Nuclear ships
Alexey Likhachev attended the launching ceremony of Chukotka nuclear icebreaker
Alexey Likhachev, the head of ROSATOM, attended the launching ceremony of the fourth serial nuclear icebreaker, Chikotka, at USC Baltic Shipyard JSC in St. Petersburg on November 6.
President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, ordered the launch of the vessel via videoconferencing. He noted that the creation of such powerful vessels demonstrates Russia industrial, scientific, HR, and technological capabilities.
That is right - our entire domestic economy should be built on our own technologies and groundbreaking scientific solutions. I want to stress again: our plans to develop the Arctic and increase cargo traffic on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) depend directly on strengthening our...
Second reactor for Chukotka nuclear-powered ship was delivered to St. Petersburg
ROSATOM completed production of RITM-200 for Chukotka icebreaker
The second RITM-200 reactor intended for the nuclear- powered icebreaker Chukotka will be delivered to the shipyard by the end of the year.
The manufacturing facility of Rosatom Mechanical Engineering Division in Podolsk has completed the manufacturing of the second vessel of the RITM-200 reactor intended for the new generation icebreaker Chukotka.
This is the last reactor that the company is manufacturing under the valid contract for the supply of power units for the new generation nuclear-powered ships. After having been prepared for transportation, the reactor will be delivered to the Baltic Plant.
Thus, the division companies actually play the role of...
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Nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika has reached the North Pole
The second stage of the lead universal nuclear icebreaker Arktika sea trials is completed
On September 17, after completion of the second stage of sea trials, the lead universal nuclear icebreaker Arktika (Arctic) of the project 22220 returned to St. Petersburg. From June 23 to September 16 an inspection of mechanisms and equipment of the nuclear-powered vessel was carried out in the Gulf of Finland and Baltic Sea. Experts tested the electric power system under running conditions and maneuverable characteristics of the vessel under different draft variants.
The program of sea trials has been fully implemented, says Mustafa Kashka, Director General of FSUE Atomflot. The shipbuilders, contractors and the delivery crew have done a great deal of work. We are satisfied with the results. The Arktika nuclear icebreaker is ready to sail to...
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Submarines: The Quiet Bulwark of the Russian Navy
Submarines today are still the asymmetric weapon of the Russian Navy, almost to an even greater degree than before 1991. The massive collapse of Russia presence in the world oceans has led to the mass decommissioning of warships.
The boats suffered too, and quantitatively perhaps even more so, but the active surface force is now so diminished that the role of the submarines can only keep growing. In the long run, it is they who will bear the main burden of combat service.
Venturing out into the oceans is now decidedly difficult: despite cutbacks, the U.S. Navy is still capable of squeezing out anyone who encroaches on Washington naval might. Competing with the United States in terms of the number of nuclear anti-aircraft carriers escorted by missile-carrying cruisers is impossible. It is equally impossible to compete in operations in remote theaters: both in terms of provision of ships and overseas bases.
But that is on the surface. Underwater, Russia chances are different, although still not that bright. Below the surface Russian submariners are perfectly capable of putting up a fight against any potential opponents.
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Some Russian experts believe it is possible that Russia will reduce its offensive armaments below the level of 1,550 warheads stipulated in the New START treaty to 1,100-1,300 warheads in order to return to 1,550 as a result of the large-scale renovation of its strategic equipment.
Maj. Gen. Vladimir Dvorkin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of World Economy and International Relations (the former head of the Defense Ministry 4th Central Research Institute in charge of scientific and engineering support for the strategic forces) quipped at an international seminar last year that Russia would have to actively build new missiles in order to participate in nuclear disarmament in accordance with the New START ceilings.
But it will be difficult to balance the manufacture of Bulavas relative to Yars missiles. Both are produced by the same Votkinsky Plant in Udmurtia, which is also the sole manufacturer of the tactical Iskander missiles that are badly needed by the Land Forces.
The recommended remedies include expanding the scale of production or at least transferring the manufacture of Iskanders elsewhere.
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