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Russian Sub Activity Topping Cold War Levels

Posted on 3 February 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

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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 equalling 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”.

Together, this meant that the level of Russian submarine activity NATO is currently seeing in the North Atlantic is “very different from the period of quiet submarine activity that perhaps we’ve seen in the past”.

However he added, “I think none of that would worry us if we knew what the game plans were or we knew why they were deploying or what they were doing … we don’t understand what the strategic and operational objectives are of the Russian state.” This was because “a lot of what the Russians are doing at the moment we don’t understand, and is obscure and is shrouded in other activity which makes us nervous, and makes nations nervous”.

Read the Original Partial Article at Janes 

 

3 thoughts on “Russian Sub Activity Topping Cold War Levels”

  1. lisainva says:
    3 February 2016 at 10:17

    Reblogged this on The way I see things … and commented:
    Is the #USNavy prepared? Is our military as a whole prepared?

  2. Hammerhead says:
    3 February 2016 at 12:54

    Prepared for a Conventional War with Russia or China? Maybe….Prepared for a Hybrid War using 4th Gen Warfare tactics which they are sure to wage? NO.

  3. lisainva says:
    3 February 2016 at 22:15

    AGREE!

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