According to Russian media reports, the leadership of the two major navies of the United States and Russia successively attended the 19th annual meeting of China's Western Pacific Naval Forum, and the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy led a delegation to China to attend, which coincided with the heavy losses of the Black Sea Fleet. Earlier, some Russian media suggested that the only short-term means for the Russian Navy to recover its vitality is to purchase Chinese warships.
The commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy led a delegation to China to attend the meeting, and the cooperation between the Chinese and Russian militaries was further strengthened
In addition to the forum, the senior leaders of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) attended the meeting, and the high-level naval officials of 29 countries, including Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, all participated in the meeting. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, the Chinese side also organized a live visit to the Chinese warship project by foreign representatives.
Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Alexander Moiseev
According to Russian media reports, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, led a delegation to China.
Moiseev will speak at the meeting and hold bilateral meetings with representatives of the command of the Chinese Navy and the naval commands of other countries.
The Russian Defense Ministry noted that the visit of the Russian military delegation to China will last until April 25 and will be "another practical step in strengthening and developing cooperation between the Russian Navy and the Chinese Navy."
There is no doubt that the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy came to China this time to participate in the forum to congratulate the Chinese Navy on its achievements and to further strengthen bilateral military cooperation between China and Russia.
The main point of view of the Russian media is that although the current Russian defense industry has been fully launched with the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the output of the entire military industry has increased significantly compared with previous years.
The 22350 frigate, the most advanced ship of the Russian army, has a tonnage of no more than 5000
However, the key problem is that in some high-tech weapons and equipment, Russia is in a dilemma, and can neither develop nor build, especially on advanced large naval vessels, and it is simply impossible to rely on Russia's own military industry in this regard.
The sunken cruiser "Moskva".
The state of the surface ship forces of the Russian Navy is very bad
The current situation of the Russian Navy has deteriorated very seriously, especially the Black Sea Fleet, which has fought a war with Ukraine without a navy for 2 years, and the losses are not unbearable, 1 large missile cruiser, 3 large landing ships, and 1 corvette have been sunk by the Ukrainian army, with tonnage losses of 24,000 tons, and heavy losses on the battlefield.
The landing ship of the Russian army was hit by a ballistic missile of the Ukrainian army
In addition, the existing surface ship forces of the Russian Navy, most of the main ships are close to the limit, mainly the surface ships of the Russian Navy fleet, most of which are old ships of the Soviet period, which can be used for 30-40 years at every turn.
In the future, the Russian Navy will usher in a wave of ship retirement, and its strength is not strong in the first place, and its follow-up combat strength will be greatly affected.
It is also a helpless move for Russia, after all, the entire shipbuilding industry of large ships during the Soviet period was in Ukraine, and the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia and Ukraine were separated, and Russia did not have most of the important shipbuilding industry.
Moreover, because of the contraction of the Russian economy at that time, it was not able to place orders for new large ships in batches, so this led to the loss of Russia's own shipbuilding industry and the loss of professional and technical personnel.
20385, which is also a cutting-edge ship of the Russian army, is too small in tonnage
Therefore, until now, Russia does not have the money to build a large fleet on the one hand, and on the other hand, it does not have the technical ability to build large ships. That is, to build frigates of small tonnage, on which the shipbuilding industry can continue to sustain itself with orders for small boats and nuclear submarines.
There is theoretically no problem with the procurement of China's advanced warships
Russian media said that the Russian Navy can fully consider ordering China's 052D large drive, China as early as the 2022 Zhuhai Air Show, the Chinese side exhibited the foreign trade version of the 052D large drive, the model is named SHARK-6000, that is, "Whale Shark"-6000 type.
"Whale Shark" - 6000 type
"Whale Shark" -6000 type drive and 052D is not much different, can be selected according to customer requirements, this warship is very attractive to the Russian Navy, the Chinese side can be built in accordance with the requirements of the Russian side, and some of the equipment technology and Russia are the same.
052D 850 Universal Hair Drop
For example, the 64-unit 850 cold and hot co-frame vertical hair system of 052D, which is actually the vertical hair system used by the Russian Navy itself, can be directly loaded with the active missiles of the Russian Navy, including "Caliber" and "Zircon" missiles.
After all, the "Whale Shark"-6000 type large drive is a shield ship representing the world's advanced level, and for the Russian Navy, this improvement in air defense capability is particularly important, because in recent years, its existing fleet has a large gap in high-performance air defense systems, after all, it is impossible to rely on a small number of 22350 frigates to hold on.
The Whale Shark-6000 will help the Russian Navy build a more powerful ocean-going fleet, increasing its global reach and capabilities in key waters such as the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and beyond. The Whale Shark-6000 drive can also escort aircraft carrier battle groups, allowing the Russian Navy to greatly enhance its strategic flexibility and ocean-going combat capabilities.
In addition, a more critical factor is that Chinese ships are of high quality and low price, and today the whole world, that is, China and the United States, is building shield ships in an all-round way, and Russia can only buy them from China. Thanks to China's strong shipbuilding industry, the ships produced are not only of good quality but also inexpensive, and the price of a 052D is within 800 million US dollars, which is more than half cheaper than the same type of ships in the US military.
Moreover, Russia also has enough oil, gas and grain resources, which are also strategic materials that China needs, and theoretically it can also "exchange" destroyers with China.
But in fact, there have been reports about the purchase of Chinese weapons more than once, and the Russian domestic media do not know how many times they have shouted it, but the Russian Navy is still very cautious in the purchase of foreign weapons.
On the one hand, it is necessary to consider leaving orders for the domestic shipbuilding industry to "continue its life", and on the other hand, Russia is also worried that the purchase of weapons from China will affect the export of Russian weapons to foreign countries. At present, the old foundation of the Russian Navy is still there, that is, the nuclear submarine force, and there is no need to think too much about the surface fleet for the time being.
And the most critical problem is that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has not yet ended, and it is impossible for China to undertake any orders from Russia at this time, even if Russia is really interested in China's active ships, it will have to wait for the war to end.
Part of the content in the article comes from the sources: 1. The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy began a visit to China Russian Sputnik news agency