MOSCOW, March 19 (RIA Novosti) – A prospective series of Russia’s new fifth-generation conventional submarine equipped with an advanced air-independent propulsion system will be designated the Kalina-class, the commander of the country's navy said Wednesday.
“Russia is currently designing a fifth-generation conventional submarine, dubbed Project Kalina, which will be fitted with an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system,” Adm. Viktor Chirkov said.
“Our industry promises to develop this AIP system by 2017 and build the first boat fitted with such a system by 2018,” Chirkov said.
The admiral earlier said that the new AIP system could be initially tested on the only operational Lada-class diesel-electric submarine in service with the navy, the St. Petersburg, which is undergoing sea trials in the Barents Sea after a series of design changes.
Air-independent power plants offer significant advantages over diesel-electric submarines, which must surface regularly to recharge their batteries, and nuclear submarines, which must continually run noisy pumps to cool their reactors.
Submarines with such systems can stay submerged for weeks at a time and are already in operation with a number of navies around the world. The United States has so far not employed the technology, however, in favor of the longer endurance and range of nuclear submarines.
By: YU1
- 21st April 2014 at 12:39Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The decision to overhaul Sevmorput was taken in late 2013. The unique vessel will re-enter service in February 2016. The vessel will perform commercial tasks, including the so-cold Northern deliveries of basic commodities to remote regions of the country's North, participation in the development of the shelf and Pavlovsky lead / zinc ores deposits based on Novya Zemlya. The vessel will be tasked to ensure the deployment and presence of Russia's military groups in the Arctic, rebuilding of the entire infrastructure of air stations and ports located on Siberian Islands, Franz Josef Land and other regions of the Far North of Russia.
First medium tanker laid down since fall of USSR (for the navy).
New
By: Anonymous
- 27th April 2014 at 15:16Permalink- Edited 22nd October 2019 at 22:31
FrankenMiG ?
A bit, yes. It's astounding how many different minor variations in EW configuration have been fitted to these new-generation MiG-29 airframes by now! This is the fourth or fifth, of the top of my head.
Interesting photo- this is the same type of control station as on the recently built Chinese Zubrs. The factory is in Simferopol, now part of the Russian Federation.
Interesting photo- this is the same type of control station as on the recently built Chinese Zubrs. The factory is in Simferopol, now part of the Russian Federation.
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By: TR1 - 19th March 2014 at 20:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
In the water:
http://www.wrk.ru/forums/attachment.php?item=379168&download=2&type=.jpg
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By: El_Indigo - 20th March 2014 at 08:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
News on Project Kalina.
http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20140319/188575985/Russian-Navy-Unveils-New-Class-of-Submarines.html
Hopefully they won't **** it up like Lada class.
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By: Jinan - 20th March 2014 at 21:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Interesting, the stern modifications relative to Indian navy ships. + getting only AK630 by the looks of that base ring.
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By: TR1 - 25th March 2014 at 07:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Some good footage of 20380 frigates on patrol together, including interior shots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVgMgUk2V70
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By: ink - 17th April 2014 at 14:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Yuri Dolgoruky to start patrols this year
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By: YU1 - 18th April 2014 at 19:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
1st icebreaker of Project 21900M will be launched on April 29.
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By: TR1 - 19th April 2014 at 06:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
http://bmpd.livejournal.com/820742.html#comments
Sevmash has built the first pontoon to get the Nakhimov into the basin.
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By: YU1 - 21st April 2014 at 12:39 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
http://en.portnews.ru/news/174476/
A bit old but interesting news.
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By: TR1 - 26th April 2014 at 07:10 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
http://bmpd.livejournal.com/827486.html
MiG-29Ks for the Russian Navy.
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By: TomcatViP - 27th April 2014 at 04:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
FrankenMiG ?
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By: TR1 - 27th April 2014 at 07:08 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
http://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/49128/
First medium tanker laid down since fall of USSR (for the navy).
By: Anonymous - 27th April 2014 at 15:16 Permalink - Edited 22nd October 2019 at 22:31
A bit, yes. It's astounding how many different minor variations in EW configuration have been fitted to these new-generation MiG-29 airframes by now! This is the fourth or fifth, of the top of my head.
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By: El_Indigo - 27th April 2014 at 21:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Might be the future destroyer with the RuN.
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By: Jinan - 28th April 2014 at 09:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Modern day equivalent of Dubna class, which has very similar dimensions and displacement and speed?
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By: Jinan - 28th April 2014 at 10:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The above pic reminded me of pic of models we've seen here before just under a year ago: http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?122230-Russian-Navy-Thread-2&p=1990258#post1990258
Some refer to Project 2145
The hull shape appears similar, as does the configuration of the stacks.
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By: TR1 - 28th April 2014 at 22:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Thanks Jinan, I was looking for that exact model.
And yeah, I don't think "Leader" will end up looking anything as "exotic".
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By: El_Indigo - 29th April 2014 at 13:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Maybe, maybe not. But it is one of the proposed destroyers no doubt.
And that looks to me like a new Gorshkov class next to it.
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By: Jinan - 30th April 2014 at 16:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The model was discussed in terms of being a cruiser, but I don't know it that is in anyway the official terminology for it.
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By: TR1 - 5th May 2014 at 07:14 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t31.0-8/10257818_736600403029968_4698666347525229494_o.jpg
Interesting photo- this is the same type of control station as on the recently built Chinese Zubrs. The factory is in Simferopol, now part of the Russian Federation.
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By: Jinan - 5th May 2014 at 09:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
That would be cool to drive :applause: