Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2014-07-16 13:16:01.367098 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA1131912 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Containerid S0022 Donor Oct: The Chinese and Russian navies have concluded their first-ever joint patrols in international waters east of Japan in the Western Pacific: a further indication of the growing defence co-operation between the two countries that has been raising concerns among the United States and its allies. The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a statement that the patrols, which took place from 17 to 23 October, involved five warships from each navy, with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) being represented by Type 055 destroyer Nanchang, Type 052D destroyer Kumming, Type 054A frigates Liuzhou and Binzhou, and Type 903A replenishment vessel Dongpinghu. When the First World War broke out, Mr. Jane, then 49 years old, helped to unravel the German spy system in England. He died in March, 1916, after travelling all over England lecturing on the naval side of the war. Three months after his death, the Battle of Jutland was fought, an event that he would have understood and whose significance he would have appreciated more than any other civilian alive. For he had a comprehensive knowledge of the sea power of both Britain and Germany that was pitted against each other in that engagement.

Already a Janes customer? Read more here. Ukraine strengthens air defence of critical infrastructure Already a Janes customer? Read more here. Large-scale exercise points to growing Sino-Russian military co-operation Janes Analysis: The Project 15310 ships areintended for laying, lifting, and repairing fibre-optic cable communication lines, including in conditions inthe Far North. However, as cable laying is well outside GUGI's usual remit – as far as it is known – thefull role of these vessels is the subject of considerable speculation. Already a Janes customer? Read more here. Admiralty Shipyards cuts steel for two more Lada-class SSKs Oct: During The Russian military announced on 29 September that its forces had completed their withdrawal from Belarus that day, following the conclusion of ‘Zapad-2021' strategic exercises on 17 September. The scenario for Zapad-2021 was similar to that of its predecessor in 2017: an alliance of NATO countries conducting a limited invasion of Belarus following a period of political instability instigated by Western forces. For the purposes of the exercise, all parties were given pseudonyms; Belarus became ‘Polesei', Russia ‘the Central Federation', and their alliance ‘the Northern Coalition'. The NATO countries, ‘Nyaris' (Lithuania), Pomorie (Poland), and ‘the Polar Republic' (parts of Latvia and components of NATO partner forces in Poland), represent a belief or hope within the Russian military that a conflict with NATO would initially be limited in scope, enabling the Russian armed forces and Kremlin to manage escalation and limit its horizontal growth. This belief in turn determines the forces and means committed to the fight, with the intention of using only the forces needed to achieve the desired goals of protecting Belarus and forcing peace with NATO before the conflict escalates beyond control.

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A brigade set of S-500 entered service with the 15th Special Purpose Air Defence Army in the Moscow region. Already a Janes customer? Read more here. Army 2021: Russian MoD procures equipment, Rosoboronexport signs export contracts Jane's Fighting Ships is an annual reference book (also published online, on CD and microfiche) of information on all the world's warships arranged by nation, including information on ship's names, dimensions, armaments, silhouettes and photographs, etc. Its annual editions cover the warships used by the different national naval and paramilitary forces, and provide data on their characteristics. Russian logistics troops began novel exercises at two civilian ports in the Leningrad region, where they practiced the loading of military equipment –including tanks and artillery – onto civilian vessels. The 43rd Missile Ship Division’s Admiral Gorshkov Class frigate ADMIRAL GORSHKOV (pen. 461) has conducted two live fire Tsirkon missile tests in the White Sea.

Dec 6: The Russian military has deployed its K-300P Bastion-P mobile coastal defence missile system in the Kuril Islands, a chain in the northwest Pacific Ocean, the ownership of which is disputed by Japan and Russia. The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on 2 December that the Bastion-P deployment signals the start of deployments from a new Russian military base on Matua, an uninhabited volcanic island near the centre of the Kuril chain that is not claimed by Japan.In the last quarter-century of Jane’s life he saw the rise of the navies of two aggressive powers, Germany and Japan. Unfortunately he did not live to see these same navies crushed in abject surrender. During his lifetime he witnessed the rise of modern navies all over the world. He also witnessed the infant beginnings of naval aviation. The peculiar genius of the man was indeed fitted to the times in which he lived. Russian forces began joint training exercises with Uzbekistan at the Termez training ground in the Surkhandarya Region the exercises will run until 10 August with the active phase finishing on 06 August. The exercises are believed to have involved some 1,500 troops from the Central Military District’s 15th Motorised Brigade (Peacekeeping) and the 3rd Spetsnaz Brigade, supported by four Tu-22M3 which conducted a flight from Russia on 06 July to bomb targets in Uzbekistan. Oct 14: The first S-500 55R6M Prometey (Prometheus) strategic air-defence system has entered service with a unit in the Moscow region, the TASS news agency reported on 13 October, citing a source close to the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD). The first regimental set is to be followed by a second in the first half of 2022, the source added. No official announcement has been made by the MoD, but Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told the RIA Novosti news agency in September that deliveries were under way to Russian forces. These initial S-500 units may be intended primarily for training purposes or limited service, as the Izvestia newspaper reported on 12 October that Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov has said serial production and deliveries of the S-500 are scheduled for 2025.