Zvezdochka Shiprepair Centre delivered the modernised Sindurakshak diesel electric submarine of Type 877EKM (NATO code name: "Kilo") to the Indian Navy. The submarine was handed over on 26 January, which is the Republic Day, the national holiday of the Republic of India. The modernised submarine has the advanced Club-S missile system. More than ten systems of Indian and foreign origin are installed on board, including the Ushus sonar system and SCS-MK-2 radio system. Also in the course of modernisation, the cooling systems are modified, the Porpoise radio set is installed and other operations are conducted to improve the quality and safety of combat characteristics.
Krylov State Research Centre developed business strategy. One of the important tasks of strategy is training of candidates pool to make them leaders of innovation development of the shipbuilding industry. Innovation management aspects were discussed at the round-table meeting held recently in St. Petersburg State University. Currently, the first group of specialists from Krylov State Research Centre is being trained in St. Petersburg State University as per the Executive MBA qualification program.
The Lyubov Orlova passenger vessel, well known in the Far East, is drifting in the North Atlantic near the area of increasing powerful cyclone with a predicted wave height of 10 to 15 m or even more. The vessel left the Canadian Port Saint John 23 January to be towed to the Dominican Republic for scrapping. In the afternoon on 24 January, the tow rope broken and Charlene Hunt tug could not start up the tug, most likely due to bad weather and no crew on board the Lyubov Orlova vessel. Canadian maritime authorities refused to have something to do with uncontrolled vessel and stated that there was nothing to worry about because the vessel was out of Canadian waters and posed no threat to navigation or environment, that the vessel moves to the scrapping point without fuel, oil and any hazardous materials on board as well as without crew.
The Central Administration of the Russian Navy prepared the requirements for new infantry combat vehicle, which will be dropped from Mistral helicopter carriers. The vehicle will feature high buoyancy, accommodate not less than 15 soldiers with standard weapons and equipment; carry mortars, automatic grenade guns, portable anti-aircraft guns and heavy machine guns. The new vehicle shall be larger than existing BMP-2, BMP-3 infantry combat vehicles and BTR-80 armoured infantry vehicle. Weight of the new vehicle for Mistral carriers will be about 30 t. The armoured vehicle will be equipped with passive and active (Arena) protection system Power unit capacity for infantry combat vehicle will be no less than 400 horsepower. The power unit requires a gas turbine engine with electric transmission or an engine with power of 750 horsepower (perspective Kurganets-25 armoured vehicles or BMP-3F infantry combat vehicles.
