Commission (MIC) of the Government of the Russian Federation Oleg Bochkarev.

"Beginning in 2014, the army will new assault rifles, pistols, machine guns, sniper rifles. Will and AK-12 - two models of machine in the caliber of 5.45 and 7.62, so the abbreviation Kalashnikov continues," - he said on the radio station "Echo of Moscow" .

According to the deputy chairman of the military-industrial complex, "the Degtyarev Plant" (Carpets, Vladimir region) are also prepared for the Russian military, "the two major items 5.45 and 7.62." "It's two caliber, who for decades have proven their right to exist, and we believe that there is no need to invent new calibers, this is all from the evil one" - added Bochkarev.

He recalled that in Russia for nearly 10 years, the program is being implemented recycling of obsolete weapons and military equipment. "Today, the accumulated holdings including holding back new orders, because the new technique should be somewhere to come, it must be placed somewhere," - said the deputy head of the military-industrial complex.

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Zool said:

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Russia is encountering the same challenges as China when taking prototype systems to full scale production. I suspect China will ultimately have the advantage in working through it with available funding and recent lessons learned in getting J-10A/B, J-11/15 variants and WS-10 off the ground in numbers.

Does not leave India in a good position as their contribution is financial and their air wings are to be formed up from limited assembly kits produced in Russia.

Cheers,
Zool

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delft said:

Current developments in the Middle East will lead to an end of UN sanctions against Iran, make it a likely early member of SCO and a likely buyer of this aircraft. 50?

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delft said:

Current developments in the Middle East will lead to an end of UN sanctions against Iran, make it a likely early member of SCO and a likely buyer of this aircraft. 50?

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FORBIN said:

BMPT-72 Terminator-2

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