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What makes Russia’s new spy ship Yantar special?

By Laurence Peter
BBC News

The Russian navy is very proud of its new spy ship, the Yantar, which is now doing Argentina a favour by helping to search for a missing submarine.

Argentina has given up trying to rescue the 44 crew aboard the ARA San Juan , which disappeared on 15 November. But it still wants to find the diesel-electric submarine.

Enter the Yantar, officially an oceanographic research vessel, but actually bristling with surveillance equipment, and the mother ship for manned and unmanned deep-sea submersibles.

A Russian ROV - remotely operated underwater vehicle - is scouring the ocean floor off Argentina.

But what else has the Yantar (Russian for "amber") been up to?

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TerraN_EmpirE said:

All indications are that the Plane They are talking about is a P8 Poseidon flying over the Eastern Med. Well Russian media suddenly has it flying over there Airbase. It's a regular patrol for the USN.

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Jura said:

Sunday at 12:08 PM
while now I noticed (at first as Breaking News at gazeta.ru:

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) what's described in English in
Defense Ministry: US plane spotted near Hmeymim during terror attack on Russian facilities

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DOD Denies Russian Claims Coalition Attacked Hmeimim with Homemade Drones
The Pentagon denies accusations by Russian state-run media that the US or coalition partners were involved in an attack on Hmeimim air base, the country’s Syrian operations headquarters, DOD spokesman Eric Pahon told Air Force Magazine. Pahon said any suggestion otherwise “is without any basis in fact and utterly irresponsible.” The Washington Post reported

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, in what may be “the biggest military challenge yet” to its presence in Syria. Russians shot down seven of the swarm and disabled the rest electronically, according to the Post, which added the country claimed “no serious damage was caused.” It’s officially unclear who perpetrated the attacks by the homemade drones, one of which you can see

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. Russian government-sponsored news outlet RT reported the Russian military is claiming

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, “which is controlled by Turkish-backed rebel forces.” However, in the Russian state-run media outlet Tass, an anonymous source from the Ministry of Defense claimed

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, calling its presence a “strange coincidence.” Pahon said the Defense Department does “not discuss the disposition of our intelligence platforms,” adding, “I don't have details about what Russian forces are encountering, but I can tell you that coalition forces and our partners have encountered commercially available unmanned aerial systems used by ISIS.

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Russia’s Defense Ministry on Thursday displayed a pair of drones that it said were captured following attacks on two Russian military bases in Syria, saying the attack required know-how indicating it was carried out with outside assistance.

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused outside powers he wouldn’t name of staging the attack to derail a deal between Russia, Turkey and Iran that is intended to reduce hostilities in Syria.

The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday’s raid on the Hemeimeem air base in the province of Lattakia and Russia’s naval facility in the port of Tartus involved 13 drones. It said seven were downed by air defense systems and the remaining six were forced to land by Russian electronic warfare units.

Of the latter, three exploded when they hit the ground and three more were captured intact, the ministry said.

The Defense Ministry presented two primitive-looking drones at a briefing, arguing that they featured state-of-the art electronics that are less prone to jamming and allow precision strikes.

Maj. Gen. Alexander Novikov, who heads the ministry’s drone department, said the drones used in the weekend’s raid on the Russian bases differed from the rudimentary craft earlier used by rebels in Syria. The attack required satellite navigation data that aren’t available on the internet, complex engineering works and elaborate tests, Novikov said.

“The creation of drones of such class is impossible in makeshift conditions,” Novikov said. “Their development and use requires the involvement of experts with special training in the countries that manufacture and use drones.”

Novikov didn’t blame any specific country, but the Defense Ministry earlier referred to the “strange coincidence” of a U.S. military intelligence plane allegedly barraging over the Mediterranean near the Russian bases when the attack took place.

The Pentagon strongly denied any involvement.


The Defense Ministry said the drones were launched from al-Mouazzara in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, over 50 kilometers (more than 30 miles) away from the Russian bases.

The attack heightened tensions between Russia and Turkey, which wields significant influence with some rebel groups in Idlib. The province has become the main rallying point for various rebel factions after Syrian government forces won control over large swathes of territory thanks to Russian support.

Moscow has staunchly backed Syrian President Bashar Assad and Ankara has supported his foes, but they struck a deal last year to set up de-escalation zones. The agreement has helped reduce fighting and warm ties between Russia and Turkey. It also involved Iran, another Assad backer,


Following the drone attack, the Russian Defense Ministry sent letters to Turkey’s military leaders, asking them to deploy military observers to help prevent further attacks from Idlib on Russian assets.

Putin said Moscow knows who helped stage the attack on the Russian bases, but he didn’t identify the country allegedly involved, saying only that it wasn’t Turkey.

He added that he discussed the raid with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier Thursday, voicing confidence that Turkey’s Turkish leadership and military had nothing to do with it.

“There were provocateurs, but they weren’t the Turks,” he said at a televised meeting with Russian newspaper editors Thursday. “We know who they were and how much they paid for that provocation.”

Putin said the drones looked primitive but contained high-tech elements allowing precision satellite guidance and release of munitions.

He added that those behind the attack were aiming to thwart the Russia-Turkey-Iran agreement on de-escalation zones. “These were provocations aimed at thwarting earlier agreements,” Putin said.

The drone raid on Russian bases came just weeks after Putin declared a victory in Syria and ordered a partial withdrawal of Russian forces from the country.

The attack occurred a few days after mortar and rocket shelling of the Hemeimeem air base. The incursions have raised doubts about the sustainability of the Assad government’s recent victories and Moscow’s ability to protect its gains in Syria.

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Jura said:

LOL nah I don't like the masts (their number; placement; shape) on Project 20380:

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Russia starts serial production of marine gas turbine engines

Russian gas turbine manufacturer NPO-Saturn is starting serial production of marine gas turbines for use in Russian naval vessel construction.

This was announced by Russian state corporation Rostec following a visit of Russian deputy defense minister Yuri Borisov to the gas turbine production facility.

More specifically, the turbines are to be used on the second batch of Russian Project 11356 frigates whose construction was put on hold after Ukrainian gas turbine-builder Zorya-Mashproyekt refused to deliver gas turbines to Russia following the 2014 Crimea conflict.

Russia completed construction on the first three vessels in the class with all three having entered service by the end of 2017.

The fate of the second three frigates was unknown with speculation including their sale to India, a move considered possible because the Indian Navy already operates Kriwak-class frigates – an export version of the Project 11356 ships.

The navy’s deputy commander for armaments Vice Admiral Viktor Bursukn denied the rumors in July 2017, saying Admiral Istomin, Admiral Butakov and Admiral Kornilov would be finished fro the Russian Navy. The fifth and sixth Project 11356 frigates Admiral Istomin and Admiral Kornilov were launched in November 2017.

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Shipyard in northwest Russia to start building LHD in 2020

Russia’s Defense Ministry and the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) have come to an agreement that the Northern Shipyard in St. Petersburg in northwest Russia will start the construction of landing helicopter docks in 2020, a source in Russia’s defense industry told TASS.
"The Defense Ministry and the United Shipbuilding Corporation have come to an agreement that the Northern Shipyard will build landing helicopter docks and Leader-class destroyers," the source said.

"The shipyard is currently carrying out large-scale work to reconstruct its manufacturing facilities. It is also erecting a shop to build ships of the type," the source added.

"The shipyard is planned to build two landing helicopter docks and then launch the construction of the destroyers. An R&D work on the landing helicopter docks will begin in 2018. The construction of the lead ship is expected to begin in 2020 and it will be delivered to the Navy in 2024," the source said.

"The construction of the first and the sole serial-produced landing helicopter dock is planned to begin in 2022 and the ship is expected to be delivered to the customer in 2026," the source added.
TASS does not have any official confirmation of this information.
Earlier, another source told TASS that the landing helicopter docks would have a CODAG power plant.

According to the source, Kamov Ka-52K (NATO reporting name: Hokum-B) helicopters will form the mainstay of the ships’ air wing, the source added.

The delivery of the helicopters and the ships will be synchronized. The ships will carry Ka-27 (Helix), Ka-29 (Helix-B) and Ka-31 helicopters as well.

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said earlier that the first landing helicopter dock would be built approximately by 2022.

Earlier, another source told TASS that the landing helicopter docks would have a CODAG power plant.

According to the source, Kamov Ka-52K (NATO reporting name: Hokum-B) helicopters will form the mainstay of the ships’ air wing, the source added.

The delivery of the helicopters and the ships will be synchronized. The ships will carry Ka-27 (Helix), Ka-29 (Helix-B) and Ka-31 helicopters as well.

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said earlier that the first landing helicopter dock would be built approximately by 2022.

Comment by Navy Recognition: About the Priboy LHD

Russian Krylov State Research Center has developed the Priboy LHD on its own initiative. It is significantly different from the Mistral landing helicopter dock designed by DCNS. Priboy is intended for seaborne movement of troops and military equipment and landing on beaches during amphibious operation in conjunction with other naval forces. It can support projection of soldiers and hardware, take part in offensive mining actions and mount sonar beacons of suspended array surveillance systems.

The Priboy ship has a displacement of 23,000 tones, a length of 200 meters, a width of 34 meters, a designed draught of 7.5 meters, a full speed of 20 knots, a cruising speed of 14 knots, an endurance of 6,000 miles and a cruising capacity of 30 days.

The ship can withstand storms of force 6-7 on the Beaufort scale (strong breeze/near gale).
The helicopter carrier is planned to be equipped with a gas-turbine main propulsion plant. The ship’s crew totals about 400. The vessel can transport 500-900 marines, about 50 infantry fighting vehicles and up to 10 tanks.

Up to 12 military transport and search and rescue helicopters can be based on the Priboy ship. It can also carry six landing boats with a cargo-carrying capacity of 45 tons and six assault boats on davits.

The Priboy's armament suite includes two anti-air gun-missile combat modules, two close-in weapon systems and one 76mm naval gun.

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