The Yasen-class submarines are 'impressive' vessels operated by the Russian navy, Newsweek has been told.
"indications that nuclear-powered submarines have been deploying off the coast of the United States and into the Mediterranean and elsewhere along Europe periphery."
"From an undersea warfare perspective, Russia is the critical challenge that the United States faces," Petersen said. The submarine"Magnitogorsk" at a rehearsal of the navy parade to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War, on May 7, 2015 in Baltiysk, Russia. Russia's new Yasen-class submarines are"very good" vessels, but fall short of those operated by the U.S. Navy, experts have told Newsweek.
adding they have"invested, in relative terms, very considerable amounts" of funding and industrial capacity in SSGNs like the Yasen-class. The newest Yasen-class submarines will be quiet, fast, and will represent a"challenge" to Western capabilities, Grove argued. It"will require, clearly, a greater effort in order to track and neutralize" the high-tech vessel, he added.
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