#NavalNews#Arctic 1. Russian President signed a decree amending the Fundamentals of the State Policy of the Russian Federation in the Arctic for the period up to 2035.
Excerpts & source in the tweets below:
❗️#NavalNews#Submarines 1. Izvestia agency reports Russian Navy will create a new division of nuclear submarines in Kamchatka - it will include "Belgorod" (K-329) & Project 09851/Khabarovsk, as well as a support vessel.
Note that final decision has yet been made on this.
#SubMonday#Submarines#Technology 1. Unrealized #ColdWar project of the Soviet Navy - Project 602 Skat, underwater launch platform for ballistic missiles, short 🧵:
❗️#NavalNews#Submarines 1. Project 941UM Akula/Typhoon-class SSBN "Dmitriy Donskoi" (TK-208) was decommissioned from the Russian Navy.
This was reported today to TASS by the head of the All-Russian Fleet Support Movement Vladimir Maltsev.
#Submarines#USNavy#ColdWar
Spring of 1982, in the vicinity of Kings Bay. Two Soviet Project 861/Moma-class AGIs following very closely unidentified US Navy's James Madison-class SSBN.
AGI "Ekvator" (418) is in the background. Photo was taken from AGI "Seliger" (SSV-514).
#SubWednesday#Submarines#Accidents#OTD #Nuclear horror story, short🧵: 1. Soviet submarine K-320 was a Project 670 Skat/Charlie I-class SSGN. Designed by Lazurit design bureau, these submarines were intended to carry surprise attacks on Western/NATO high-value naval assets.
❗️#NavalNews 1. Captain first rank I. M. Krokhmal, commander of Project 22350/Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" reports the frigate is ready for duty & armed with Zircon & Kalibr missile in his report to Putin. Transcript in next tweet: vk.com/video-13344149…
2. Comrade Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation! The commander of the frigate "Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Gorshkov" captain of the first rank Krokhmal! The ship went through a full cycle of preparation for the campaign...
3. The frigate is loaded with Zircon and Kalibr missiles, air defence systems, torpedoes and artillery ammunition. The ship's crew is ready to perform combat service tasks.