9/12/2023 0 Comments Russian submarine under attack![]() Or else it could be one of the Russian Navy’s latest Severodvinsk class SSGNs – a modern cruise missile capable of both anti-ship and land-attack missions. It may also be an Oscar-II class cruise missile submarine (SSGN), which are armed with 24 powerful Granit (SS-N-Shipwreck) supersonic anti-ship missiles. The main type in Russian service is the Akula class, but there are also Sierra-I/II and Victor-III classes. It may be a nuclear powered attack submarine (SSN). The intelligence portal listed three general types of submarines which could result into the one that is currently between Malta and Sicily. In the past, Russia deployed nuclear powered submarines to the Mediterranean. The type of submarine is not yet known, however, according Naval News is “confident” that it is nuclear powered. Petersburg, Russia’s Project 877 Paltus (NATO reporting name Kilo ) is a diesel-electric powered attack. The Ustinove is sailing provocatively between the United Kingdom and Ireland. Conceived during the Soviet era at Rubin Central Maritime Design Bureau at St. Last week, a Russian naval team – the Marshal Ustinov, the fighter Admiral Kulakov and a supply ship – crossed Gibraltar and headed to the Atlantic, under strict control of NATO frigates and corvettes. It was only in the evening, that the “hunt” was interrupted. ![]() ![]() One of a fleet of diesel electric submarines the Soviet Navy called Project 641. The aircraft took off from Sigonella base and chased the submarine for hours, first south of Malta and then in an area between the island and Capo Passero, in Sicily. Russian Foxtrot Class attack submarine B-39, has gone to pasture. The jets flew over it in concentric circles. “In a sense, the cruiser is providing a distraction.”Īccording to La Repubblicaa patrol aircraft of the US Navy and two Boeing P8 jets followed the submarine on Friday. While Ustinov is sailing provocatively between the United Kingdom and Ireland, the submarine may have slipped into the Med.” “The most straightforward explanation is that it deployed there to replace the Slava class cruiser Marshal Ustinov which left the Mediterranean on August 24. However, it is not clear for how long it has been operating. The intelligence news portal reported that it has seen strong indications that a Russian attack submarine or cruise missile submarine is operating near Italy. After Russias 2014 attack on Ukraine, the US 'saw an uptick of Russian navy submarine out-of-area deployers, which culminated in Russian general-purpose submarines' operating off of the US East. Naval News – a naval intelligence publication – reported that while the Russian Navy is building up forces in the Black Sea – a fact which is well known, it seems that it has started building up forces in the Mediterranean. A Russian attack submarine or cruise missile submarine is thought to be operating in the Mediterranean sea between Malta and Sicily.
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