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© EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN MOSCOW, July 4. /TASS/. Launched on Tuesday, the North Korean ballistic missile did not pose a danger to Russia – she was flying in the other direction. During the flight, the rocket climbed to an altitude of 535 kilometers, and not on the alleged DPRK 2802 kilometers, which corresponds to the characteristics of medium-range missiles, said the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation. “The launch was made in the direction of the Russian border and the danger to the Russian Federation is not represented. Parametric flight data ballistic targets correspond to the performance characteristics of a ballistic missile medium-range”, – stated in the message Department. According to the defense Ministry, the missile North Korea “climbed to an altitude of 535 km and flew about 510 km, falling in the Central part of the sea of Japan”. The Ministry stressed that the Russian system of missile warning

Black sea fleet frigate “Admiral Grigorovich” © EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV MOSCOW, July 3. /TASS/. Latest black sea fleet frigate “Admiral Grigorovich” gone on a business visit to Cyprus. The journalists said the representative of the Navy captain 1-rank Vyacheslav Trukhachev. “Frigate “Admiral Grigorovich”, whose crew carries out tasks of the permanent force of the Navy in the Mediterranean sea, carried out a routine visit to the Cypriot port of Limassol. In the period of Parking the frigate will join to complete the norms of stocks of water and fuel, and the crew will have the opportunity to relax and see the sights of Cyprus”, – he said. After resupply the crew of the ship will continue performing tasks in the Mediterranean sea. “Admiral Grigorovich” frigate is the main sea area of the project 11356. Ships of this series have a displacement of about four thousand tons, their speed reaches 30 knots,

Black sea fleet frigate “Admiral Grigorovich” © Alexander SC/TASS SAINT PETERSBURG, July 1. /TASS/. The second three frigates of project 11356 of the six ships destined for the black sea fleet (BSF) must be completed and transferred to the Russian Navy. The journalists said the Deputy commander of the Russian Navy Vice-Admiral Victor bursuc.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin © Cyril Kuhmar/TASS MOSCOW, 1 July. /TASS/. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin hopes with the development of shipbuilding in Crimea. He wrote on his page on Facebook at the end of the visit, the Crimean shipbuilding enterprises. “Will the ships in the Crimea to build, the oven pies,” – wrote Deputy Prime Minister.

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The Ka-52K © Andrei Luzik/press service of the Northern fleet/TASS Design and construction of two helicopter carrier based air group which will be marine helicopters Ka-52K “Katran” has already been included in the draft of the new state armaments program until 2025. It is planned that the first will be about 2022, and will cost about 40 billion roubles (taking into account all stages of the development, construction and testing). The new amphibious ships will have diesel-gas turbine installation in which the diesel main engine, and the turbine is required to boost capacity. In addition to “Katranov” the ships will be based Ka-27, Ka-29 and Ka-31 (radar picket helicopter, and another marking — Ka-35. — Approx. TASS). As told at the VIII International Maritime defense show (IMDS-2017) in St. Petersburg, the Director General of Nevsky design Bureau Sergey Vlasov, landing ship of the new generation, created for the Navy of

© EPA/STR MOSCOW, June 30. /TASS/. Syrian government troops with the support of Air and space forces (VKS) Russia freed in June, more than 12 thousand square kilometers and 69 settlements, said on a conference call on Friday, the Russian defense Minister, army General Sergei Shoigu. “In the last month Syrian government forces and militia groups with the support of the Russian space forces develop success in the North-East of the province of Aleppo, near Palmyra and in the South of Syria. Only in June from the militants freed 69 settlements and 12 177 square kilometers of territory,” – said Shoigu during the meeting. According to him, Syrian troops actively move along the Syrian-Jordanian border. It continues to maintain the cease of hostilities. “Today, the regime joined 228 of the armed opposition. In June of the agreement on reconciliation signed with representatives 329 settlements, whose total number is 1864,” –

Vice-President of the United shipbuilding Corporation Igor Ponomarev © Anton novoderezhkin/TASS SAINT PETERSBURG, June 30. /TASS/. The planned upgrade of warships, but not participate in the arms race is one of the priority tasks for the Russian Navy and industry. Such opinion in conversation with journalists was expressed by the Vice-President of the United shipbuilding Corporation (USC) on military shipbuilding Igor Ponomarev. “I don’t think there is a kind of arms race. There is a normal shift of the ships of the Soviet Union, which have served their terms of service. We will replace retired vehicles with new classes, new principles of weapons and new weapons,” he said. According to Ponomarev, the Russian shipbuilders have debugged the procedure of transmitting the lead ships of new projects. “Almost all of the major ships this year are completing the work is the most difficult period, when worked out new weapons. I think

Corvette “Rumbling” © Dmitry Reshetnikov/TASS SAINT PETERSBURG, June 30. /TASS/. Corvette “Rumbling” of the project 20385, equipped with missile complex “Caliber-NK”, launched on “Northern shipyard”, the correspondent of TASS from the event. The team on the descent submersible dock with the ship was made by the Vice-President of the United shipbuilding Corporation – the General Director “Northern shipyard” Igor Ponomarev. After the descent “Rumbling” transferred to the outfitting quay, where he will receive power from shore. The Corvette will be armed, will also be equipment household and living quarters, galleys. In August, the Corvette will start mooring trials.

Destroyer “Lider” © Wikipedia.org/Artem Tkachenko SAINT PETERSBURG, June 29. /TASS/. The design of the promising destroyer “Lider” included in the draft state armaments program for the years 2018-2025, the construction of the ship is planned to begin in 2025. On Thursday, TASS reported a source in the Russian delegation to the International naval salon “IMDS-2017”.