Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II

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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] Oct: The Russian Ground Forces are to conduct large-scale tests of the Uran-9 armed unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) in 2022 to inform decisions on the total number of Uran-9s to be procured, the service's chief, General Oleg Salyukov, told the Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) newspaper on 1 October. Gen Salyukov indicated that both the Uran-9 combat UGV and the Nerekhta reconnaissance UGV would be accepted into service by the Russian Ground Forces during the course of 2022 and that “experimental military service” would be carried out using these systems. The results of these trials will inform decisions about the optimal number of UGVs to procure to meet the needs of the Russian Ground Forces, he said. 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 Nov 11: South Korea and Russia have agreed to set up direct military hotlines between their respective air and naval forces as part of efforts to enhance communication and prevent accidental clashes. The Ministry of National Defense (MND) in Seoul announced that the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to this end on 11 November, pointing out that the move is also aimed at strengthening bilateral trust, helping to reduce tensions as well as establishing peace in the region. Update: Ukraine conflict - Military assistance to Ukraine as of 30 March 2022.Already a Janes customer? Read more here.

Nov 18: Russia has deployed elements of at least three units to Crimea since 12 November. They are equipped with armoured personnel carriers (APCs), self-propelled howitzers (SPHs), anti-aircraft missile systems, and main battle tanks (MBTs). Analysing footage posted on social media of military equipment being moved by train, Janes has identified the deployment of at least a battalion tactical group of the 49th Combined Arms Army's 34th Motorised Brigade (Mountain) equipped with MT-LB APCs and 2S1 Gvozdika SPHs and, what are likely to be, a battalion-sized element of Buk-M2 believed to belong to the 90th Air Defence Brigade and of T-72 MBTs from the 58th Combined Arms Army's 42nd Motorised Division to railway stations in Crimea. All three units are not normally stationed in Crimea and do not often exercise on the peninsula.In the introduction to his first edition of the Fighting Ships, Mr. Jane wrote: “I personally inspected the greater part of the naval ships herein.” In addition to this personal knowledge, he had gained the friendship of Navy men the world over, and from them he secured the details of ships built, building, and being planned. These details he included in his books. But like the good reporter that he was, he would never divulge the source of his information. A brigade set of S-500 entered service with the 15th Special Purpose Air Defence Army in the Moscow region.

The first footage of the Almaz-Antey S-500 Prometey (‘Prometheus') air and missile defence system (GRAU designation 55R6M), shown conducting a test launch, has been released by the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) via a video published on its YouTube channel on 20 July. The missile shown being launched was reported to have successfully intercepted a “high-speed ballistic target” during test firings at the Kapustin Yar range, about 100 km east of Volgograd, according to the video. Once tests are complete, the system is to enter service with air defence formations in the Moscow region, the video added. Janes Analysis: The completion of theS-500system's development has been expected for a long time, with initial news regarding the project surfacing around 2009. This footage comes after a 28 June announcement by Russian President Vladimir Putin thatRussia's newSarmatintercontinental ballistic missile, Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile, and theS-500system were all due to enter service shortly. Jane's RAN Ships None noted. Publication March 2012 edition of the Naval Historical Review (all rights reserved) Russia conducted a live fire test of a Direct Ascent Anti-Satellite (DA-ASAT) missile, using the missile to destroy a retired Russian satellite – Cosmos 1408.

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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. Already a Janes customer? Read more here. Update – Ukraine conflict: Russian response to international sanctions On 23 June the UK Royal Navy (RN) Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender took a direct route from Odessa in Ukraine to its next sea area off Georgia, entering Russia's declared territorial waters off the Crimean Peninsula. The United Kingdom does not recognise Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and considered itself to be in Ukrainian territorial waters. What Defender actually did – conduct innocent passage – was well within international maritime law. That was not how Russia saw it, however, and its response, according to its own state reports, was to fire warning shots and conduct preventive bombing