Russian Naval Aviation: News

flamming_python wrote:

TR1 wrote:We have seen them (company MiG-29K and MiG-29M2s, as well as Navy K/KUBs) flying around with Kh-31 and Kh-35.

Meanwhile the Klub container has never been seen outside of airshow plastic models.

Has the Klub really been seen much of anywhere at all, as part of any weapons system or launcher? Outside of brouchures, plastic mock-ups, promo videos and the like I mean.

Remember it's a pretty new weapon, and a very potent one - they might not too eager to show it off to the public, nor will they neccesserily be in a rush to press it into service - albeit I think it's inevitable that they will do; and for all platforms - ship-launched, sub-launched, air-launched & ground-launched.

The Mi-14 was so good at submarine hunting that in 1996, under tremendous pressure from Washington, all Russian antisubmarine version Mi-14 helicopters were decommissioned.

Kyo wrote:Mi-14 nuke-capable antisubmarine copter comeback slated

The Mi-14 was so good at submarine hunting that in 1996, under tremendous pressure from Washington, all Russian antisubmarine version Mi-14 helicopters were decommissioned.

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magnumcromagnon wrote:

Kyo wrote:Mi-14 nuke-capable antisubmarine copter comeback slated

The Mi-14 was so good at submarine hunting that in 1996, under tremendous pressure from Washington, all Russian antisubmarine version Mi-14 helicopters were decommissioned.

It goes to show how much of a puppet Boris Yeltsin was...

franco wrote:Second batch of Il-38N ordered.
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SEVASTOPOL, may 30 — RIA Novosti. The su-24 aircraft of the black sea fleet of the Russian Federation forced the destroyer "Ross" U.S. Navy to move into international waters in the Eastern part of the Black sea, as the ship's crew behaved provocative, told RIA Novosti source in law enforcement bodies of Crimea.
Earlier it was reported that the USS "Ross" entered the Black sea in the framework of the implementation of the tasks.
Destroyer Ross of the U.S. Navy. Archive photo
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The USS "Ross" entered the Black sea
According to the interlocutor of the Agency, after leaving the Romanian port of Constanta American ship went in the direction of the territorial waters of Russia. The ship went along the edge of the territorial waters of the Russian Federation, his actions were provocative and aggressive.
"The crew behaved in a provocative and aggressive, which caused concern to the operators of the tracking stations and the crews of the ships of the black sea fleet, which has carried out its tasks in the Black sea. Raised on command su-24 (su-24MR — ed.) has demonstrated to the American crew readiness to strictly prevent trespassing and to defend the interests of the country. The extra destroyer turned and walked away into international waters in the Eastern part of the Black sea", — said the source.

EKS wrote:Do you think a productionline of yak141 is feesible? I think it would only be done if there were a need for it in the russian navy. But the navy laks carriers for these aircraft. Unfortunaly they were scraped or sold years ago. A foreign State order would have to be large to cover the cost. I don't think it Will happen. But i do love that plane.

medo wrote:

EKS wrote:Do you think a productionline of yak141 is feesible? I think it would only be done if there were a need for it in the russian navy. But the navy laks carriers for these aircraft. Unfortunaly they were scraped or sold years ago. A foreign State order would have to be large to cover the cost. I don't think it Will happen. But i do love that plane.

China plan to develop VSTOL aircraft for their naval needs and Russia will also have LHDs similar to Mistral, where they could place them. Also those planes could operate from smaller islands in VTOL regime from helipads like Chinese islands in SCS or Russian bases in Arctic islands. On the other hand there is more and more LHDs and smaller carriers around which need VSTOL fighters. Harriers are no more in production and F-35 is extremely expensive. In current situation Yak-141 have export market and potential to be produced in hundreds. Point is, that if China want to develop VSTOL plane, they have to start from the beginning, on the other hand Russia only have to restart the project and finish it. Russia could save a lot of money and time with Yak-141. In other case, chinese plane will take this market.