The trials of new Burevestnik-24 amphibious vessel were performed in the Moscow region on Pirogov Reservoir. Burevestnik-24 features three operation modes. At speed of 30 km per hour the vessel runs on the water like a standard boat. At speed of 120 km per hour the vessel starts planning on the water surface reducing contact with water. And at speed of 240 km the vessel rises above the water due to the "screen" effect and in this mode it is much more effective than standard vessels.
The delegation of the Great Britain Navy is visiting the Northern Fleet. The scheduled meeting was held at the headquarters of between Vice Admiral Vladimir Korolev, the Northern Fleet Commander-in-Chief, and head of delegation Mark Stanhope, First Sea Lord of the UK Admiral. During the meeting the prospects of cooperation between the navies of the two countries were discussed.
The Russian Ministry of Defence plans to raise the sunken K- 159 and K-27 nuclear submarines from the bottom. The event will be held within the scope of works on clearing the polar waters from pollution under the project "Arctic Development Strategy". Except of raising the sunken submarines from the bottom of the Barents and Kara Seas, of great importance is to eliminate the negative impact of military base activities on the New Siberian Islands, Franz Josef Land, White Island and other arctic lands of the Russian Federation.
