With a likely future ice free Arctic during summer, the possibly of hostile vessels with guns in access of 25 mm is probable down the road. The AOPS are over 6,000 tons and deserve better kit. Hopefully they get surplus 57 mm from future decommissioned Halifax frigates.
Maybe 15-20 years from now the arctic fleets do not need any more icebreakers. The ice is melting that fast.
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.I thought this had been delayed ? Is it moving forward ?
The project is moving forward but very slowly. It appears that the vessel underwent considerable redesign. Personally I think they should scrap it and invest the resources into upgrading the 20380/385.
I’m curious as to how the 20380/385 need upgrades. American observers typically characterize Russian ships as better armed than their American counterparts.
Who are these Observers who think Russian Ships are better armed then American ones? The Russian Navy is still heavily reliant on Soviet era Vessels and there was philosophical difference between the USN and Soviet Navies, the USN and its Allies has mainly been about Sea Control, the Soviet and to some degree modern Russian Navy has mainly been about Sea Denial.
There are problems with the air defense system, and the radar on the traditional 20380 mast. The new IBMK introduces an extremely expensive new radar, but it's unclear whether it resolves the issue. Using the Puma radar from the gun turret for the SAM actually works, but leaves the gun without guidance. The AK-630s have also been reported to have accuracy issues. There's also an issue with the Paket-NK system where because the anti-torpedoes come in factory sealed launch tubes, reloading them at sea is basically impossible, it takes serious equipment. The system could easily be re-designed to have fixed launch tubes with the torpedoes loaded into them. Final point, the AVMF badly needs a modern ASW kit for both rotary and fixed wing. Without a modern ASW helo, the 20380s will always be limited. None of these issues are insurmountable, and the type is still very useful and badly needed by the VMF, so the recent decision to extend the run by 10 more hulls is correct (in point of fact the VMF probably needs 30+ of them). They also need to upgrade the first 20380 to carry a SAM, and, even if the new IBMK solves the SAM guidance issue (I'd love to see some robust live-fire exercises against complex targets), the 6 older 20380s still need to be upgraded. Assuming they won't be replacing literally the entire mast, some radar that can do the job.
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My concern is how they will provide targeting. There are reports that the range of both the P-1000 Vulcan and the P-800 Onyx/Yakhont has been extended with upgrades, but there is still not Tu-95RTs replacement in sight. They're not even planning for one, at least as far as I can tell. Russian UAVs are nowhere near where they can fill the role (though by the end of the decade they may be).You dont see much, just some bright smoke and later a nightlaunch from far away. Its not the first launch of the Tsirkon from a Project 22350 frigate, but the Tsirkon is still an impressive weapon.
Video: Russia’s Admiral Gorshkov frigate test-fires Tsirkon hypersonic missile - Naval News
The Project 22350 frigate Admiral Gorshkov has successfully test-fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile from the White Sea against a target in the Barents Sea, the Defense Ministry’s press office said.
How about the Il-38N? Maybe it is not enough to fully exploit the capabilities of the latest versions of the P800 Oniks, but it seems that its radar is able to detect surface objects within a radius of 320 kilometers and can track 32 above- and underwater targets simultaneously.
Sure. Except there are literally several of them.
How many training exercises have the VMF conducted in recent times with Il-38s being used to provide targeting to AShMs? Where are the Novellas currently based and operating out of? In what scenarios can the VMF realistically expect to have them available, and not dedicated to ASW missions close to home?
There don't appear to be.
The lack of replacements for the Tu-95 Bear MPA is a strategic blunder. Both the Be-200 and Tu-204 would be ideal replacements and should be worked together using the same systems. The Beriev doesn't require a runway which is an advantage straight away and the Tu-204 could be maximised for longer range.
That would have been a perfect solution 15 years ago. Especially given how many other government special purpose aircraft are built on the 214. Now, given development times for the equipment, the MS-21 would be the perfect candidate. And the type needs orders, so it's logical. But that's the real problem, the equipment. Russia needs a modern ASW loadout, a recon suite for maritime patrol, and a weapons bay that can drop hydro-acoustic buoys, sea mines (Russia also needs modern sea mines), AShMs, and depth charges. As far as I can tell all those things are either missing or at best under development but not ready to deploy any time soon.
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Apparently, its service life after the overhaul and modernisation is only extended by 5 years. Might be easier to build a brand new aircraft carrier, unless this is a platform to test new technologies.Even after the accident with the crane, and later the fire on board the Admiral Kuznetsov, the Russian Navy plans to continue with the overhaul and modernisation of this aircraft carrier.
Russian Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to Get Pantsir-M CIWS - Naval News
Russia' sole aircraft carrier is getting upgraded with Pantsir-M close in weapon systems (CIWS). The "Admiral Kuznetsov" is currently getting repaired and overhauled at the 35th shipyard in Murmansk following a fire that erupted one year ago.
Unless my information is outdated, MS-21 might not be suited for military applications because a good portion of its components were sourced from abroad, it was from the beginning meant as a commercial project for both domestic use and export. The Tu-214, however, is 100% domestic and cannot be affected by sanctions.