Here is the shedule for the GLONASS.

Neptune you didn’t tell me what is your opinion on this:
“Information on the noise level of nuclear submarines is practically non-existent in the open literature. However, specialists have repeatedly said that the noise level of a nuclear submarine is higher than that of a diesel submarine running on batteries.This fact may be explained by several reasons. First, like a diesel submarine, a nuclear submarine may work at a minimal speed, running off the storage cells (batteries). However, the submarine’s nuclear reactor continues working and this is an additional source of noise. Second, the displacement for nuclear submarines usually exceeds, by several times, the displacement of diesel, and this requires a greater power to weight ratio. In our calculations we made the assumption that within a “quiet” mode the difference in noise level between strategic nuclear submarines and diesel submarines, which were developed at the same time, is 10 dB.”

And for the noise generators i thought that you mean permament one,not decoy.And yes Korund is noise generator.

“For propellor, US propellors are generally better made than any others, except for German ones and that really makes a difference for propellors.”
And you are one of the mentioned specialists?Is that your statement as propellor designer?

“As for the Inside, you think all that space is used for the reactor and the turbines”
Yes i forget the evaporator and electricity generators,as well meny water pumps,batteries and so…..but no living compartments or stored weapons.

Good one!!! 😀

ink i try it on the server in work.In 5 min i had at least 20 calls from customers left without internet….At least i found that one colleague was watching porn…there will be sanctions!!! :diablo:

SOC after cleaning all cookies and running AV/spyware scan still nothing shows up.

This is how look the Ground Based Early Warning Radar systems in 2000: http://pvo.guns.ru/russia/index12.htm
.Some of the systems now aren’t operational,but there is also some new.
“…….The two facilities of the missile attack warning system (MAWS) that were put into operation in 2002 will contribute to that too. This is what Russian Space Troops Commander Anatoly Perminov said at a news conference.

“The interceptors are getting old,” the Space Troops commander admitted. “However, they all undergo a technical inspection every month, and work is being done to prolong their service lifetimes. In 2002 a training launch of an interceptor was carried out at the Balkhash testing ground. The results showed the high potential of the Russian missile defense system and the opportunities to extend its lifespan. In the meantime, industries were assigned to update interceptors,” Perminov emphasized.

Not only missiles will undergo the process of renovation, but also facilities that are part of the MAWS system. For example, after a fire at the Space Troops facility near the settlement of Kurilovo, Moscow region, it was decided not to restore the destroyed equipment, but to install new hardware instead.

“We still have equipment which is almost 30 years old,” Perminov says. “However, this does not mean that it is useless. We recently conducted a joint experiment with the Americans. From their shuttle, we released spheres with a diameter of 5, 10, 15, and 20 centimeters. Unlike the American system, our MAWS system was able to detect a 5- centimeter sphere at a distance equivalent to that between Moscow and St. Petersburg. Even with their newer equipment, our American partners are unable to match that at present…”

In 2002 the technical capacities of the Russian missile defense system actually expanded. It gained two facilities at once, unique in their capabilities: the Volga radar station at Baranovichi (Belarus) and the Okno (“Window”) optic-electronic complex in Nurek (Tajikistan). Volga can detect the launches of all types of strategic ballistic missiles within about 5,000 kilometers. Developed by the design bureau of the Krasnogorsk plant, the Okno optic-electronic complex is meant for automatic detection of high-orbit objects in space, at altitudes to 40,000 kilometers, tracking their orbits, and determination of their class, destination, state, and origin.

Perminov noted that in 2003-05 the Space Troops would include 60- 65 military satellites and 15-16 dual-use satellites. As a result, “silent zones” will be completely eliminated from the Russian missile defense system.
(Translated by P. Pikhnovsky) Izvestia”

Hi all.Few days ago i was surfing trought some russian military site’s and found this: http://www.army.lv/video/153.wmv
It’ a nearly 40 minute movie about pr.671 submarine and it’s evolution.I know that few people on this forum know russian,but in the movie is a few things only seen in pictures.I’m on work right now so i don’t have much time to translate. They say that the reason of development of the first soviet torpedo reloader is because the torpedo room was too small,since the sonar was very large.They first think of redesing the sub,but that was time-costly(~12 minute of the film).The constructor of the sub explain how hard the work was,and he spend around 1000 days without his wife,and some marriages broked because of the intense work and presure.Around 22 minute of the film is said that in 1975 all the sub designer bureaus was summoned to a meeting with the presense of public prosecutor.The oversighting officer of Soviet naval forces complaint that the noise of the soviet subs was intentionally “put” in the design…..There is so much interesting in this movie,but i don’t have the time right now.Tomorrow….