A Friendly Touch.

My thanks to Kazmans. A cruise ship Sapphire Princess in Med is visited by Russian ASW and patrol IL-38N (Novella). Boys in IL-38N enjoyed bodies of ladies at swimming pools' lounge chairs, while passengers had fun making videos of a friendly bird)).

Here was the main point of interest for Russian crew.
 

Long Time In The Making.

Finally, Military Acceptance produced ASW video. It is in Russian, but it finally reveals the work of ASW/Patrol aviation, those unglamorous beasts who can decide the outcome of a large war. 

No, the video does not delve into the intricacies of the Search Theory, Operational Sweeps, tactical hydrology and Probabilities--this stuff is a lot of math and physics, and is for cadets of naval academies with appropriate clearance. But it still provides good visuals and some news. In fact, very important news--Beriev 200, a legendary firefighter Be-200 Altair, is coming home to what it was originally designed for--ASW. 

So, we can only speculate what ASW/Recon suite will be installed on them. Same as what will the substitute for venerable Ka-27, Ka-65 Minoga be.