Naval and Defense News

[thewood1]

Didn't tailhook already post that news?

"The deal is being finalized for the creation of the Maritime Strike Tomahawk (MST). An unspecified number of missiles will be given the upgrade which includes new sensors and a new warhead, and the ability to operate in a "GPS denied Environment"

https://news.usni.org/2017/08/16/navy-r ... ssile-deal "

[Triode]

About modernization of project 1155 "Admiral Shaposhnikov" (planned end of modernization 2018)

from AO"Dalzavod" plan of purchase for 2017:
Justification of the purchase --- Letter ONS 753-7-555 of 28.07.2015, order 06326;
Subject of the agreement --- products of 3S-14-1155;
Information on the number (volume) --- 2;
Supplier (with ZEP) --- JSC "KBSM", St. Petersburg

in russian : http://zakupki.rosneft.ru/node/220427
So, modernized "Shaposhnikov"(order 06326) will have two UKSK 3S-14-1155
in addition to 2x4 2S-24 "Uran" launchers and TK-25 ESM/ECM ,new MR-710 and 5P-30N instead of "Fregat"
instead of what all this good things will come, we will see

this is interesting because "Shaposhnikov" is model for modernization of 1155 project ships

[redcoat]

Russia plans to install a Voronezh-SM early warning radar in the Crimea

https://ria.ru/defense_safety/20170815/1500348360.html

Link in Russian.

[xavierv]

LRASM Anti-Ship Missile Tactical Configuration Takes First Flight from USAF B-1B

The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin conducted the first free flight launch of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a B-1B Lancer Aug.17 over Point Mugu Sea Range in California.

In the test over the Sea Range at Point Mugu, California, a U.S. Air Force B-1B from Edwards Air Force Base, California, released the LRASM. The missile navigated through all planned waypoints, transitioned to mid-course guidance and flew toward the moving maritime target using inputs from the onboard multimodal sensor. The missile then descended to low altitude for final approach to target area, positively identified and impacted the target.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.p ... -b-1b.html

Raytheon AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar - AMDR - Aces 2nd Ballistic Missile Test

Raytheon Company's AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar successfully searched for, acquired and tracked a ballistic missile test target during its second live-target flight test at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii. This test event featured a more complex, threat-representative ballistic missile target than prior tests, intended to challenge the detection and tracking capabilities of the new radar. AN/SPY-6 acquired and maintained the long-range missile target track, from launch through flight.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.p ... -test.html

US Navy Commissions 1st Expeditionary Sea Base USS Lewis B. Puller ESB 3 in Bahrain

The U.S. Navy commissioned the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) during a ceremony Thursday, August 17, at Khalifa bin Salman Port in Al Hidd, Bahrain. Puller is the first U.S. ship to be commissioned outside the United States, and the ship's reclassification provides U.S. Central Command and 5th Fleet greater flexibility to better meet regional challenges.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.p ... hrain.html

Analysis: Russian Navy Project 885 Yasen-class Submarine Severodvinsk Fires Kalibr Cruise Missile
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX2rp72wvVk

The multipurpose nuclear submarine K-560 Severodvinsk of project 885 of the Northern fleet successfully fired a seaborne cruise missile 3M-14 of the high-precision Kalibr (Caliber) weapons complex, the press service of the fleet said.
"The crew carried out a combat exercise from submerged position at one of the training ranges of the Northern fleet in the Barents Sea. The missile was fired at Chizha range in Arkhangelsk region," it said.

The distance to the target was close to 600 kilometers. "Objective control confirmed all technical and flight parameters and that the missile was fired with assigned accuracy," it said.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.p ... ssile.html

[kevinkins]

Not specifically military, but related to the situation the world has with NK:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MsPQGXessc

"ESCAPING FROM NORTH KOREA DEFECTOR'S SEARCH FOR FREEDOM"

You will have to budget an hour to watch the disturbing video. Circa 2008, but remains pertinent.

Kevin

[redcoat]

The PRC has sent four Coast Guard vessels to the disputed Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands

http://www.soa.gov.cn/xw/hyyw_90/201708/t20170818_57444.html

Link in Chinese

[Broncepulido]

H-20? Chinese stealth bomber detected? http://defence-blog.com/news/new-stealt ... china.html

[ExNusquam]

USN is looking to upgrade the Rolling-Airframe-Missile with a "Missile-to-Missile Link". Anyone got ideas on how this will improve Pk in complex scenarios? I wonder if the weapons will be able to evaluate kills and retarget?

http://www.janes.com/article/73202/usn- ... am-block-2

[angster]

Maybe to avoid double engagement too.

[Dysta]

It's yet to start World War 3, and somewhere in between China and India had started 'World War 4' several times. Reported violent sticks and stones exchanges through many years until this one is the biggest brawl. Some soldiers on both sides are injured:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtS4DkAFffw
https://mobile.twitter.com/trbrtc/statu ... 5469962240 (with map)

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Also US Navy personnels visited PLAN 071 LPD (unknown number) and recorded the interior with a head-mounted camera:

https://youtu.be/eguIfaP2tEg

[kevinkins]

Holy mackerel. That looks like a Neolithic version of Dunkirk.

Kevin

[Dysta]

WHAT?? Again??

https://mobile.twitter.com/US7thFleet/s ... 5814642688
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/rescue-effort ... 57663.html

Search and rescue efforts are under way after a US destroyer collided with a merchant vessel in southeast Asia.

The USS John S McCain was involved in a collision with the Alnic MC east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca, the US 7th Fleet said in a statement.

The accident happened at 5.24am local time as the guided-missile destroyer was heading to Singapore for a routine visit.

Local authorities were coordinating with the US Navy to conduct search and rescue efforts after the warship suffered damage the port side aft, the 7th Fleet said.

-more at link-

[Hongjian]

At this point, people are beginning to speculate about possible Chinese or North Korean involvement.

[redcoat]

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has published a report on China's ambitions in Antarctica:

https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/ad-aspi/2017-08/SR109%20Chinas%20expanding%20interests%20in%20Antarctica.pdf?L_qDGafveA4ogNHB6K08cq86VoEzKQc

Some of China’s interests and activities in the Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT), which include undeclared military activities and mineral exploration, may be at odds with Australian strategic interests and potentially breach international law. China is rapidly expanding its presence in a triangle-shaped area within the AAT that it calls the ‘East Antarctic Sector’ and has stated in policy documents that it reserves the right to make a claim in Antarctica.

[xavierv]

With NSM, these will be quite potent surface combatant in the region...

First LCS Gowind Frigate for Royal Malaysian Navy set for August 24th Launch

The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN or Tentera Laut DiRaja Malaysia; TLDM) announced last week that the first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Gowind frigate will be launched by Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad (BHIC) at the Lumut shipyard (Western Malaysia) on August 24th.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... aunch.html


Russian Navy Special Forces to Receive P-650 Midget Submarines

The Russian Navy’s special operations forces (SOF) will receive the newest P-650 special-purpose midget submarines. These ships display just 720 tons and will be able to covertly deliver special-purpose and SOF groups to the shore and retrieve them. The submarine was designed by the Malakhit Special Marine Engineering Design Bureau. According to experts, it will be a response to the introduction of submarines converted by the U.S. Navy into SOF platforms, the newspaper Izvestia reported.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... rines.html

[Hongjian]

Official graphics showing what could be the new Type 09V (095)-class SSN.

Shrouded propeller and at least 12 VLS-cells. 7000 tons displacement.

[Hongjian]

(Former deputy head of PLAN's armaments department) Admiral Zhao's lecture has unveiled quite a few interesting future plans in storage for China and the PLAN... Some interesting one's I'll share:

Looks like China wants a Zumwalt as the Type 055 follow on:

Translation:
-integrated electric power system(IEPS)
-full-spectrum stealthness
-integrated mast and integrated RF technology
-new type laser/kinetic energy weapons
-mid-course interception capability





And general future plans (annotation by me in the brackets):

-new type carrier borne fighter jet (Navalized J-20?)
-carrier borne electronic countermeasures aircraft (JD-15, most probably)
-carrier borne fixed wing early warning aircraft (definitely KJ-600)
-medium sized shipborne UAV (probably navalized Sharp Sword)
-stratospheric long-endurance drone (definitely the Divine Eagle)
-stratospheric airship (Yuanmeng Airship was one model we have seen before: http://www.popsci.com/china-tests-its-largest-airship)

[Hongjian]

And here; a ship-launched WU-14/DF-ZF as future AShM.

"Near-Space Hypersonic Anti-ship missile"

Note the multiple pull-up maneuvers.

[redcoat]

ORIGINAL: Broncepulido

H-20? Chinese stealth bomber detected? http://defence-blog.com/news/new-stealt ... china.html

The Warzone has looked at this:

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/13640/no-that-satellite-image-going-around-social-media-isnt-of-chinas-new-stealth-bomber

[Dysta]

ORIGINAL: redcoat

The Warzone has looked at this:

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/13640/no-that-satellite-image-going-around-social-media-isnt-of-chinas-new-stealth-bomber

Time will tell, but given by China is very rarely using scaled models 'that big' (they do, but only wind-tunnel models. And an actual, operable size for many prototypes) to perform RCS test. Also no cockpit element to be seen, so it's safe to say they're proposing another UCAV development.

But, don't take my words on it. PLAAF CO Xiao-Tian Ma said China is indeed developing a new long range bomber from September 2016. If what he said is legit, than this 'UCAV' model could be the first trial to seek what PLAAF needs for the new bomber, and a year later (which is one more month from now) should have an answer.

http://3g.china.com/act/military/111327 ... 05341.html (Simplified Chinese)