PLA Navy holds live-fire drill in the Yellow Sea

Source : http://www.wantchinatimes.com

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy conducted a live-fire confrontation drill in the Yellow Sea on Thursday, according to a statement from the PLA.

Ships, aircraft and land-based forces attached to the Beihai and Donghai Fleets, Shenyang and Jinan Military Areas, and the Second Artillery Force, fired various missiles, dozens of torpedoes and hundreds of shells, the statement said.

They had fired to intercept "water-surface, underwater and airborne targets," and for the first time organized a maritime missile combat supply exercise.

The drill was carried out in a "complicated electric-magnetic environment," and an information attack and counter-attack was staged.

The statement said multiple forces participated in the drill, rather than the Navy alone, well adjusts to the practical conditions of maritime combat in an information era

Swedish Fighter Jets Scramble to Intercept Russian Tu-22 Over the Baltic

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Swedish Air Force identified and accompanied two Russian Tu-22 Backfire bombers over the southern Baltic Sea to the east of the island of Gotland, the army said in a statement on Saturday.

“Since other nation's air forces were conducting the flight over international airspace, no violation has occurred,” the statement read.

Over the past few months, several NATO members have expressed concern over Russia's alleged violations of their airspace.

The Russian Ministry of Defense retorted that the Russian Air Force's routine flights are in compliance with international agreements and do not violate foreign airspace.

Moreover, the Russian military has maintained that the allegations represent attempts to distract attention from NATO's military buildup in the Baltic region along Russia's western borders.

Iranian Navy Commander visits Int'l Maritime Defense exhibit in Moscow

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Moscow, July 2, IRNA – Iran's Navy Commander Rear-Admiral Habibollah Sayyari heading a high ranking delegation visited International Maritime Defense Exhibition in Moscow.

The International Maritime Defense Exhibition is held biennially in city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. 
Technical Commander of Navy Rear-Admiral Abbas Zamini, who was a member of delegation, called the exhibition as a good opportunity to get acquainted with new military technologies in the field of maritime.
He said that the Navy needs regular updating equipment in terms of hardware and software.
Meanwhile, the first meeting of Navy commanders of the Caspian Sea littoral states will be held in Saint Petersburg upon a proposal from Iran simultaneous with the defense exhibit.
On the sidelines of the exhibition, the Navy commanders of littoral states of Caspian Sea are to discuss security issues of the sea.
Rear-Admiral Sayyari of Iran will discuss issues of mutual interests with his counterparts from Russia and several other regional states.
The exhibition will work until July 5, 2015. 

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Iran, Russia Oppose Presence of Foreign Forces in Caspian Sea as Serious Threat to Region

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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari and his Russian counterpart Admiral Viktor Chirkov in a meeting in St. Petersburg voiced strong opposition to the deployment of foreign forces in the Caspian Sea as a serious threat to regional security.

During the meeting on Saturday, the two commanders underlined that security of the Caspian Sea can only be ensured by the five littoral states of Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, and said the presence of any foreign force in the Caspian Sea poses a serious threat to the regional security.

They also discussed the important security issues in the Caspian Sea.

In relevant remarks in September, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on the Caspian Sea littoral states to prevent the presence and deployment of trans-regional states' military forces in the Caspian Sea to maintain peace and stability in the lake.

"We shouldn’t allow the security of the Sea and its coasts depend on variables other than the collective and common interests of the littoral states and the welfare, health and tranquility of its people be affected by these variables; therefore, I propose cooperation in this regard and calling the Sea as the Sea of peace and development," Rouhani said, addressing a summit of five Caspian Sea littoral states in Astarakhan, Russia.

He underlined that guaranteed peace, stability and security of the Caspian Sea depends on fundamental principles, including avoidance of arms race and using armed forces, monopoly of navigation for the vessels which sail under the flags of the littoral states, banning the presence of foreign military forces, freedom of sailing, behavior on the basis of equal footings and finally adopting coordinated policies

Saudi Arabia are interested in Navy corvette "Tiger", small submarines and coastal missile system "Bal-E"

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St. Peterurg. 4th of July. Interfax-AVN - A delegation of the Navy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the seventh International Maritime Defense Show (IMDS-2015) in St. Petersburg, familiarize yourself with the Russian class corvettes "Tiger," the small coastal submarines and missile system "Bal-E", as well developments Projects aircraft carriers, told reporters on Saturday in the Russian defense industry.
"At a meeting with representatives of the Russian military-industrial complex Command Navy Saudi Arabia has examined the combat capabilities of Project 20382 corvette" Tiger, "his arms and even take a virtual tour of the ship with the help of a special program, indicated on the display. The great interest aroused Saudi coastal antiship missile Complex "Bal-E" - a spokesman said.
According to him, the guests from Saudi Arabia and got acquainted with the projects of small Russian submarines coastal action with different variations of weapons, including as torpedoes and cruise missiles.
In addition, the source said, the guests "were asked about the possibility of building on the export of Russian ships to the deck aircraft."
MIC representative noted that the signing of the contracts it was not conducted. "Saudi military have expressed a desire to get acquainted with the possibilities of Russian ships and weapons, logistics estimate and compare the prices of similar weapons," - he added.
Earlier it was reported that representatives of the Naval Forces Command Saudi Arabia had a meeting with the Russian Navy Commander Admiral Viktor Chirkov in the first day of the IMDS-2015.
The structure of the Saudi delegation to the site of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum included the deputy commander of the Navy Admiral of Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Nasir. He visited the exhibition in the framework of military-technical forum "Army 2015", where they had also expressed a special interest in the Russian warships.

Russian Navy Commander Admiral Viktor Chirkov, met with his counterpart from South Africa

Police powers may be expanded in Russia

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It is necessary to extend the powers of the authorities in Russia, Deputy Interior Minister Igor Zubov said.

"A policeman should have the right to all cases of exigency. If he does not have this right, but he has the need, interests protected by law will be affected. But he should exercise this right only in a strictly limited framework," the deputy head of the Interior Ministry said.

According to Zubov, the expansion of the powers of the Ministry of Interior will fill gaps in the legislation, while maintaining strict control over the activities of the police.

On July 1 deputies of the State Duma Committee on Security, headed by Irina Yarovaya, presented a bill to the State Duma, which extends the right of police to use weapons in case of emergency.

For example, guards are not now allowed to open fire on women. The bill specifies that this limitation will apply only to women "with visible signs of pregnancy." A shooting "would only be allowed in the case of a hostage situation or an act of terror."

The deputies also offer to establish a 'presumption of trust' for the police. It is supposed to establish that "the state guarantees the presumption of trust and support for police officers during the performance of their duties."

The draft bill also provides the police with the ability to search a civilian's car without a warrant if they believed it to be carrying illegal items. MPs also offered to expand the circle of persons whom citizens can contact if they are arrested by the police.

Russian Air Defense Forces Fire Pantsir-S1 Missiles at Contest

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Russian air defense forces were pitted against each other in a contest which involved the new and internationally popular Pantsir-S1 system.

Russian air defense forces conducted air defense drills using the Pantsir-S1 air defense system in the Republic of Buryatia, as part of the professional competition "Keys to the Sky — 2015."

The Pantsir-S1 air defense system has been shipped to eight countries, including most recently Iraq, which made several large purchases from Russia to assist in its fight against ISIL. According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, international orders for the export version of the system have been booked up to 2019.

The exercises took place in the form of a competition, which pitted crews from different military districts and forces against each other in their ability to shoot down the opposing force's fighters and close air attack aircraft.

The framework is similar to that of the Aviadarts competition for pilots and the Tank Biathlon for tank crews. The Aerospace Defense Forces won first place, with the Eastern Military District taking second place and the Southern Military District coming in third.

"During the competition, crews conducted simulated launches against an opposing force's planes, whose role was taken on by crews of Su-30SM fighter jets and Su-25 attack aircraft of the Eastern Military District. They also conducted live missile launches against targets which imitated the flight and characteristics of modern and prospective means of aerial attack of an opposing force," the Ministry of Defense said.

Other air defense systems used in the contest included the S-400, the S-300PS, an the S-300PM1. The modernized Pantsir-S2 air defense system is expected to enter service in the Russian military later in 2015.

One Shot, One Kill: Russia Develops New Ship-Sinking Artillery

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Russia's defense industry is developing new delayed-action detonators, which could allow for more effective strikes against ships.

Russia's NIMI (Engineering Scientific Research Institute) is developing artillery shells with intellectual, programmable detonators which allow naval artillery to destroy enemy ships with one shot, institute department head Valery Lebedev told RIA Novosti.

When the shell hits a ship, it first penetrates its hull and then detonates the shell following an optimal delay, delivering irreparable damage to the ship, according to Lebedev. The US Navy is also known to be developing a similar system within the framework of its MEMS microchip project.

"The international trend that we follow is the creation of intellectual detonators which allow for the explosion of the shell in optimal temporal and spatial coordinates," Lebedev said.

He added that the new shells would greatly increase the effectiveness of gunning at naval, coastal and aerial targets by reducing the expenditure of shells needed to devastate targets.

Lebedev called the creation of low-sensitivity explosives and gunpowder another prospective direction for the institute. The explosives would greatly reduce the probability of unintentional detonation, during situations including fires at armories and combat zones.

United Shipbuilding Corporation loses no foreign clients over sanctions

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ST. PETERSBURG, July 4. /TASS/. Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) has lost no foreign clients over sanctions, USC Military-Technical Cooperation Department Director Alexey Dikiy said Saturday at the International Maritime Defense Show (IMDS) in St. Petersburg.

"We have retained all clients we had before the sanctions, no one’s left us. It seems to me sanctions make no difference here," Dikiy told TASS.

"We have mainly oriented ourselves in military products to our traditional partners - India, first of all, of course, Vietnam, Southeast Asia countries, a few states of the Mediterranean region. We have retained all these customers," he said.

Besides, Dikiy recalled, the USC’s traditional clients are former Soviet republics. "They have certainly remained too," he said.

For incorporation of Crimea after last year’s coup in Ukraine, Russia came under sanctions on the part of the United States and many European countries. The restrictive measures were soon intensified following Western and Ukrainian claims that Russia supported militias in self-proclaimed republics in Ukraine’s southeast and was involved in destabilization of Ukraine.

As countermeasures, Russia imposed on August 6, 2014 a one-year ban on imports of beef, pork, poultry, fish, cheeses, fruit, vegetables and dairy products from Australia, Canada, the European Union, the United States and Norway.

The Russian authorities have repeatedly denied accusations of "annexing" Crimea, because Crimea reunified with Russia voluntarily after a referendum, as well as claims that Moscow could in any way be involved in hostilities in Ukraine’s east.

Russia to receive 5th-generation nuclear submarines

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The Russian Navy will receive two models of the fifth-generation nuclear submarine. The underwater cruiser will ensure combat resistance of strategic submarines, while the other model will be a missile carrier designed to destroy surface targets.

According to Anatoly Shlemov, the head of the department of state defense order of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, the main difference between the two modifications will be about the installation of the compartment with missile weapons. The honor the build the new nuclear submarines will belong to Malachite design bureau.

Development of technical projects advanced ships for the Russian Navy will not begin until 2016

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St. Petersburg. 4th of July. Interfax-AVN - Design Bureau did not receive assignments from the Ministry of Defense for the development of technical projects of the fifth generation of ships for the Russian Navy, government contracts for these works will be signed no earlier than next year, "Interfax-AVN" on Saturday, the representative of the shipbuilding industry " IMDS-2015. "
"The High Command of the Navy is determined with the appearance of new ships. We see here only models Krylovskogo center, which reflect a certain point of view on the appearance of these ships. Accordingly, there is no pre-contract work is underway. We expect that the state contracts to be concluded before the end of next year", - the spokesman said.
According to him, the design of technical projects of the new aircraft carriers, destroyers and promising amphibious assault ships of the Russian North and the PCB being Nevsky PKB solely on its own initiative.
"Our designers and shipbuilding companies are ready to immediately begin work on the design and construction of advanced ships for the Russian Navy will be received as soon as the terms of reference and concluded state contracts," - said the representative of the industry.
Earlier it was reported that Krylovskaya public research center developed a preliminary design of the first Russian aircraft carrier and a destroyer perspective.
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