Russia’s participation in the 2012 Russia-NATO Council summit in Chicago has not been decided yet as it depends on the U.S. position concerning the missile defense shield, Deputy Foreign Minister
Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday.
“It is absolutely clear that the decision [to participate in the summit] has not been made. It has not been made, has not been discussed and will be discussed only if there will be clarity on the
content of the summit,” Ryabkov said during his visit to Washington.
Ryabkov said the issue of Russia’s participation in the summit depends more on the U.S. position than on Russia’s political schedule. It should not be linked with presidential elections scheduled
for March.
“From the point of view of the schedule it is clear that the discussion will take place only after the presidential election in March 4, 2012. But it is not a question of time that is a question
of substance. If we agree on the missile defense scheme that suits us, the chances of holding the summit will increase. If we do not agree it really does not matter what month it is: January,
March or April,” deputy minister said.
Le groupe aéronaval russe conduit par le porte-avions lourd Admiral Kouznetsov continuera de progresser vers la Méditerranée en passant par l’océan Atlantique après un ravitaillement en eau, en
carburant et en denrées alimentaires dans la baie du Moray Firth, au nord-est de la Grande-Bretagne, a annoncé jeudi à ITAR-TASS le capitaine de vaisseau Vadim Serga, porte-parole de la flotte
russe du Nord.
Belarus has taken delivery of the first consignment of advanced Tor-M2 antiaircraft missile systems from Russia, Belarusian Defense Minister Yury Zhadobin said on Thursday.
“The first two units arrived yesterday,” he told the Belta news agency.
All 14 systems will have been delivered before December 24, he said, adding that the first Tor-M2 battery would be
based in the Brest region.
Tor is an all-weather, short-range surface-to-air missile system that can effectively engage aircraft, cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and ballistic targets.
La 12è série de négociations entre des délégations russe et française se déroulent à l’état-major de la marine russe depuis le 12 et jusqu’au 14 décembre. La délégation française était arrivée à
Moscou le 11.
L’objet des discutions est la mise en œuvre de l’Accord pour la prévention des incidents en haute mer et au- dessus de la haute mer, signé par les 2 gouvernements d’Union Soviétique et de France
en 1989.
La délégation russe comprend des représentants des ministères de la défense et des affaires étrangères. Elle est conduite par le chef adjoint de l’état-major de la marine, le contre-amiral Leonid
Sukhanov.
La délégation française est composée de représentants du ministère de la défense et de l’ambassade de France auprès de la Fédération de Russie.
Les discutions concerneraient 7 sujets liés au domaine naval, sur un large éventail de sujets de coopération dans le domaine de la sécurité maritime.
(Source: Ministry of Defence Czech Republic; issued December 11, 2011)
The Protocol, signed during the recent visit of President of the Russian Federation in Prague, will enable LOM Prague company provide repairs and upgrading of not only Russian helicopters kept by
the Czech military but also of NATO and other countries.
"This is the good news for our LOM Praha company for it can upgrade in future not only helicopters of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic as so far, but also aircraft from equipment of our
NATO allies and other countries. For the LOM, it´s a chance to enter new markets," Jiri Sedivy, First Deputy Minister of Defence, said.
For repairs and upgrading of helicopters, the Czech LOM Prague company, as an end user, will moreover use only original spare parts delivered by Russian companies ROSOBORONEXPORT and OBORONPROM,
according to the Protocol, which has become part of the Czech-Russian agreement on Mi type helicopters as of 27 April 2007.
The LOM Prague is capable of repairing and upgrading Russian-made helicopters of Mi-24 (Mi-35), Mi-171S (Mi-8, Mi-17) types.
The Protocol signed Director of the Russian Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation Michail Dimitrijev and First Deputy Czech Defence Minister Jiri Sedivy in presence of Czech
President Vaclav Klaus and Russian President Dimitrij Medvedev at the Prague Castle on 8 December 2011.
"The signature of the helicopter agreement is the great advance," Alexandr Vondra, Czech Defence Minister, said. "Our maintenance and industrial works are closer to orders from all over the
world. Czech-Russian relations make headway towards rational, mutually advantageous cooperation in defence industry," said Vondra, who participated in talks with the Russian President.
A new missile system has been deployed in Russia’s Northern Caucasus republic of Chechnya, a senior military official said on Wednesday.
The Barnaul-T system will be hooked up to Russia’s Glonass sat-nav system.
“The new system makes for better coordination of the actions of missile defenses on all levels, and also increases their mobility and durability during battle,” Lt. Col. Oleg Kochetkov told
reporters.
The new system will track and coordinate information on airborne targets, Kochetkov added.
Moscow | Today four serial Su-34 frontline bombers went up in the sky from the runway airport of the Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPO) and off to the place of
their deployment at the air base in Voronezh. Two more aircraft will arrive there in the next few days. The aircraft delivery is carried out in the framework of the five-year state contract
signed in 2008 to supply 32 Su-34 frontline bombers to the Russian Defense Ministry.
In September 2011 the state joint testing of the airplane was completed and the official act was signed with the recommendation to put the plane into service of the Russian Air
Force. In future the Su-34 aircraft will replace the fleet of the Su-24 frontline bombers currently in service.
The Su-34 can effectively attack land-based, sea- and airborne targets by day and night in all weathers using the entire suite of its airborne munitions, including
high-precision types. In terms of operational capabilities this is a 4+ generation aircraft. Its active safety system, along with the newest computers, provides extra capabilities for the pilot
and navigator to perform precise bombing and to maneuver under enemy fire. The excellent aerodynamics, large capacity internal fuel tanks, fuel-efficient bypass engines with a digital control
system, in-flight refueling device and add-on fuel tanks enable the aircraft to fly long distances close to those of medium strategic bombers.
The aircraft features an outstanding flight performance, maintainability and maneuverability. It has long-range aiming systems and modern on-board communication and information
exchange system with ground control stations, ground troops and surface ships as well as between aircraft of the group.
The Su-34 is armed with highly effective long-range air-to-surface and air-to-air guided weapons enabling multi-channel operational employment. It is equipped with a highly
intelligent system of radar countermeasures and defense. The Su-34 has a sophisticated survival system, including an armored cockpit. The aircraft can perform missions at a low altitude in bypass
and fly-by modes. There are immediate plans to increase the combat potential of the aircraft with new weapons.
Bakou.- La compagnie russe « Rosvertol » va commencer la livraison des hélicoptères MI-35 (Hind-J) en Azerbaïdjan.
Les travaux d préparation sont lancés à l’aérodrome de l’usine à Rostov, pour envoyer premier hélicoptère à Bakou, rapporte l’APA.
L’Azerbaïdjan a signé en 2010, un contrat avec l’agence russe d’exportation d’armes Rosoboponexport sur l’achat de 24 hélicoptères MI3—35M.
L’hélicoptère Mi-35M, une version modernisée de l’hélicoptère Mi-35, est le seul hélicoptère de combat au monde capable d’accomplir des missions de débarquement, de transport et des missions
sanitaires de jour comme de nuit. L’hélicoptère blindé est doté de 16 missiles supersoniques anti-char, de missiles non-guidés de 80 et de 122 mm, d’un canon de 23 mm et peut transporter huit
parachutistes, quatre blessés ou 1,5 t de fret.
Les sous-marins nucléaires russes du Projet 949, des sous-marins lanceurs de missiles de croisière du même type que le Koursk, vont être ré-équipés de nouveaux missiles, des Oniks et des Kalibr.
Ces sous-marins sont actuellement équipés de missiles de croisière Granit.
Le bureau d’études Rubin a étudié la modernisation de ces sous-marins. Les réparations et la modernisation sera effectuée par le chantier Zvezdochka de Severodvinsk (sous-marins basés en Europe)
et le chantier Zvezda pour ceux basés en Extrême-Orient.
L'analyse de la rédaction :
Il peut paraitre surprenant que la Russie remplace un missile d’une portée de 550 à 625 km (le Granit) par des missiles d’une portée inférieure (300 km pour l’Oniks).
More than 30 Austrian-manufactured sniper rifles have been adopted for service with Russia’s Airborne Forces special task units, Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Alexander Kucherenko said on
Friday.
These are the first foreign made rifles to be officially used by this branch of service.
The rifles have been delivered under a 2010 contract and more will be delivered later, Kucherenko said, declining to disclose the rifle’s full official designation.
Judging by the specifications he provided, the rifle in question could be the Steyr-Mannlicher SSG-69, 7.62mm with a 10-round magazine and an effective range of more than 2,000 meters.
A number of Russian servicemen have taken a special training course in handling the new rifle, he said.
La Russie a averti ce jeudi qu'il ne restait plus beaucoup de temps pour conclure avec l'Otan un accord sur la question des défenses antimissiles, les deux parties n'étant pas parvenues à
surmonter leurs divergences sur le projet de bouclier américain en Europe.
"Nous n'avons pas encore trouvé de terrain d'entente", a reconnu devant la presse le secrétaire général de l'Otan, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, après les entretiens qu'ont eus à Bruxelles les ministres
des Affaires étrangères de l'Otan avec leur homologue russe, Sergueï Lavrov.
Projets de bouclier antimissile américain en Europe
"Nous convenons tous qu'il est important de continuer à discuter, afin d'écouter les inquiétudes des uns et des autres", a-t-il ajouté. "Si nous parvenons à nous entendre sur ce sujet, notre
relation en sortira grandie".
L'Otan, a continué Rasmussen, espère toujours trouver les grandes lignes d'un accord avec la Russie avant le sommet de l'Otan prévu en mai prochain à Chicago.
Lavrov, de son côté, a estimé que les deux parties avaient eu des discussions "utiles" à Bruxelles. La Russie voit dans les projets de bouclier antimissile américain en Europe, censé d'après
Washington protéger de dangers susceptibles de venir de pays comme l'Iran, une menace pour sa propre sécurité.
Les éléments de ce système antimissiles doivent être déployés dans des pays de l'Otan proches de la Russie - Pologne, Roumanie ou encore Turquie. Les radars de ce système balaieraient une partie
du territoire russe, ce que Moscou n'accepte pas
On December 7, 2011, Anatoly Serdyukov, Russian Defence Minister, and Alexey Fedorov, President of JSC IRKUT Corporation, signed a contract on delivery of a batch of Yak-130
combat trainer aircraft. Under the contract, IRKUT Corporation will supply 55 Yak-130 aircraft to the Russian Air Force till 2015.
“As part of efforts to form a new image of the Russian armed forces, the Defence Ministry pays primary attention to equipping the army with state-of-the-art hardware and to
enhancing its combat capability,” the Russian Defence Minister said. “The new Yak-130 aircraft will help improve pilots’ skills and to train them to be ready to fly new-generation combat aircraft
to be mass purchased by the Defence Ministry.”
Alexey Fedorov underlined that signing the state contract on the Yak-130 is the event of great importance for the company. “I’m sure that we can provide timely delivery of high
quality aircraft for the Russian Air Force”, declared the head of IRKUT Corporation.
Russia’s Chief of General Staff says Moscow is being pushed into a new arms race, although it has repeatedly stressed that it does not want this.
In his speech at an annual meeting with foreign military representatives on Wednesday, General Nikolai Makarov noted that at last year’s NATO-Russia summit in Lisbon, President Dmitry Medvedev
said Russia could take part in Europe’s own missile defense system, but this suggestion was rejected. Moscow then offered another option – if NATO countries wanted to build their own defense
system, they could simply ensure that Russia falls outside its effective radius, and the effective radius of similar Russian weapons would then remain within the country’s borders. The second
plan was also rejected, Russia’s military chief said at the Moscow meeting.
“We are ready for other options, but no one is suggesting anything. We hear nothing but empty statements that the missile defense systems in Europe are of no danger to Russia’s strategic
nuclear forces,” Makarov stressed.
The general noted that a number of analysts in the US and Europe have proved that the existing components of European missile defense are already affecting Russia’s nuclear potential. He also
stressed that European countries must be more active in discussing the problem. “Missile defense creation in Europe can complicate our relations. The Russian President, Defense Minister and
myself, as Chief of General Staff have held talks with our colleagues in most European countries. Many of them said that we should decide this issue with the US, but we are talking about Europe.
Why are they separating Europe and Russia? Who needs that? We are ready to cooperate, to build missile defense together. Why are they not answering our requests? Someone must be benefitting from
this,” Makarov said.
The chief of staff also noted that his country has had to act in response to the foreign moves on missile defense. “The actions defined by the President’s statements are already being
realized,” Makarov said.
“But we do not need this, and we are saying it again. Instead of trust, we are getting suspicion and mistrust in return. Europe will not benefit from this,” he added.
The Russian general also said that the assurances that the defense shield is just a remote prospect for 2018 – 2020 do not stand up to criticism. “We see at what rate the missile defense
is being introduced in Europe and we see that the directions are different – not against the Southern threat, as it had been declared. It puts us on alert. Naturally, we must take measures now
and not in 2018 in order not to find ourselves in a losing situation,” General Makarov said.
Russia is not violating its international obligations by stationing advanced weapon systems in its westernmost exclave, Kaliningrad, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
Speaking at a media conference in Vilnius, Lavrov stressed that Kaliningrad is a sovereign territory of the Russian Federation. “We are not abusing any international commitments,” the
minister underlined, as cited by Itar-Tass.
Over the past five to six years Russia has removed hundreds of units of heavy weaponry. “And, of course, we will replace them with more modern arms,” Lavrov said. He noted though that
this is being done in the context of the Russia-NATO dialogue.
Moscow and Brussels remain at odds over the planned US missile defense shield in Europe. Even though Russia was invited to be involved in the project, the sides have so far failed to come to an
agreement as to what role exactly Russia would play. The Russian side is only ready to take part in the plan as an equal partner rather than being just a passive observer. In addition, Washington
has refused to provide any legally-binding guarantees that the missile defense system would not be used against Russia.
Speaking on Wednesday, Sergey Lavrov pointed out that NATO is well-aware of the situation. He stressed that the dialogue between the sides can only progress when the alliance finally hears what
Moscow says on the matter.
“The situation is not changing, but we are continuing consultations. Our legitimate concerns are not taken into consideration. Our NATO friends flatly refuse to record on paper what they say
verbally, namely, that the missile defense in Europe would not create a threat to Russia,” Lavrov said.
The minister said that Moscow’s major concern is that foreign arms and military infrastructure are being placed around the territory of Russia and its neighbors.
On November 23, President Dmitry Medvedev outlined military measures Russia would take in response to any further
development of America’s controversial missile defense shield. Those included the deployment of strike systems in the west and south of the country and Iskander missiles in the Kaliningrad
region. Shortly after that, the head of state launched a radar system in Kaliningrad, which protects the country from missile attacks and covers all Europe and Atlantic.
On Thursday, Sergey Lavrov will discuss the tricky missile defense issue in Brussels, at a Russia-NATO Council meeting of foreign ministers.
Moscow’s permanent representative to the alliance, Dmitry Rogozin, told Itar-Tass that in light of President Medvedev’s recent statement, the talks are expected to be “rather serious”.
“Out NATO colleagues will have to answer why they, while calling Moscow their partner, create potentials which might pose a threat to our country’s security,” he said.
Lavrov was speaking in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, where he was attending a meeting of foreign ministers from Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) member states.
Speaking at the gathering a day earlier, the Russian diplomat called for a profound reform of the organization. Without it,
he said, the OSCE would eventually lose its role. Lavrov reiterated his stance at a media briefing on Wednesday.
The Russian Foreign Minister said that, apparently, the West prefers to keep the organization in a “messy state” since that way it is easier to manipulate it, cites Interfax.
He described work procedures at the meeting as “funny,” saying that ministers are not very involved in decision-making. They do take part in discussions, but most decisions are made by
experts. It is “disappointing,” but Russia is trying to change the situation.
Lavrov noted that Moscow, together with its partners from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), has been pushing for OSCE reform for several years. However, Western partners have shown
only muted enthusiasm for the idea.
DCNS peut désormais lancer les études pour la construction des deux porte-hélicoptères type Mistral achetés par la Russie en juin 2011. Première livraison : fin 2014.
C’est fait : la Russie vient de verser le premier acompte pour l’achat de deux navires porte-hélicoptères type BPC. Evalué à environ 1,2 milliard d’euros par Rosoboronexport, l’agence
gouvernementale russe qui gère le complexe militaro-industriel, ce contrat va impliquer beaucoup de transferts de technologies entre le constructeur français des BPC, le groupe DCNS, et les
chantiers navals russes OSK, à Saint-Petersbourg.
Ces deux premiers bateaux seront assemblés en France, aux chantiers STX France de Saint-Nazaire, mais OSK fournira six "anneaux" (les tronçons complets du navires) formant la partie arrière du
BPC. Soit environ 40 % de la coque. DCNS conservera le contrôle sur la conception d’un élément clé du navire, le système de commandement et de communication.
Par ailleurs, le groupe français réalisera les adaptations des futurs BPC russes par exemple pour qu’ils accueillent les hélicoptères à double rotors Kamov, ou un système de dégivrage de la piste
pour tenir compte des températures hivernales en Russie.
DCNS s’est engagé à livrer les plans complets des bateaux à la Russie, et à envoyer des ingénieurs à Saint-Petersbourg pour apprendre à leurs homologues d’OSK à fabriquer les BPC. Car en ligne de
mire, il y a une option pour deux porte-hélicoptères supplémentaires, qui eux, seront construits en grande partie en Russie.
En attendant, le timing est serré : DCNS doit livrer le premier BPC fin 2014 et le second fin 2015. Quoi qu’il en soit, si la Russie avait dû les développer elle-même, cela lui aurait pris au
moins quatre ans de plus.
La Russie a terminé les essais à terre d’un nouveau moteur pour sous-marins classiques à propulsion anaérobie. Elle se prépare à construire un prototype expérimental, selon le directeur général
du chantier Sevmash, Andrei Diachkov.
Actuellement, tous les sous-marins classiques russes utilisent des moteurs diesel. « Le bureau d’études Rubin travaille activement sur un moteur anaérobie, avec un générateur électrochimique.
Nous avons terminé les essais à terre, et nous prévoyons de présenter le projet à une délégation indienne en décembre, » a déclaré Diachkov.
Selon lui, les experts du bureau Rubin ont montré qu’il était techniquement possible d’obtenir de l’hydrogène à bord d’un sous-marin. « Cela permettrait de produire de l’hydrogène à bord d’un
sous-marin au lieu de le stocker comme le font les Allemands, » a expliqué le directeur général du bureau Rubin.
De plus, il a jouté que le futur système russe de propulsion anaérobie utiliserait du carburant diesel standard et n’aurait pas besoin d’installation compliquée au port. « En fait, il n’y a
aucune partie en mouvement, donc acoustiquement, c’est très avantageux, » a souligné Diachkov.
Selon lui, pour réaliser un projet d’une telle ampleur que le développement d’un système anaérobie, il faudrait le financement d’un programme fédéral. « Bientôt, Rubin va construire un prototype
expérimental, et c’est très couteux. Une autre solution est de travailler en coopération avec d’autres compagnies, » a indiqué Diachkov.
Russia is joining Germany, China, Israel and many other major military powers by building an instrumented combat training range for its ground forces. Russia has hired the
German firm (Rheinmetall) that built the German training range three years ago, to basically build a very similar one in Russia.
This is all based on a breakthrough training system developed by the U.S. Army in 1982. This is the National Training Center (NTC), a 147,000 hectare (359,000 acre) facility in
the Mohave desert at Ft Irwin, California. There, the United States Army revolutionized the training of ground combat troops in the 1980s with the development of MILES (laser tag) equipment for
infantry and armored vehicles, and the use of MILES in a large, "wired" (to record all activities) combat training area. Other countries soon realized the importance of these innovations and a
few built their own NTC clones. NTC type training centers are usually built to enable a combat brigade to go through several weeks of very realistic combat exercises.
For more than a decade Israel has been using and expanding its own NTC. This is a 39,000 hectare (98,000 acre), Tactical Training Center (TTC) at Ze'elim in the Negev desert.
In addition to wide open areas for the training of armor, infantry and artillery units, there are several villages and urban areas wired for training troops to fight in close quarters. Israel has
now developed a portable version of this technology, and many other innovations as well.
In addition to Israel, China also recently opened its own version. The Chinese NTC is a big deal. It means the Chinese are really serious about training their ground combat
troops to the highest standards. This kind of training is serious stuff, in part because it's expensive to use an NTC. Not just the fuel and ammo the troops will use, but the expense of a staff
to run the NTC, and perform as OPFOR (opposing force). American intelligence officers track which units go through the Chinese NTC, and mark them as likely to be much more effective in
combat.
Ft Irwin itself has been expanded. Since the 1980s, the United States has established many similar training centers, all using lots of electronics to assist the trainees in
having a realistic experience, and enabling them to see their mistakes, and learn from them.
Israeli and American manufacturers have individually, or through collaboration, developed new features for NTC type facilities. These include portable equipment that can allow
any area to be wired to provide the same effect (constant monitoring, and recording, of everything everyone does). There are also VPUs (Vehicle Player Units) that make Hummers appear as armored
vehicles (tanks, infantry vehicles or artillery) to the monitoring system, and save a lot of money (by not using the real thing). There is also a system that releases different color smoke when a
vehicle is hit, indicating if it is damaged or destroyed. Helicopters and warplanes, for example, are being wired to operate as part of NTC exercises.
NTC type training is not only very close to the experience troops get in actual combat, but it also stresses commanders the same way actual combat does. This enables commanders
to test themselves, and their subordinate commanders, before they get into a real fight. You can also uses NTC type facilities to experiment with new tactics, in addition to keeping troops well
trained in whatever the current tactics are. This includes counter-terror operations as well as the kind of combat novel combat tactics that might be encountered in the future.
One of the critical aspects of this type of training is the playback. Instructors can edit the electronic record of who did what when, and show commanders
and troops where they made mistakes. This feedback makes the troops much more effective in the future
Les exportations d'armes russes se chiffreront à 9,7 milliards de dollars en 2011, ce qui représente une hausse d'un milliard de dollars par rapport à 2010, a déclaré mercredi à Langkawi
(Malaisie) le directeur adjoint de l'agence russe d'exportation d'armements Rosoboronexport, Viktor Komardine.
"Le volume (des exportations) sera supérieur d'environ un milliard (de dollars) à celui de 2010", a indiqué M.Komardine devant les journalistes lors du salon de défense antiaérienne et
antimissile Lima-2011.
M.Komardine a également rapporté que Rosoboronexport avait signé des contrats pour 9,5 milliards de dollars en 2010 et "pour un montant encore plus important" en 2011.
Au total, le portefeuille de commandes de Rosoboronexport serait de l'ordre de 36 milliards de dollars. Tous les ans, l'agence signe près de 1.500 contrats, a précisé M.Komardine.
Russia plans to have ten new nuclear powered attack submarines by year 2020, the first now delayed until the end of 2012; in the meantime the Navy has to make the best they can of it with an
ageing fleet. A case in point – the Russian nuclear submarine SSN Voronezh (K-119) – an Oscar ll class veteran ‘cold war’ warrior launched in 1988 came out of the
Zvezdochka Ship Repair Centre last week after entering dock (no less than five years’ ago) for ‘emergency’ repairs to the main steam turbine engine and a change of uranium fuel in her two
reactors. According to Russian Navy News Service the warship has now been repaired and refitted so that her service life with
Russia’s Northern Fleet will be extended for another three years. One more cold war nuclear submarine veteran has already replaced Voronezh in the repair dock.
Russian Nuclear Submarine SSN Voronezh:Photo courtesy of JSC Zvezdkochka Repair Centre
Analysts consider that defense shipbuilding capability has deteriorated to the extent that the Russian Navy may be left with few modern operational warships by the end of the decade unless
urgently needed funding is provided. Overhaul and repair of a fleet well past it’s ‘sell-by date’ carries on, while two state-of-the-art Mistral (L9013) amphibious assault
ship/helicopter carriers are on order from France to plug another gap in the capabilities of the surface fleet.
Russian Navy Order for Mistral Class Amphibious Assault Ship/Helicopter Carriers
Reportedly the first tranche of advance cash was recently paid by Moscow to French defense shipbuilder DCNS under a $1.2-billion contract for the
construction of the first two Mistral class ships and construction is already underway. The contract, which includes the transfer of advanced naval technology, specifies delivery in 2014
and the second assault ship a year later.
According to Russian news source Ria Novosti the hulls of the third and fourth ships of the class will be built in Russia, the United
Shipbuilding Corporation and the Baltiisky Zavod shipyard having signed a 2.5 billion ruble ($80 million) contract to this effect on Friday last.
Propulsion system of France’s Mistral-class is diesel-electric (two currently in service with the French Navy are propelled by azimuth thrusters) with four Wärtsilä (3 x 16V32 and
1 x 18V200) marine diesel engines powering the two electric motors to give a 19 knot service speed.
Sources indicate these ships can carry 16 medium or 35 light helicopters and the Russian version of the Mistral class is expected to have eight Ka-52K and eight Ka-29 helicopters as well
as 70 armoured vehicles for amphibious operations, carried to the shore by 4 landing craft launched from the stern. It is not yet clear what armaments the new Russian versions will have.
A Russian naval task force from the Northern Fleet has left its base in Severomorsk on a training mission in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, a fleet’s spokesman Capt. 1st Rank Vadim Serga
said.
The task force, led by Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, also includes Udaloy II class destroyer Admiral Chabanenko, rescue tugboat Nikolai Chiker, and three tankers.
“The goal of the mission is to maintain the Russian naval presence in vital maritime zones around the world,” Serga told reporters on Tuesday.
The mission is part of the Russian Navy’s annual training plan and will most likely involve a comprehensive program of naval pilot training to further develop the skills acquired by pilots at the
Nitka Naval Pilot Training Center in Ukraine.
The task force will be joined in the Atlantic by the Baltic Fleet’s Neustrashimy class frigate Yaroslav Mudry and a tanker for the rest of the mission.
Le bouclier antimissile européen et la coopération militaire russo-polonaise sont au centre des discussions entre le chef d'Etat-major général des Forces armées russes Nikolaï Makarov et son
homologue polonais Mieczysław Cieniuch qui ont débuté mardi à Moscou, a annoncé le ministère russe de la Défense.
Les échanges porteront sur l'état et les perspectives de la coopération militaires entre les deux pays, la réforme des forces armées russes et polonaises, la situation autour du déploiement du
bouclier antimissile américain en Europe et les moyens de garantir la sécurité régionale et internationale, selon le ministère.
"Nous sommes prêts à discuter de toutes les questions complexes", a déclaré le chef d'Etat-major général polonais avant le début de la rencontre. Il a rappelé que la Russie et la Pologne avaient
réglé nombre de problèmes lors de la dernière visite du chef de l'Etat-major général russe en Pologne, en 2010.
La Russie et les Etats-Unis avaient convenu de coopérer dans le domaine de la défense antimissile européenne lors du sommet de l'Otan de Lisbonne en 2010. Le partenariat était toutefois resté
lettre morte, Washington refusant de garantir que le futur bouclier ne menacerait pas le potentiel nucléaire russe.
Le président russe Dmitri Medvedev a menacé le 23 novembre de déployer dans l'Ouest et le Sud de la Russie des
systèmes offensifs modernes garantissant la destruction des installations européennes du bouclier antimissile si les Etats-Unis poursuivaient son déploiement.
L’unique porte-avions russe, l’Amiral Kouznetsov, a quitté avec son groupe sa base d’attache dans la péninsule de Kola pour mettre le cap sur la Méditerranée. Il devrait prendre part au cours de
son périple à de nombreux exercices, ainsi que visiter plusieurs ports étrangers.
Le chantier russe Sevmash a débuté la construction du quatrième sous-marin nucléaire lanceur d'engins du type Boreï. Ce bâtiment, qui pourrait être nommé Sviatitel Nikolaï, sera une version
améliorée (type Boreï A) de ses trois aînés, les Yury Dolgorukiy, Alexandr Nevskiy et Vladimir Monomakh. Le premier devrait entrer en service d'ici la fin de l'année au sein de la flotte du
Pacifique, alors que le second est en essais et le troisième en achèvement. Longs de 170 mètres pour un déplacement d'environ de 17.000 tonnes en plongée, les Boreï sont conçus pour mettre en
oeuvre le nouveau missiles balistiques Bulava, dont la portée est donnée à 8000 kilomètres. D'une longueur de 12 mètres pour un poids de 37 tonnes, le missile est conçu pour délivrer jusqu'à 10
têtes d'une puissance de 100 kilotonnes (ou quatre de 250 kilotonnes).
En tout, la Russie prévoit de se doter de 8 SNLE de nouvelle génération.
En 2011, l'Armée de l'air russe a détecté et suivi plus de 500 avions de combat et de reconnaissance étrangers évoluant le long des frontières russes, a annoncé lundi aux journalistes le
porte-parole des forces aériennes du pays, le colonel Vladimir Drik.
"En 2011, les troupes de détection radioélectrique ont identifié et suivi plus de 870.000 appareils, dont plus de 81.000 avions étrangers. Ils ont également détecté et suivi plus de 500 avions de
combat et de reconnaissance étrangers au seuil des frontières russes", a déclaré le colonel Drik.
Les avions sont suivis par des radars basés au sol. Cet accompagnement s'effectue chaque fois qu'ils s'approchent de l'espace aérien russe à une distance plus faible que prévu. En cas de risque
de violation de l'espace aérien, des chasseurs-intercepteurs russes décollent pour escorter les appareils étrangers.
Les troupes de détection radioélectrique contrôlent "pratiquement tous les secteurs de la frontière nationale russe", a indiqué le colonel, ajoutant que "plus de la moitié de ces secteurs sont
contrôlés 24 heures sur 24".
Russian Armed Forces introduce new service branch for aerospace defense
Russia has organized an aerospace defense branch. The new service branch consolidates units, troops and systems that once worked
separately to keep the skies above the country clear. The Aerospace Defense (ASD) system was organized at the direction of the Russian president and officially commenced on December 1.
“The first duty relief to be activated has taken responsibility for the missile attack warning system, anti-missile defense, air
defense, space surveillance and satellite launch systems,” ASD spokesman Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin said on Thursday.
ALL THE WAY FROM GROUND TO SPACE
ASD is based on the space troops organization and consolidates the following sections:
• A missile attack warning system;
• A space surveillance system;
• A military space launch infrastructure;
• Air defense missile troops of the Air Force;
• The aerospace defense unified strategic command (earlier based on the Moscow missile defense system)
The branch is subdivided into three sections: the space command, the air and anti-missile defense command, and the Plesetsk
military space center.
In this way, all available information on a possible aerospace attack and the control for engaging both ballistic and aerodynamic
(aircraft and cruise missile) targets will be concentrated in one command system.
ASD troops now control all air defense radar stations, early warning radar systems and orbital intelligence systems (both ground-
and satellite-based). Other facilities include S-300 aerospace defense brigades and Moscow’s anti-missile defense system equipped with silo-launched interceptors of intercontinental
warheads.
HODGEPODGE INHERITANCE
The Aerospace Defense branch is another attempt to do something with the Soviet legacy in such interlinked areas as anti-missile
defense, the country’s air defense, missile attack early warning systems, space surveillance, and military space infrastructure.
In fact, all these systems were established simultaneously and partly complemented one another. Many facilities to defend the
Soviet Union from space were “unique and unmatched by anything else”: the response measures were designed with special technology and principles of combat application.
Now the operational philosophy of the armed forces has changed. One can criticize specific points but the general trend is simple:
Russia is trying to live within its means by integrating its forces and using “all-purpose platforms.”
It has been specifically noted that existing systems still capable of being upgraded (A-135 anti-missile system of the Moscow
industrial area) should be interfaced with new weapons and information systems to be aligned with the aerospace defense system in the coming years.
The question is how it will all be integrated in practice. It has often been argued, when testing automatic battle management
facilities, that some or all systems should be integrated. Integration programs so far have entailed providing two monitor screens for one operator and thus displaying the combat situations from
two different systems, not an automatic exchange of data between them.
The A-135 system is classified, but what is known about its predecessor - (A-35M) - makes one pause: developers of future
synchronized mobile aerospace defense systems are facing challenging problems.
REAL AND CONTEMPLATED WEAPONS
Under the weapons procurement program until 2020, 56 battalions in the armed forces are to be equipped with S-400 air defense
systems (four battalions have already received the equipment, another two to four will receive it by early 2012) and ten battalions will received S-500 systems (the program is in the first phase
of its development).
The last system, it seems, will bear the main burden of anti-missile duties. According to military experts, the system will include
a missile for the exo-atmospheric interception of ballistic targets. The S-500 system, according to plans, will be deployed after 2015.
By 2015, incidentally, the Mints Radio Engineering Institute (which has developed most of our early warning radar) promises to roll
out a fully prefabricated radar unit called the Mars. It is a mobile version of the Voronezh radar system now being adopted in Russia’s missile attack early warning system. It is reasonable to
assume that the two systems (the S-500 and the Mars) are being developed in tandem as a weapon and information means of anti-missile defense.
The tortuous progress in heavy systems development has already brought Russia’s air defense to a peculiar state. Unable to select a
unified platform for the country’s, army and navy air defense systems in the 1970s, the ministry purchased all three and demanded “maximum unification” (which was achieved only nominally because
of the different approaches to designs).
As a result, the army and air defenses are now facing a decision between two design-different but purpose-similar anti-aircraft
systems. One is the S-400, which has succeeded the “anti-aircraft” S-300P, taught to intercept tactical ballistic missiles. And the other is the S-300VM/BMD Antei-2500, a derivative of the army’s
S-300V missile hunter, which has been successful in hitting aerodynamic targets. The logic is forcing these two systems, for all their distinctions, to look increasingly alike.
Current plans, in this class, provide for only S-400s and Vityaz systems - the next generation of medium-range surface-to-air
systems, which must supersede the earlier S-300Ps. No confirmed plans for the army’s heavy AD systems have been announced, with just a few hints that available S-300Vs will be upgraded to
S-300V4s.
This shows that, on the one hand, Russia’s aerospace defense is only beginning to integrate its weapons systems. On the other, the
overall amount set aside for rearmament (about 20 trillion rubles for the next ten years), as seen against the background of continued difficulties in the industry, often compels the military to
make simple decisions: what to take and what to discard.
For the moment it is hard to say how much the Antei anti-ballistic technology will be needed for the development of the S-500. But,
judging from decisions made public, the focus on the Antei-Almaz approach as a single platform in aerospace defenses is becoming increasingly obvious.
(The views expressed in this article are the author’s and do not necessarily represent those of RIA Novosti.)
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