China, S.Korea Flex Naval Muscle as U.S. Wanes

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Koreas, Military, Chosun Ilbo, Daily News, Fleets, Flex, Heritage Foundation, Last Tuesday, News China, Pacific Ocean, South-Korea, Submarine, submarines, U S Navy

China and South Korea are expanding their submarine fleets as the U.S. Navy shrinks its own. The conservative Heritage Foundation in a report last Tuesday said that by 2025 the number of U.S. submarines in the Pacific Ocean will fall from 30 to 27 while China will have 78 submarines and South Korea 26.
The [...]

French Officials Rationalize Naval Rearmament of Russia – The Jamestown Foundation

Posted by Matt in January 26th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Europe, Military, Russia, Class Ships, Excuse, Fleets, France, French Government, French License, French Officials, helicopters, Jamestown, Jamestown Foundation, Mistral-ClassWarship, moscow, NATO, Nato Member, Naval Rearmament, Neighbors, Partner Countries, Periphery, Power Projection Capability, Russia, tanks, Warship

The approval process for boosting Russian naval power is moving forward in the French government. Paris and Moscow are negotiating the sale of one French-built Mistral-class warship to Russia, to be followed by construction of three or four such ships in Russia under French license.
These intentions, amount to a program of naval rearmament for Russia, [...]

The Demise of the Russian Navy « Russian Military Reform

Posted by Matt in December 11th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Military, Russia, Alexander, Black Sea, Blue Water Navy, Bulava, Demise, Enormous Sums, Farce, Fierce Battle, Fleets, Kiev, Military Reform, Missile, Naval Bases, Naval Brigade, Piers, Real Situation, Russian Navy, Sea Fleet, Serial Production, Sevastopol

Alexander Khramchikhin, for one, blames the Bulava for the inevitably coming demise of the Russian Navy. The article is worth quoting at length:
[The Bulava's] effectiveness has turned out to be simply amazing. The missile has not entered serial production, and never will, but it has already destroyed the Russian Navy. Almost all the money allocated [...]

Nuclear Weapons – More At Stake than Just ‘Reduction’ (Part One of Two)

Posted by Matt in September 30th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, arsenal, Ballistic Missiles, China, Cruise Missile, Family Security, Fleets, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Weapons, Russia Russia, Security Matters, Stake, Submarine, submarines, Warhead, Warheads

Reports are that one-third of our 450 land-based missiles may be eliminated under some plans being considered. Given that our submarine and bomber bases number only four, and submarines at sea also number four, we are essentially making it dramatically easier for an enemy to strike at America’s nuclear forces in a crisis. Remember, today [...]

Russian Subs Patrolling Off East Coast of U.S. – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in August 4th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Russia, Attack Submarines, Coasts, Cold-War, East Coast, Eastern Seaboard, Echoes, Fleets, Intelligence Agencies, Military Secrets, Nuclear Attack, Nuclear Submarines, Nytimes, Pentagon, Russian Attack, Russian Military, Russian Submarines, Russian Subs, Soviet Union, United States

A pair of nuclear-powered Russian attack submarines has been patrolling off the eastern seaboard of the United States in recent days, a rare mission that has raised concerns inside the Pentagon and intelligence agencies about a more assertive stance by the Russian military.
The episode has echoes of the cold war era, when the United States [...]