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kwaigonegin said:

You could tell it's a very dated design. Even though this 2nd ship is just a couple years old the original design dates back to the mid 80s.

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Well, the basic hull form is in fact the Krivak III which does date back to the USSR. However, this last one is modified somewhat and is similar to the Talwar Frigates (whch are also based on the Krivak III hull) that the Russians have built six of for the Indian Navy between 2003 and 2013 to the Indian's particular design specifications;


The Talwars are also very decent frigates and three more are being planned for the Indians. That last Neustrashimyy, the Yaroslav Mudry I discussed earlier, incorportaed quite a few of those same enhancments...though not as stealthy. Nonetheless, it's a decent design and was specifically built for the Baltic Fleet, which is not as high a threat environment for the Russians.

kwaigonegin said:

Money is probably better spent on the Gorshkov-class frigate.

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There is no doubt that the Russians new Project 22350 design (which is the Gorshkov Class), is the modern successor to the Krivak III hull form for the Russians. It is newer, a little bigger, more stealthy, and has less draft.


The Russians have already commissioned two of these vessels I believe, are building two more, and plan at least sixteen of them.

Comparing the new Gorshkov to the last Neustrashimyy:

New Gorshkov FFG Specifications:
Displacement: 4,550 tons (full load)
Length: 135m
Beam: 16.4m
Draft: 4.5m
Propulsion: CODAG, 2 shafts
Speed: 30 knots
Crew: 180-210
Armament:
- 8 x VLS with SS-N-26 or SS-N-27 SSMs
- 1 x 130mm DP Main Gun
- 4 x 8 VLS 9M96 Medium Range missile
- 2 x Kashtan CIWS (20mm gun x 2, AAW x 8 each)
- 1 x 12 RBU 6000 ASW Rocket System
- 6 x 324 mm tubes for ASW Missiles
Aircraft:1 med Helo, pad & hanger

Last Neustrashimyy Class Specifications:
Displacement: 4,400 tons (full load)
Length: 129m
Beam: 15.6m
Draft: 5.6 m
Propulsion: COGAG, 2 shafts
Speed: 30 knots
Crew: 210
Armament:
- 8 x Kh-35 SSMs
- 1 x 100mm DP Main Gun
- 4 x 8 VLS SA-9-N
- 2 x Kashtan CIWS (20mm gun x 2, AAW x 8 each)
- 1 x 12 RBU 6000 ASW Rocket System
- 6 x 533mm tubes for ASW Missiles and torpedoes
Aircraft:1 med Helo, pad & hanger

Very similar specs. The newer vessels, is a little bigger, more stealthy, has a significantly larger gun, and carries similar numbers of other weapons, but the latest ones available, as you would expect.

All good stuff.

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Jeff Head said:

I am impressed by the second of the Russian Neustrashimyy class frigates, the F 727, Yaroslav Mudry, which was commissioned in 2009 or 2010. it is a new build frigate.


I have to tell you, the lack of that red deck is weird on a Russian vessel...also the distinctly western style quad canister launchers instead of the normal quad mounts under the bridge on either side also look strange on a Russian vessel.

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I like the new look for the Russian vessels. It makes them appear more modern.


Red zinc oxide paint that was utilized has pretty much been outlawed now, in most of the world, as it is highly toxic. Modern anti fouling paints use various types of biocide and ablative layers. The red paint that was applied to Russian ships is supposed to also be non-slip.



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Miragedriver said:

More Russian Mi-28 Helocopters for TerraN

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The newer Havocs are still ugly however extremely deadly. I definitely would not want to meet one on the horizon especially if I'm a tank commander, infantry or even a rotorhead!

kwaigonegin said:

The newer Havocs are still ugly however extremely deadly. I definitely would not want to meet one on the horizon especially if I'm a tank commander, infantry or even a rotorhead!

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Agreed. There some that say the A-10 is ugly (I personally like it) and I would not want to be looking down the barrel of the 30mm gun. 

Here to ugly but effective!





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The Flying Wart Hog head and the Buzzing Rat. Proof that Sexy does not aircraft make.

These are not the prancing pretty boy airforce magazine centrefolds, these are the fugly enforcers with broken noses and missing teeth.

For the guys fighting in the mud, there is little question which one they would prefer show up when they call for air support.

Russia excludes use of GPS stations for military purposes on its territory

Russia June 01, 13:44 UTC+4
Russian Vice-Premier Dmitry Rogozin said on May 13 that Russia would suspend the operation of 11 GPS stations

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MOSCOW, June 1 /ITAR-TASS/. US GPS (Global Positioning System) ground stations located in Russia will continue to operate under existing agreements but their use for military purposes will be excluded, Russia’s Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said on Sunday.
“In compliance with the Russian government’s instruction, Roscosmos and the Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations implemented measures on June 1, 2014, which excluded the use of information from global seismographic network stations working on signals from the GPS system and located on the territory of the Russian Federation for purposes not stipulated by the existing agreements, including for military purposes,” Roscosmos said in a statement.

Russia may suspend operation of 11 GPS stations in its territory as of June 1
Russian Vice-Premier Dmitry Rogozin who oversees the country’s defense and industrial sector in the Russian government said on May 13 that Russia would suspend the operation of 11 GPS stations located in the Kaluga and Sverdlovsk regions; the Krasnoyarsk territory; Yakutia, Irkutsk, Magadan, Southern Sakhalin and the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in retaliation to the absence of progress in talks on the deployment of Russia’s GLONASS stations in the United States.
On May 26, Rogozin told journalists that the GPS stations which could stop their operation on June 1 were used to transmit seismic information to the US authorities. Later, he reiterated his warning that if the United States continued ignoring Russia’s proposal to deploy GLONASS on the US territory, Russia will stop the operation of these stations on June 1 and might start dismantling them from September 1.
Experts said that even if GPS stations were suspended in Russia, this was not going to affect the operation of civilian smart phones; navigators and other devices used by ordinary Russians.
GPS is a global satellite positioning system designed and operated by the US Department of Defense. The navigation signal can also be used for civilian purposes. More than a billion people around the globe reportedly use this system. The GPS satellite grouping has about 30 functioning spacecraft.

Borey class SSBN

Source: August-September, the submarine "Vladimir Monomakh" will perform for the first time start "Bulava" MOSCOW, June 3. / ITAR-TASS /. Strategic missile submarine of Project 955 (code "Northwind") "Vladimir Monomakh" in August-September this year, will perform for the first time test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile "Bulava". told Itar-Tass source in the Military-Industrial Commission under the Russian government. " First start "Bulava" this year is scheduled for August, but perhaps for technical reasons it will be shifted to September. "Bulava" first shot "Vladimir Monomakh" within the state tests, "- said the source. "In November start" Bulava "once again perform" Yury Dolgoruky ", adopted in January 2013, the Navy," - he added. Tests 2015 The source also noted that "Alexander Nevsky" and "Vladimir Monomakh" summer-autumn 2015 will conduct test launches "Bulava". "In 2015, the test will be conducted three missile launch, with all three strategic missile submarines" Alexander Nevsky "and" Vladimir Monomakh "of the Sea of Okhotsk by polygon Chizha at Cape Kanin in the Arkhangelsk region," -

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Therefore

Yury Dolgoruky rest with NF/31 Sub Div/Gadzhievo, with 6 Delta IV
And Alexander Nevsky, Vladimir Monomakh for PF/25 Sub Div/Vilyuchinsk, definitely replace 2 of 3 Delta III.

In 2010, it was announced that the Kuznetsov would start a five year overhaul in 2012.

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This did not happen...but supposedly it is still planned and some are reporting

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, after the current deployment.


It is meant to be a MAJOR overhaul and undertaking, planning to accomplish all of the following:

• The propulsion which currently comprises steam turbines and turbo-pressurized boilers will be replaced with a gas-turbine unit.

• The ship's 3M45 P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) anti-ship cruise-missile launchers will be dismantled, and her internal layout changed. As a result, hangar is to be expanded to 4,500-5,000 sq. meters.

• The =air defenses will be strengthened by replacing 3K95 Kinzhal (SA-N-9 Gauntlet) missiles with a multi-role naval system featuring 80-120 new-generation and medium-range surface-to-air missiles (SAMs).

• Four to six Pantsir-S1 (SA-22 Greyhound) combined short to medium-range SAM and anti-aircraft artillery weapons systems will be installed. Similar to Kashtan, but new and improved.

• New state-of-the-art radio-electronic equipment, probably including the standard Sigma combat information and control system, due to be installed on all new generation Russian warships will be installed. This system facilitates effective cooperation between task force elements.

• Two waist catapults, will be located on the angled flight deck.

• The carrier's air wing will comprise 26 new Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29K Fulcrum-D multi-role fighter aircraft, AEW and ASW helicopters and, ultimately, navalized Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA fifth-generation fighters.

These are very significant changes to Kuznetsov should they occur, and will significantly upgrade her capability.

The vessels re-launch is slated, pending the 2014 start date, to occur in late 2019 or early 2020