Russia’s nuclear submarine fleet is fading away. The navy budget, despite recent increases, is not large enough to build new ships to replace the current Cold war era fleet that is falling apart. This is not much noticed. The rapid decline of Russia’s nuclear submarine fleet got some attention only because Russia needed international help [...]
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Soviet Subs In The Sunset
Posted by Matt in November 9th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, Budget, Cold-War, Current, Era, Independent Fire, Leaves, Navy, Nuclear Accident, Nuclear Subs, Pacific Ocean, Rapid Decline, Reuters, Russia, Russian Navy, Russian Nuclear Submarine, Russian Submarine, ships, Spokesman, Submarine Fleet, submarines, Sunset
Aegis BMD Satellite Shoot-Down Documentary
Posted by Matt in June 7th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Missiles, U.S., Aegis Weapon System, Aws, Ballastic Missile Defense, BMD, Cg, Debris, Documentary, Fuel Tank, Hydrazine Fuel, Impact Velocity, Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean, Satellite Tracking, Sm, Spy Satellite, Standard Missile
On 20 Feb 2008 HST, the USS Lake Erie (CG-70) fired a modified tactical Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) missile at the malfunctioned spy satellite USA 193. The impact occurred at about 150 miles above the Pacific Ocean and at an impact velocity of around 22,000 mph. The Aegis Weapon System (AWS) confirmed a successful hit and [...]
Subs vs. carriers — Part 2
Posted by Matt in April 9th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Military, Aircraft Carriers, Attack Submarine, Billy Mitchell, Giant, Nuclear Attack, Nuclear Submarine, Ostfriesland, Pacific Ocean, Patrick Tyler, Policymakers, Soviet Submarine, submarines, Subs, Top Speed, Uss Enterprise, Vulnerability
Similarly, neither U.S. policymakers nor the American public realize the vulnerability of giant aircraft carriers to torpedo attacks from modern fast submarines was demonstrated in 1968 when a fast Soviet nuclear-powered attack submarine matched the USS Enterprise at top speed in the Pacific Ocean. That moment, vividly and thoroughly discussed in Patrick Tyler’s “Running Critical,” [...]
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