Russian submarine activity topping Cold War levels
Posted: 04 Feb 2016 22:39
Russia is investing heavily in it's navy again, whilst a new carrier (Kuznetsov is knackered) and new destroyers are a long way off as the surface fleet and aviation arm was left really short during the post cold war period, not even achieving standard maintenance requirements and good ships left to rot. They didn't abandon submarine development.
Extract from Jane's Defence Weekly
Nicholas de Larrinaga, 02 February 2016
Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic is again at Cold War levels, according to NATO's top military commander
Key Points
•NATO is seeing Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic return to Cold War levels
•Russian submarines have also made a major jump in technical capability, according to NATO's top naval commander
Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic is currently equaling or even surpassing Cold War levels, according to NATO's top naval officer.
The North Atlantic was again and area "of concern" for the alliance, Vice Admiral Clive Johnstone, Commander of NATO's Maritime Command, said, with the commanders of his submarine cells currently reporting "more activity from Russian submarines than we've seen since the days of the Cold War".
Not only are Russian submarines returning to Cold War levels of operational activity, but Russian submarines have made a major jump in technological performance, Vice Adm Johnstone said, with NATO seeing "a level of Russian capability that we haven't seen before".
Russia, he said, "through an extraordinary investment path not mirrored by the West" has made "technology leaps that [are] remarkable, and credit to them." Russian submarines now "have longer ranges, they have better systems, they're freer to operate", he said. The alliance has also "seen a rise in professionalism and ability to operate their boats that we haven't seen before", noted Vice Adm Johnstone, adding, "that is a concern".
Extract from Jane's Defence Weekly
Nicholas de Larrinaga, 02 February 2016
Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic is again at Cold War levels, according to NATO's top military commander
Key Points
•NATO is seeing Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic return to Cold War levels
•Russian submarines have also made a major jump in technical capability, according to NATO's top naval commander
Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic is currently equaling or even surpassing Cold War levels, according to NATO's top naval officer.
The North Atlantic was again and area "of concern" for the alliance, Vice Admiral Clive Johnstone, Commander of NATO's Maritime Command, said, with the commanders of his submarine cells currently reporting "more activity from Russian submarines than we've seen since the days of the Cold War".
Not only are Russian submarines returning to Cold War levels of operational activity, but Russian submarines have made a major jump in technological performance, Vice Adm Johnstone said, with NATO seeing "a level of Russian capability that we haven't seen before".
Russia, he said, "through an extraordinary investment path not mirrored by the West" has made "technology leaps that [are] remarkable, and credit to them." Russian submarines now "have longer ranges, they have better systems, they're freer to operate", he said. The alliance has also "seen a rise in professionalism and ability to operate their boats that we haven't seen before", noted Vice Adm Johnstone, adding, "that is a concern".