El astillero de Kaliningrado empieza a construir fragatas para la Flota Rusa/ Kaliningrad shipyard to build three frigates for Russian Navy

Las primeras tres fragatas para la flota rusa del Mar Negro se construirán en los astilleros Yantar, situados en el enclave de Kaliningrado. Yantar ganó el contrato, denominado Project 11356 la pasada semana.
La construcción se llevará a cabo en paralelo a las que se construyen para la India.
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The first three frigates for Russia's Black Sea Fleet will be built at the Yantar Shipyard in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad. Yantar won a tender to build three Project 11356 frigates last week.
The construction of the frigates for the Russian Navy will be carried out in parallel with the construction of the same-type frigates for the Indian Navy.
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Tucano "retro" en homenaje a la batalla de Inglaterra/PICTURE: Retro-look Tucanos join BBMF Spitfire

Dos Shorts Tucano T1 de la RAF, han sido pintandos con camuflajes de la Segunda Guerra Munidal, como parte de los actos del 70 aniversario de la Batalla de Inglaterra. Los aviones volaron en formación con Supermarine Spitfires del Museo de la Batalla de Inglaterra.
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Two of the UK Royal Air Force's Shorts Tucano T1 trainers have ditched their usual black colour schemes as part of the service's efforts to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
Now sporting Second World War camouflage markings, the trainers were flown in formation with one of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's (BBMF) Supermarine Spitfires on 19 and 20 May.
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MODERNIZACION DE AVANZADO SUBMARINO ESPIA RUSO/Modernizing spy-sub “Sarov”

(SUBMARINO B90 "Sarov")

Menos de dos años después de su entrada en servicio, el supersecreto submarino espíaB-90 “Sarov” de la Armada rusa, está en el puerto ruso de Severodvinsk para modernización. Una de las características principales del submarino es su reducido reactor nuclear y su capacidad de estar en silencio, lo que hace difícil de detectar. El submarino ha venido realizando misiones especiales desde 2008, y tras cada misión le han sido añadidas modificaciones técnicas.
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Less than two years after it entered service in the Fleet, the top-secret spy-sub B-90 “Sarov” is at the White Sea Navy Base in Severodvinsk for modernization.According to newspaper Rossiiskaya Gazeta, a representative of the Zvezdochka yard in Severodvinsk confirms that the vessel is in the area for upcoming upgrades. The upgrades are made less than two years after the vessel entered service in the Northern Fleet, the newspaper informs. As BarentsObserver has reported, one of the unique features of the spy-sub is its ultra-small nuclear reactor aimed to charge the subs batteries, so it can stay much longer underwater, totally silent, than normal diesel-electric submarines. This is most important for a submarine aimed for spy-voyages not to be detected by foreign vessels, submarines, or detection systems on the seabed. As also reported by BarentsObserver, it is expected that the “Sarov” is operating in northern waters from bases in the Kola Peninsula. According to RG.ru, the vessel has since it was included in the fleet on 7 August 2008 conducted a number of specialized operations. After each operation, the vessel has undergone technical improvements. None of the newspaper’s sources want to reveal the essence of the latest upgrades. They could however be connected with sub’s new type of reactor, the newspaper writes. The B-90 “Sarov” was built in Nizhny Novgorod, and transported via Russia’s inner waterways to the Sevmash yard in Severodvinsk were it was equipped with its engines and nuclear reactor. The vessel was originally to be completed in 1993, but construction was halted due to money draught and the need for technical improvements.