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Already a Janes customer? Read more here. Krypton and Vikhr missiles proliferate across the battlespace 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. Russia's Kalashnikov Group is studying integration of Vikhr-1 (AT-16 ‘Scallion') anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) onto a range of new platforms, a representative of the company told Janes at the MAKS 2021 air show, held in Zhukovsky near Moscow from 20 to 25 July. “The Kalashnikov Group is considering integration of the Vikhr missile [onto] the Mi-28NE and Mi-35P helicopters and the Orion-E [unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)],” said the Kalashnikov official. He added that the holding continues to modify the Vikhr air-launched ATGM for various aircraft. Janes Analysis: TheVikhr-1, an upgrade of the originalVikhrair-launched ATGM, was unveiled at last year's Army 2020 defence show in Kubinka near Moscow. It has a range of up to 10 km and a velocity of 600 m/s. The containerised missile weighs about 50 kg. Dec 22: The Chkalov Aviation Plant in Novosibirsk (NAZ) rolled out the first flying prototype of the S-70 Okhotnik (Hunter) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) on 14 December. The low observable (LO) UCAV is now being prepared for its maiden flight and trials, Deputy Defence Minister Alexey Krivoruchko told reporters. “The [UCAV] was made in the serial concept and is equipped with the necessary onboard devices in full compliance with the requirements. It will shortly make the maiden flight after all ground tests are completed,” he said.

The Western Military District announced on 07 August that some 6,000 troops would take part in battalion tactical group exercises across ten regions of north west Russia. Apr 4: India's Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has indicated that his country will plan to expand a currency arrangement with India that facilitates bilateral defence trade despite sanctions imposed on Moscow. Lavrov made these comments in a news conference in New Delhi on 1 April following meetings with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Lavrov said the ruble-rupee mechanism, initiated about four years ago, will be applied to Russia-India trade across various sectors and is designed to bypass requirements for US dollars. Jane's Combat Simulations was a brand of computer flight simulation games and naval warfare simulations produced between 1996 and 2000 under license to Electronic Arts. Already a Janes customer? Read more here. Technology Developments: KRET unveils Sapfir C-UAV system A new – as yet unidentified commander – was appointed to lead Russian forces stationed in north eastern Syria. The commander will reportedly lead forces in the region for three months.

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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. Region of Focus: Western Pacific Chinese, Russian navies conclude first joint patrols in Western Pacific The first edition of Jane’s All the World’s Fighting Ships was published in England by the firm of Sampson, Low, Marston & Company in November, 1897. And every year from that date to the present, with few exceptions, the public has had an opportunity to obtain the very latest information on the tonnage, armor, armament, and other details of the battleships, cruisers, carriers, destroyers, submarines, torpedo boats, and auxiliary craft of the navies of the world. To say “I saw it in Jane’s,” is almost equivalent to saying that the subject matter in hand is beyond argument. Since that first Jane’s was published the year before the sinking of the Maine and the outbreak of our War with Spain, the world has witnessed the development of the dreadnought, the destroyer, the aircraft carrier, PT-boat, and the submarine. Each successive issue of this famed naval annual has faithfully recorded the development of these new weapons of naval warfare. Russian railway troops began construction of a third railway-pontoon bridge over the Volga river near Myshkin in the Yaroslavl region, bringing the total number currently deployed in the region to as many as three.

Already a Janes customer? Read more here. South Korea, Russia to establish direct military hotlines To Americans his section dealing with the United States Navy in 1897 should be of especial interest. He lists 13 Civil War monitors built from 1863-1865 and notes that “Most of these ships are unseaworthy.” He includes the “dynamite” cruiser Vesuvius, built in 1888, and notes that she carried “3 pneumatic guns, but these are being removed.” He also includes the Dolphin, one of the first ships of the White Squadron authorized, and all the battleships that were destined soon to bring about the destruction of the Spanish fleet under Admiral Cervera at Santiago. Cervera’s ships are also listed under Espagne, including the Reina Mercedes, built in 1887. Dec 21: Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) are being re-equipped with new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), the force's commander, Colonel General Sergey Karakaev, told the Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) military newspaper on 17 December. “We plan to place four regiments on duty in 2022. They include a regiment of the Uzhur missile formation armed with Sarmat missiles, one new regiment of the Yasnensky formation armed with Avangard, and missile regiments in the Tambov and Kirov regions armed with mobile Yars launchers,” he said. The Kozelsk formation will place a silo-based Yars missile system in service, while the Barnaul formation will do so with mobile Yars by the end of 2021, Col Gen Karakaev said.Aug:Russia's Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) showcased two 100 kg-class precision weapons aimedat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) applications at the Army 2021 defence exhibition held from 22–28August in Kubinka, near Moscow. While the company did not reveal accompanying information for thedisplays, one of these had earlier been revealed at the previous year's event alongside KronshtadtGroup's Grom strike-capable UAV with its in-development name of ‘Product 85'. According tospecifications released at the time, the Product 85 munition is understood to be an air-to-ground missilearmed with a 30 kg armour-piercing, high-explosive fragmentation warhead. The missile is 2,400 mmlong and 200 mm in diameter (with its stabilising fins increasing overall width to 400 mm), and has anall-up weight of 120 kg.

Brooks, Richard (1997). Fred T Jane: An Eccentric Visionary. Coulsdon, Surrey, England: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0710617518. Jane's All the World's Aircraft and Fighting Ships are included in the 2019 edition of the AP stylebook as references for proper notation of aircraft and military ship names. [12] Already a Janes customer? Read more here. Ukraine strengthens air defence of critical infrastructure Ten early editions of Jane's (those of 1898, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1914, 1919, 1924, 1931, 1939, 1944–45, and 1950–51) were reissued in facsimile reprints by Arco Publishing starting in 1969. All of these appeared in the oblong or "landscape" format that characterized the series until the 1956/57 edition, while from 1957/58 the present "portrait" layout was adopted, thus matching the sister Jane's publication on aircraft.

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Oct: 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.

The Russian Ministry of Defence published footage showing an S-500 conducting a live fire test launch of what appears to be a 77N6 missile at the Kapustin-Yar training ground in the Astrakhan region.Nov 29: In a statement released on 12 November, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Maria Zakharova responded to the 23 October visit of the Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl to the port of Longyearbyen, a Norwegian outpost in Svalbard. Zakharova said that the visit “implies the use of the archipelago's infrastructure in the military planning of the defence of Norway, including the reception of reinforcement from NATO allies.” Norway has sovereignty over the archipelago and consequently the Svalbard Treaty does not prohibit a Norwegian military presence unless a deployment is offensive in nature. In a recent chat one of our more senior members, Norm Rivett, recalled as a young apprentice listening to Lord Haw-Haw (William Joyce) on German propaganda radio interviewing the ace U-Boat commander Gunther Prien. Prien who had an excellent command of English, on being asked how, when he had penetrated the defences at Scapa Flow and sank HMS Royal Oak, he knew it was Royal Oak, Prien answered that he had studied the ship’s charactistics in “Janes” and from the funnel configuration he knew the identity of his target. While many of our readers would have studied Janes, perhaps not as intently as Prien, possibly few know the history behind this authoritive publication. The attached article first appeared in the United States “Naval Institute Proceedings” in December 1996 and is reproduced by kind permission of the Institute. Oct 7: 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. My chum was a sportsman, and after punching my head, proceeded to arm his ship also. We took to armour plates made from biscuit tins, and to squadrons instead of single ships. In the battle that ensued our fleets annihilated each other, and depleted finances forbade their renewal. Jane's Information Group was founded in 1898 by Fred T. Jane, who had begun sketching ships as an enthusiast naval artist while living in Portsmouth. This gradually developed into an encyclopedic knowledge, culminating in the publishing of All the World's Fighting Ships (1898). [1] The company then gradually branched out into other areas of military expertise. The books and trade magazines published by the company are often considered the de facto public source of information on warfare and transportation systems.