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"Bulava" nuclear missile completes Russia's strategic triad

"Bulava" nuclear missile completes Russia's strategic triad

Posted by | 11 Sep 2024 | , , | 0

On 7 May, the day he took up his fifth term of office in the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin handed over the "commissioning certificate" for the new strategic nuclear weapon RSM-56 Bulava - the "mace" - to the navy. A generation of strategic weapons on board various submarines dating back to the early 1980s with logistically complex, different propulsion systems in initially liquid and then solid form (SS-N-18, SS-N-23) had actually necessitated a new development at the turn of the millennium. However, initial design successes, including in Ukrainian armouries, were followed by misfires, which led to a new development based on the vehicle-borne nuclear weapons of the Topol series. This approach also failed...

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Silos wanted

Silos wanted

Posted by | 11 Sep 2024 | , , | 0

With the decommissioning of the Ticonderoga class, the US Navy has to do without many vertical take-off systems. Discussions are now underway about ways to remedy the situation. The United States Navy is currently facing a significant challenge. The missile arsenal of the ocean-going fleet needs to be expanded, not least in view of the massive expansion of the Chinese fleet. However, the decommissioning of the remaining 13 Ticonderoga-class units planned for 2027 will further increase the deficit; the retirement of the guided missile cruisers also means the elimination of 1586 vertical launch systems (VLS). The introduction of the Constellation-class frigates should partially compensate for this. However, two problems become apparent here. Firstly...

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The general shipbuilding policy situation - a question of safety

The general shipbuilding policy situation - a question of safety

Posted by | 9 Sep 2024 | , , , | 0

The recent SMM trade fair was a global meeting place for maritime technology and commerce. The MS&D conference, Maritime Security and Defence, addressed key geopolitical issues that are of great importance in the maritime industry. Up to now, the rise and fall of major shipbuilding nations - from the UK to continental Europe and Japan to Korea - has been strongly linked to industrial and trade policy conditions and influence. In the case of China, a differentiated picture emerges. The deployment of enormous state financial resources, estimated at around 200 billion dollars in just over a decade, can only be conclusively explained by geostrategic aspects: Access marineforum...

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Submarines for Indonesia: shopping tour in Paris

Submarines for Indonesia: shopping tour in Paris

Posted by | 29 Aug 2024 | , , | 0

This purchase had also been in the pipeline for some time: at the end of March, Jakarta ordered two submarines of the "Scorpène Evolved" type from the Naval Group and its local shipbuilding partner PT PAL. which will be offered exclusively for export. After the somewhat larger boats of the Brazilian Riachuelo class, these would be the first ever models of the newer boat type to actually be built! It is not yet clear which model the island state has chosen, which comes in variants of 60 to 76 metres in length and 1,500 to 2,000 tonnes displacement (submerged). After the first two boats, there is still an option for four more, so that...

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England: Big plans for the Royal Navy

England: Big plans for the Royal Navy

Posted by | 28 Aug 2024 | , , | 0

Since 2017, the UK has had a National Shipbuilding Strategy, which Boris Johnson refreshed in 2022, and which was given a further boost by Rishi Sunak, who had resigned as Prime Minister, to coincide with the election campaign ahead of the UK general election. According to this paper - and it first has to prove that it is more than that - the United Kingdom is to become the "most competitive maritime nation" by 2050. Up to 28 new ships are to be built for the Royal Navy in order to halt and reverse the current serious shrinking trend. To this end, 75 billion pounds (85 billion euros) have just been proclaimed, which...

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