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| Russian Subs Waging Cold War-Style ‘Battle of the Atlantic' |
| 2016-06-03 |
| I think I've seen this movie already... Russia has stepped up its submarine operations and is regularly probing U.S. anti-submarine networks in a new "Battle of the Atlantic," the commander of U.S. 6th Fleet said. In an article for the U.S. Naval Institute’s June issue of Proceedings, Vice Adm. James Foggo III outlined a new era in U.S. and Russian submarine warfare he dubs "The Fourth Battle of the Atlantic." "Russians don't shit without a plan, son..." In his piece, Foggo compares the current uptick in Russian submarine posture to the great submarine battles between the Allies and the Germans in World War I and World War II and the Soviets and the U.S. during the Cold War. "Once again, an effective, skilled, and technologically advanced Russian submarine force is challenging us. Russian submarines are prowling the Atlantic, testing our defenses, confronting our command of the seas, and preparing the complex underwater battlespace to give them an edge in any future conflict," Foggo wrote. "Not only have Russia’s actions and capabilities increased in alarming and confrontational ways, its national-security policy is aimed at challenging the United States and its NATO allies and partners." "One ping only, Vasily." Since the Russian seizure of Crimea in 2014, Russian Navy surface ships, aircraft and submarines have been much more active in presence operations ‐ particularly the submarines. "Andrei - you've lost another submarine?" |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #2 I think I've seen this movie already... The Bedford Incident. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-06-03 18:23 |
| #1 Wow, you know what would be neat? That's right, a carrier based four man "sea-control" aircraft. Starting up the f-22 line is all the rage right now, but 100 new, wait a second, aren't we getting ready to sell the SORKS S-3s from the boneyard? No brainer, tell me why I am wrong (again) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-06-03 17:44 |