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| Russia building high-tech STEALTH SHIPS to allow sailors to slip through seas undetected, military hardware expert reveals | Russia building high-tech STEALTH SHIPS to allow sailors to slip through seas undetected, military hardware expert reveals |
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| The Russian Navy, already one of the largest in the world, has been working to camouflage its warships from prying eyes with a range of high-tech innovations including hidden antennas and special paint jobs. | The Russian Navy, already one of the largest in the world, has been working to camouflage its warships from prying eyes with a range of high-tech innovations including hidden antennas and special paint jobs. |
| That’s according to Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the country’s Military-Industrial Commission, who also serves on the state Maritime Board. The expert told RIA Novosti in an interview published on Tuesday that Russian military shipbuilders are employing a range of tools to try to shield their ships from detection, which is of particular importance if they come under fire from targeted weapons and guided torpedoes. | That’s according to Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the country’s Military-Industrial Commission, who also serves on the state Maritime Board. The expert told RIA Novosti in an interview published on Tuesday that Russian military shipbuilders are employing a range of tools to try to shield their ships from detection, which is of particular importance if they come under fire from targeted weapons and guided torpedoes. |
| “A ship is not a needle,” he said. “The capabilities of satellite and aerial reconnaissance make it possible to detect any ship. | “A ship is not a needle,” he said. “The capabilities of satellite and aerial reconnaissance make it possible to detect any ship. |
| “As soon as any signal-emitting device is turned on, it will be detected by means of electronic reconnaissance,” Pospelov added. | “As soon as any signal-emitting device is turned on, it will be detected by means of electronic reconnaissance,” Pospelov added. |
| However, he set out a number of ways in which new vessels are taking advantage of technological developments to minimize their physical and electronic fingerprints. Discussing a new generation of stealth ships, he said that “past versions of destroyers and missile cruisers resembled a hedgehog, studded with dozens of antennas. For corvettes, we have now switched to an integrated mast, meaning that all the arrays are hidden within its shell. | However, he set out a number of ways in which new vessels are taking advantage of technological developments to minimize their physical and electronic fingerprints. Discussing a new generation of stealth ships, he said that “past versions of destroyers and missile cruisers resembled a hedgehog, studded with dozens of antennas. For corvettes, we have now switched to an integrated mast, meaning that all the arrays are hidden within its shell. |
| “Another way to reduce the signature of surface ships,” he revealed, “is the use of composite materials and special paints and varnishes.” A number of different finishes can be applied to naval vessels and warplanes in order to absorb radar waves at a certain frequency, effectively shielding them from being picked up by enemy air defenses. | “Another way to reduce the signature of surface ships,” he revealed, “is the use of composite materials and special paints and varnishes.” A number of different finishes can be applied to naval vessels and warplanes in order to absorb radar waves at a certain frequency, effectively shielding them from being picked up by enemy air defenses. |
| Pospelov also said that, by the 2030s, Russia should have completed work on new groups of fourth-generation nuclear submarines, as well as commissioning two modernized corvettes. Existing upgrades have already been completed to increase the number of launchers on at least one frigate, he said. | Pospelov also said that, by the 2030s, Russia should have completed work on new groups of fourth-generation nuclear submarines, as well as commissioning two modernized corvettes. Existing upgrades have already been completed to increase the number of launchers on at least one frigate, he said. |
| Last month, Moscow ordered its sailors to begin large-scale exercises in the Black Sea, as British warships set sail for the volatile region as part of escalating tensions between Russia and the West. | Last month, Moscow ordered its sailors to begin large-scale exercises in the Black Sea, as British warships set sail for the volatile region as part of escalating tensions between Russia and the West. |
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