The main theme of the wrap-up meeting was the usage of AI in the Army and the Navy. According to Vladimir Putin, research in this field is crucial for both the civic and defense industries. The results of the President's meeting showed that this year alone, the Russian Navy will receive over 500 new weapon and equipment units. And sailors are already getting familiar with many of those innovations.
Pavel Melnik, Yana Shcherbataya, and Igor Ageyenko are reporting from the main naval bases in the East, South, and North how the Navy's image is changing right in front of them.
Pacific Fleet Zolotoy Rog Bay only seems to be wide in the window. For the newest corvette Sovershenny, it's a narrow path.
"In a minute turn left 194°".
Checking with maps and measurement equipment they calculate through every maneuver.
Sergey Kolpashchikov, Executive Officer, Sovershenny Corvette: "We practice sailing off the base and going through narrow places in simulation. Our crew is trained".
And always on alert. Those anti-ship Uran cruise missiles serve the interests of the mutual security they've been talking about during the Sochi meetings. Sovershenny protects from everything: from threats in the air (this Redut missile system is often referred to as the naval version of S-400). and from unwelcome guests from the deep. Paket-NK is locked and loaded.
Sergey Merkulov, Captain of Sovershenny: "This system was used during the Pacific Fleet's exercise in September 2019 and performed as a promising weapon".
We need more promising weapons like this, the President stressed. The Far East is saluting with a volley of hypersonic missiles Bastion.
The Oniks cruise missile is cutting clouds above Chukotka. Before, they never aimed at a surface target from here. The Pacific Navy is testing new things, but never forgets the weapons that passed the test of time. The atomic submarine cruiser Omsk is again reporting for duty after its modernization.
A rare view, the guardians of the Far East are standing deck by deck. Sovershenny and Gromky are from the same family of Pacific corvettes and will have new brothers in the next few months.
Gremyashchy corvette is finishing her tests, Saint Andrew's Cross soon will be raised above its deck. Equipped with Kalibrs and hypersonic Zircons cruise missiles currently unparalleled, it will begin its service in the Pacific at the beginning of the next year. The Black Sea Fleet The main pride of a naval ship is its modern gear.
This latest Kalibr missile system is able to hit targets 2,000 km (1,200 mi) away while being fast to use. Every cap we saw opens up in less than two seconds.
The powerful and super accurate system is the main weapon of the Black Sea fleet's ships. Its missiles hit targets on land and in the sea no matter the trajectory. This nightmare for any foe is the backbone of the nonnuclear forces of the Russian Navy.
This year, in the Black Sea, there were 35 firing exercises with this system. Kalibr also has seen a real battle. Russian military used it in fights against terrorists in Syria. In the next 3 years, the number of Kalibrs in the Navy will double. This was stated by the President during the Sochi meeting.
The newest ship of the Black Sea Fleet corvette Vyshny Volochyok is also equipped with Kalibrs.
Dmitriy Sukhar, Vyshny Volochyok's Captain: "Self-supportability, sea-going, and habitability of the ship enable it to perform long missions".
The ship has powerful self-defense weapons: the artillery cannon Duga can fire almost 9,000 shots per minute.
Aleksandr Aleksandrov, Commander of Vyshny Volochyok's missile crew: "It's for hitting air targets and fast-moving sea targets. Operated by a single man".
On the land, the Crimean borders are firmly protected from any invasion. Modern terrifying Bal and Bastion systems regularly take part in large exercises. This summer on the peninsula, they tested coastal anti-ship system Utyos. They call it "ship killer" overseas.
This year, one more missile corvette will arrive at Crimea, called Ingushetia. Now, it's being tested in waters near Novorossiysk. The Black Sea fleet will get 16 newest ships next year.
The Northern Fleet The main base of the Northern Fleet is the city of Severomorsk. Their area of responsibility is the widest — from the New Siberian Islands to the Russian Western borders. After returning from a mission, the ships don't spend much time at the pier: new exercises lie ahead.
The fleet's flagman is missile atomic battlecruiser Pyotr Veliky. At the moment, it's the largest non-aircraft carrier warship in the world, which is able to hit any sort of target.
Igor Nikitin, Captain of Pyotr Veliky: "It can hit aerial, underwater, and surface targets. Aerial — up to 200 km (120 mi) away. Underwater — up to 100 km (60 mi) away. Surface — up to 700 km (430 mi) away".
In the coming years, Pyotr's twin brother should return from modernization. Admiral Nakhimov battlecruiser will get the newest weapons: Fort-M missile systems and naval versions of the Pantsyr missile system. Also, the ship will be equipped with the newest anti-submarine weapons and navigation systems.
Pyotr is next in line to modernize. After the Pyotr Velikiy's modernization, instead of these 20 Granit missile pits, there will be pits for new Zircons. Supposedly, twice or even thrice in number. They are looking forward to new weapons. It's not like the old ones failed them. The Soviet equipment can serve dozens of years more. Reliability is their special feature. But with NATO at the door, Russia is compelled to preserve the balance of power and regional stability.
At the moment, they are testing several warships in the White Sea. Those are the Kazan submarine of the modernized Yasen project, Admiral Flota Kasatonov frigate, and the recently tested strategic nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Knyaz Vladimir.
Igor Ageenko, Pavel Melnik, Yana Shcherbataya, Dmitriy Ivannikov, Sergey Svistilnikov, Andrey Terentyev. Vladivostok, Sevastopol, Severomorsk. Vesti.
