The USC Northern Shipyard held a ceremonial launch of the frigate Admiral Amelko on 14 August 2025. This is the fifth ship being built by the enterprise for the Russian Navy based on the Project 22350 design of the United Shipbuilding Corporation’s [USC] Northern Design Bureau. The arsenal of Project 22350 frigates allows them toContinueContinue reading “New Russian Navy Project 22350 Frigate Launched in Northern Shipyard – Latest Ship to Carry the Hypersonic Zircon Missile”
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Zvezdochka Shipyard Rolls Out Russian Navy’s Newest Weapons Transport Vessel
A ceremony was held on 14 August 2025 for the Project 20181 Akademik Makeyev reinforced ice-class weapons transport departing the slipway. The ceremony was held at the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center. As noted by the United Shipbuilding Corporation [USC] public affairs office, the vessel was developed by the Almaz Design Bureau by order of theContinueContinue reading “Zvezdochka Shipyard Rolls Out Russian Navy’s Newest Weapons Transport Vessel”
Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Kursk
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the K-141 Kursk, the Northern Fleet’s Project 949A nuclear submarine. The general picture is still clear in the minds of those who were “around “in the trade” when it took place – the first major Russian Navy exercise in a decade, while sailing submerged inContinueContinue reading “Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Kursk”
Arctic Ocean Area Closures for Russian Navy Missile Launches Scheduled for 18-20 August 2025
On 11 August 2025, the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense filed three maritime closure areas that encompass the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Kara Sea, and Cheshskaya Guba to ensure safe lanes for missile launches from 18 to 20 August, with a local time window of 1300-2100 GMT each day. While the Russian-issued advisory offered noContinueContinue reading “Arctic Ocean Area Closures for Russian Navy Missile Launches Scheduled for 18-20 August 2025”
Offshore Tug Under Construction for Russian Navy Sinks at Shipyard: Photos
10 August 2025: Translating History has received news that on August 9, 2025, in St. Petersburg, near the wall of Baltic Shipyard (part of United Shipbuilding Corporation), as a result of an accident, the Project 23470 offshore tugboat Kapitan Ushakov (factory number 414), which was being fitted out for the Russian Navy, capsized on itsContinueContinue reading “Offshore Tug Under Construction for Russian Navy Sinks at Shipyard: Photos”
Russia’s Largest Supplier of Speedboats for Military and Coast Guard Struggles with its “Unfriendly” Foreign Components
A report published in June 2025 by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau reveals that there are still challenges that continue to stymie the Russian Federation’s efforts to completely phase out imported components, especially in the realm of shipbuilding. Almaz highlights foreign components its own design and production of high-speed boats for the Russian MinistryContinueContinue reading “Russia’s Largest Supplier of Speedboats for Military and Coast Guard Struggles with its “Unfriendly” Foreign Components”
Russian Navy Live Torpedo Fire Advisory for the Barents Sea
If this was the weekend you’d chosen to explore the Barents east of Rybachy Peninsula, your plans were most likely ruined. From 1 August through the evening hours of 6 August, a navigational warning was announced for the area highlighted above, where live torpedo fire is expected to take place. Those familiar with the areaContinueContinue reading “Russian Navy Live Torpedo Fire Advisory for the Barents Sea”
New Russian Helo Training Vessel Begins Factory Sea Trials
The Russian Project 14400 training vessel Nikolay Kamov begins factory sea trials today, 17 July 2025. The vessel was developed to train Russian Navy carrier-based helicopter crews. Equipment on board can imitate various sea conditions. She boasts a 900 ton displacement, is 70 m long, and 12 m wide. She can reach speeds of upContinueContinue reading “New Russian Helo Training Vessel Begins Factory Sea Trials”
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