Russian hypersonic weapons rule out US-NATO naval assault

Russian hypersonic weapons rule out US-NATO naval assault

Supersonic ship-killer missiles have been around for a little over 40 years, they first demonstrated their effectiveness in 1982 when Argentina used French Exocets to teach the Royal Navy a salutory lesson off the Falklands and a few years later in the waters of the Gulf during the Iran-Iraq war when the Straits of Hormuz became a shooting gallery for supertankers.The current state-of-the-art in such missiles is represented by the Russian Sunburn and Kalibr systems that incorporate advanced computers to give them a ‘hiving’ capability that is likely able to overwhelm any target. The new Indian BrahMos cruise missile is a joint development with Russia and uses much of the same technology as the Russian systems.Today the next big thing is the hypersonic ship-killer and again it is the Russians who appear to be leading the field, although work on hypersonic vehicles is going on in several countries. Given that most analysts don’t rate the chances of survival of  the US carriers too highly in the current scenario where they face the threat of supersonic missiles, the introduction of hypersonic ones would likely downgrade the status of the US carriers even further from ‘sitting ducks’ to ‘scrap waiting to be sunk’.The US is currently engaged in an aggressive stance towards China over issues in the South China Sea; Chinese deployment of a hypersonic missile, whether indigenous, bought outright from Russia or developed with Russian assistance would force a drastic and radical rethink of US policy and the aggressive stance which is predicated on US naval power…Ian__________Valentin Vasilescu, KatehonCheckmate: Russian hypersonic weapons rule out US-NATO naval assaultThe US rules the globe, having a navy three times stronger than that of Russia. Moreover, the Pentagon has created a strategic command to deploy large units of land forces, consisting of hundreds of cargo ships of large capacity. All of these vessels are organized in very strong expeditionary naval groups and around aircraft carriers, amphibious landing ships, and naval convoys of troops and military equipment.With troops deployed in Europe and Asia, with the armies of allied states, the US can trigger an invasion of Russia. Therefore Russia’s new military doctrine establishes that the biggest risk to Russia’s security groups is the American expeditionary naval groups, which can transport invasion troops to the Russian border.Several types of anti-ballistic shield protect US naval expeditionary groups and zones of landing for troops from transport ships. The first is the naval system AEGIS armed with SM-3 block 1b mounted on US destroyers and cruisers AEGIS, plus anti-ballistic shields in Poland and one in Romania.The second is the mobile THAAD system of the US land forces, defending landing zones. Add to this the mobile long-range missile anti-aircraft batteries like Patriot with anti-ballistic capabilities against missiles that are in their final stage of the path, under an altitude of 35,000 m.The premise from which Russian experts started building hypersonic vehicles was that American antiballistic missiles cannot intercept any projectile flying in the mesosphere (at altitudes of 35.000- 80.000 m), and that Russia, unlike the US, owns a number of very powerful rocket engines. For example, the Pentagon and NASA cannot send satellites into orbit if Russia does not deliver the RD-180 rocket engines.Russia is on the verge of creating, starting in 2018, the surest antidote to this vulnerability by means of a hypersonic battle. Aerial vehicles are classified according to the airspeed as follows: subsonic (below the speed of 1,220 km/h, – Mach 1) supersonic (speeds between Mach 1 and Mach 5 – up to 6000 km/h), and hypersonic (with speeds between Mach 5 and Mach 10 – up to 12,000 km/h).Russian hypersonic weaponsThe main Russian hypersonic weapons are derived from space glider Yu-71 (Project 4202), which flew during tests at a speed of 6000-11200 km/h over a distance of 5,500 km at a cruising altitude below 80,000 m, receiving repeated pulses from a rocket engine to climb, execute maneuvers and cornering trajectory.It is estimated that the glider is armed with warheads that are spatially independent, with autonomous guidance systems similar to the air-ground missiles Kh-29 L/T and T Kh-25 (which provides a probable deviation of 2-6 m).Although it may take nuclear warheads, the space glider will be armed with conventional warheads and will be powered by a rocket launched normally from nuclear-powered Russian submarines.

Another variant of the hypersonic weapon derived from the Yu-71 would be those launched from the Russian military transport aircraft Il-76MD-90A (II-476). Since 50% of the missile’s fuel is spent solely on take off and rising though the layers of extremely dense atmosphere of up to 10,000 m, mass launcher and glider space represents 50% of the rocket carrier used to launch from nuclear-powered submarines.

The second type of weapon different from hypersonic spatial glider is the Zirkon 3M22 missile, which is launched from maritime patrol aircraft. Zirkon has a speed of Mach 6.2 (6500 km/h) at a cruising altitude of 30,000 m and a kinetic energy at impact with the target 50 times higher than existing air-ship and ship-to ship missiles.Hypersonic concept for a warThe new Russian military doctrine states that an attack on the American invasion fleet is to be executed in three waves, three alignments, thus preventing American expeditionary naval groups from positioning themselves near the Russian coast of the Baltic Sea.The first wave of hypersonic weapons, consisting of space gliders arranged on Russian nuclear-powered submarines under immersion in the middle of the Atlantic, starts fighting US naval expeditionary groups as they start crossing the Atlantic to Europe. The American naval groups need 7-8 days to cross the Atlantic; the plane Il-76MD-90A has a maximum flight distance of 6300 km and can be powered in the air, reaching the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in a few hours.

If the first wave does not destroy the targets, the second wave of hypersonic weapons will be launched on the US naval groups when they are located 1,000 km from the eastern shore of the Atlantic Ocean. The attack will be launched from the Russian submarines in the Barents Sea or Plesesk base of strategic missiles, located near the Arctic Circle and the White Sea.

The third wave of hypersonic attack will be executed by missiles 3M22 Zirkon launched on American naval groups when they would be in the Skagerrak strait (crossing the North Sea to the Baltic Sea), on the assumption that NATO is attacking Russia through the Baltics.If the American expeditionary naval group head to the Black Sea, it will be hit by the third wave of hypersonic weapons in the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits.

Thus, Poland, the Baltic States, and Romania – all NATO countries that use highly aggressive language and actions against Russia – should think better before triggering a military incident with Russia, since these countries rely only on military aid over the Atlantic Ocean, which might never come.US military would have been within its rights to shoot down Russian aircraft that flew close to one of its warships in the Baltic Sea, says Kerry

• Russian SU-24 attack planes made numerous close-range passes by the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook

• Secretary of State John Kerry said the Navy ship could've opened fire 

• At one point, one of the planes came within an estimated 30 feet of the ship

• The repeated flights were so close they created wakes in the water

Secretary of State John Kerry said that under US military rules of engagement, the Navy ship that Russian military jets buzzed in the Baltic Sea this week could have opened fire.The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook reported that pairs of Russian SU-24 attack planes made numerous close-range passes on Monday and Tuesday. In remarks to CNN Espanol in Miami, Kerry condemned the Russian actions and said that 'under the rules of engagement' it 'could have been a shootdown'. 

Two low-flying Russian jets (Su-24 plane pictured) 'aggressively' buzzed a US warship sailing in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday evening

Show of force: The Russian Su-24 planes thundered over the USS Donald Cook at a height of just 30ft, creating a 'wake in the water'Russian jet is seen flying within 30 feet of USS Donald Cook

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/Duration TimeOn at least one occasion an SU-24 came within an estimated 30 feet of the Cook, which was in international waters about 70 nautical miles from the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, which hosts Russian military forces.
The repeated flights by the SU-24 warplanes were so close, they created wakes in the water, with 11 passes, a US Defense official said.
The planes appeared to be unarmed. 

Secretary of State John Kerry said that under US military rules of engagement, the Navy ship that Russian military jets buzzed in the Baltic Sea this week could have opened fire

The American warship was conducting air operations about 70 nautical miles from the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad when the aircraft (pictured) flew at an 'unsafe' speed close to the Destroyer
A Russian KA-27 Helix helicopter also made seven passes around the Cook, taking pictures. 
The Cook did not respond except to unsuccessfully query the Russian pilots by radio.

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'They tried to raise them (the Russian aircraft) on the radio but they did not answer,' the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity, adding the US ship was in international waters.
In all cases a military commander has the authority to defend his or her ship, plane or other unit. 

A Russian KA-27 Helix helicopter - designed to sink submarines - took pictures of the US vessel as it made seven passes over the ship

The USS Cook was 70 miles (marked by dotted line) from the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. Its exact location has not been released

The White House issued a statement condemning Russia for the latest in a series of 'concerning' clashes. Pictured, the two planes flying past the US warship

The commander is expected to use his or her best judgment under the circumstances to determine whether the ship faces an imminent threat.

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ficial said the commanding officer of the Cook believed that Tuesday's incident was 'unsafe and unprofessional,' but cautioned that a formal US military review of the matter was under way.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the U.S. raised its concerns through its military defense representative at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.

STATE-OWNED CHINESE PAPER BACKS RUSSIA OVER 'ARROGANT' US 

A Chinese state-backed newspaper
has claimed Russia has ‘humiliated’ the ‘arrogant’ United States after two SU-24 jets aggressively buzzed an American warship in the Baltic Sea.

The editorial in the Global Times – a paper with close links to China’s rulers – characterized the attack as a blow to US prestige.

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The Russian pilots have demonstrated high professional skills to conduct such extremely dangerous maneuvers,’ wrote the paper’s leader writer.

‘The US military, which intends to provoke Russia in the Baltic Sea, was humiliated by its Russian counterpart instead. The US must feel furious.’

It went on to claim that the jets were an ‘embodiment of Putin, who for many years has repeatedly posed challenges to Washington adeptly’.

The article accused the US of an ‘arrogant’ use of pressure on Russia, which Putin had responded to,allowing an ‘asymmetric strategic balance’ between the two states.

The extraordinary support of Putin’s actions against US interests, from a media outlet closely linked to China’s elite, will raise concerns among American officials.

The Global Times is a tabloid owned by the People's Daily – the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party.

The two planes (pictured from the USS Donald Cook) were 'wings clean', meaning they were not visibly armed as they flew past

The USS Donald Cook (pictured) was sailing in the Baltic Sea when it was buzzed by low flying Russian fighter jets at a height of just 30 feet in 'aggressive' passes 

The Cook did not respond except to unsuccessfully query the Russian pilots flying the SU-24 

US Navy's giant new destroyer is TOO stealthy: Zumwalt to be fitted with reflectors so other ships can spot it at sea

US Navy's giant new destroyer is TOO stealthy: Zumwalt to be fitted with reflectors so other ships can spot it at sea

• The USS Zumwalt launched from Bath Iron Works in Maine on Monday morning
• The 600-foot-long destroyer cruised along the Kennebec River to the Atlantic on its first voyage
• The ship, which weighs 15,000 tons, has taken four years to build at an estimated cost of $4.3 billion
• Ship is the first created by the Navy that could one day support a railgun  

The future USS Zumwalt is so stealthy that it'll go to sea with reflective material that can be hoisted to make it more visible to other ships.

The Navy destroyer is designed to look like a much smaller vessel on radar, and it lived up to its billing during recent builder trials.

Lawrence Pye, a lobsterman, told The Associated Press that on his radar screen the 610-foot ship looked like a 40- to 50-foot fishing boat. 

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FILE - In this March 21, 2016 file photo, Dave Cleaveland and his son, Cody, photograph the USS Zumwalt as it passes Fort Popham at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg, Maine, as it heads to sea for final builder trials. The ship is so stealthy that the U.S. Navy resorted to putting reflective material on its halyard to make it visible to mariners during the trials. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

He watched as the behemoth came within a half-mile while returning to shipbuilder Bath Iron Works.

'It's pretty mammoth when it's that close to you,' Pye said.

Despite its size, the warship is 50 times harder to detect than current destroyers thanks to its angular shape and other design features, and its stealth could improve even more once testing equipment is removed, said Capt. James Downey, program manager.

During sea trials last month, the Navy tested Zumwalt's radar signature with and without reflective material hoisted on its halyard, he said. 

The goal was to get a better idea of exactly how stealthy the ship really is, Downey said from Washington, D.C.reflectors, which look like metal cylinders, have been used on other warships and will be standard issue on the Zumwalt and two sister ships for times when stealth becomes a liability and they want to be visible on radar, like times of fog or heavy ship traffic, he said.

The possibility of a collision is remote. 

The Zumwalt has sophisticated radar to detect vessels from miles away, allowing plenty of time for evasive action.

But there is a concern that civilian mariners might not see it during bad weather or at night, and the reflective material could save them from being startled.

The destroyer is unlike anything ever built for the Navy.

Besides a shape designed to deflect enemy radar, it features a wave-piercing 'tumblehome' hull, composite deckhouse, electric propulsion and new guns.

More tests will be conducted when the ship returns to sea later this month for final trials before being delivered to the Navy. 

The warship is due to be commissioned in October in Baltimore, and will undergo more testing before becoming fully operational in 2018. 

Future version of the radical design are expected to be used to test a futuristic 'Star Wars' railgun that uses electromagnetic energy to fire a shell weighing 10kg at up to 5,400mph over 100 miles – with such force and accuracy it penetrates three concrete walls or six half-inch thick steel plates. 

The largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy is currently undergoing sea trials. Future versions of the radical design will be fitted with 'star wars' railguns, if tests go according to plan.

More than 200 shipbuilders, sailors and residents gathered to watch as the futuristic 600-foot, 15,000-ton USS Zumwalt glided past Fort Popham, accompanied by tugboats on Monday.

The $4.3bn ship departed from shipbuilder Bath Iron Works in Maine and carefully navigating the winding Kennebec River before reaching the open ocean where the ship will undergo sea trials.

Kelley Campana, a Bath Iron Works employee, said she had goose bumps and tears in her eyes.

'This is pretty exciting. It's a great day to be a shipbuilder and to be an American,' she said. 

'It's the first in its class. There's never been anything like it. It looks like the future.'

Larry Harris, a retired Raytheon employee who worked on the ship, watched it depart from Bath.

'It's as cool as can be. It's nice to see it underway,' he said. 

'Hopefully, it will perform as advertised.'

Bath Iron Works will be testing the ship's performance and making tweaks this winter. 

For the crew and all those involved in designing, building, and readying this fantastic ship, this is a huge milestone,' the ship's skipper, Navy Capt. James Kirk, said before the ship departed.

Largest US Navy destroyer heads out to sea for a trial

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Advanced automation will allow the warship to operate with a much smaller crew size than current destroyers.

Warship of the future: Future versions of the radical design are expected to be used to test a futuristic 'Star Wars' railgun (advanced gun system) that uses electromagnetic energy to fire a shell weighing 10kg at up to 5,400mph over 100 miles

The ship has electric propulsion, new radar and sonar, powerful missiles and guns, and a stealthy design to reduce its radar signature. 

Advanced automation will allow the warship to operate with a much smaller crew size than current destroyers.

All of that innovation has led to construction delays and a growing price tag. 

The Zumwalt, the first of three ships in the class, will cost at least $4.4 billion.

The ship looks like nothing ever built at Bath Iron Works.

The inverse bow juts forward to slice through the waves. 

Sharp angles deflect enemy radar signals. Radar and antennas are hidden in a composite deckhouse.

THE FIRST SHIP TO BE FITTED WITH A RAILGUN? 

A prototype of the BAE railgun which could be fitted to future versions of the Zumwalt

Described as 'Star Wars technology' by researchers, the railgun can fire shells at seven times speed of sound, and penetrate concrete 100 miles away.

The weapon was on display to the public for the first time at the Naval Future Force Science and Technology EXPO at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. earlier this year

Using electromagnetic energy, the gun can fire a shell weighing 10kg at up to 5,400mph over 100 miles – with such force and accuracy it penetrates three concrete walls or six half-inch thick steel plates.

Two prototypes of the weapon have been developed for the US Navy – one by British arms manufacturer BAE Systems and the second by a US firm.

Rear Admiral Matthew Klunder, head of US Naval Research, has previously said said the futuristic electromagnetic railgun – so called because it fires from two parallel rails – had already undergone extensive testing on land.

It will eventually be mounted on the third Zumwalt class ship. 

The likely candidate for the weapon would be the third planned Zumwalt, Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) currently under construction at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) with an expected delivery date of 2018.

He said the first two ships – Zumwalt (DDG-1000) and Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) – would be less likely to field the capability initially due to the schedule of testing with the new class.

'It's firing. An electromagnetic railgun is a gun that uses just electricity – no gun powder – and … can shoot a projectile well over 100 miles at Mach 7. Energetic weapons, such as EM railguns, are the future of naval combat.'

Electromagnetic launchers were one of the areas researched by Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative, nicknamed 'Star Wars' after the science fiction film franchise.

US Navy to deploy prototype RAILGUN aboard ships

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A model of the Zumwalt Class destroyer built by Bath Iron Works and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding is seen displayed during a contract signing ceremony at the Pentagon

Displacement: 14,564 long tons (14,798 t)

Length: 600 ft (180 m)

Beam: 80.7 ft (24.6 m)

Draft: 27.6 ft (8.4 m)

Propulsion: Two Rolls-Royce Marine Trent-30 gas turbines driving Curtiss-Wright generators and emergency diesel generators, 78 MW (105,000 shp); two propellers driven by electric motors

Speed: Over 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)

Weapons:

20 × MK 57 VLS modules, with a total of 80 launch cells

RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM), four per cell

Tactical Tomahawk, one per cell

Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC), one per cell

Two × 155 mm/62 caliber Advanced Gun System

920 × 155 mm rounds total; 600 in automated store with Auxiliary store room with up to 320 rounds (non-automatic) as of April 2005

70–100 LRLAP rounds planned as of 2005 of total

Two × Mk 110 57 mm gun (CIGS)

The Zumwalt looks like no other U.S. warship, with an angular profile and clean carbon fiber superstructure that hides antennas and radar masts, among many other features 

The goal is to deliver it to the Navy sometime next year.

'We are absolutely fired up to see Zumwalt get underway. 

The Zumwalt looks like no other U.S. warship, with an angular profile and clean carbon fiber superstructure that hides antennas and radar masts. 

Originally envisioned as a 'stealth destroyer,' the Zumwalt has a low-slung appearance and angles that deflect radar. Its wave-piercing hull aims for a smoother ride. 

Check out some of the mind blowing features on USS Zumwalt

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Heading out to sea: The 600-foot-long destroyer cruised along the Kennebec River to the Atlantic on its maiden voyage

Big moment: The first Zumwalt-class destroyer, the USS Zumwalt is the largest ever built for the Navy and cost an estimated $4.3 billion

Spectators line the shore in Phippsburg, Maine, on Monday morning to witness the ship is headed out to sea for sea trials

'IIt's the first in its class. There's never been anything like it. It looks like the future': said Kelley Campana, a Bath Iron Works employee

Futuristic: Resembling a 19th century ironclad warship the, USS Zumwalt uses a 21st century version of a 'tumblehome' hull

Hulking: First-in-class USS Zumwalt is the largest U.S. Navy destroyer ever built and took four years to complete. It is now being tested 

The first Zumwalt-class destroyer, the largest ever built for the U.S. Navy, heads down the Kennebec River after leaving Bath Iron Works

It's a massive military ship with an even bigger set of duties.

LPD-28, the 12th ship in the San Antonio class line, is setting the stage for the upcoming fleet of amphibious-dock landing ships called LX(R). 

These gigantic 'super servants' are designed to transport and launch craft and vehicles with their crews - and they could be getting a lot smarter.  

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It's a massive military ship with an even bigger set of duties. LPD-28, the 12th ship in the San Antonio class line, is setting the stage for the upcoming fleet of amphibious-dock landing ships called LX(R). Pictured is its predecessor, the LPD 25

WHAT IS THE AEGIS COMBAT SYSTEM? 

The Aegis Combat System is an integrated naval weapons system that is capable of simultaneously attacking land targets, submarines and surface ships 'while automatically protecting the fleet against aircraft, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, says Lockheed Martin.

It consists of four large SPY-1D phased array radars and is designed with sensors and communication nodes that transmits information to a combat information center. 

The LPD-28 would also be used for enhanced amphibious operations, as it will be able to defend itself and other ships around it from air breathing, surface and subsurface threats.

This system would also give LPD-28 air defences and the ability to hit inland and other enemy ships in the water. 

Lockheed Martin wants to outfit LPD-28 with the Aegis Combat System, giving it it better defense capabilities and situational awareness.  

'From where I sit, it just makes a lot of sense,' Jim Sheridan, Lockheed's director of Aegis U.S. Navy programs told the Washington Business Journal.

'We put it ashore, we put it on Aegis cruisers, we put it on destroyers, why not put it on something else?'

The Aegis Combat System is a weapons system that is capable of simultaneously attacking land targets, submarines and surface ships.

It can do all this 'while automatically protecting the fleet against aircraft, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles', says Lockheed Martin.

The system is made up of four large radars and is designed with sensors and communication nodes that transmit information to a combat information center, reports Foxtrot Alpha.

If the LPD-28 get the Aegis Combat System, it could also be used for amphibious operations, as it will be able to defend itself and other ships around it.

Navy video shows off the world's most effective combat ships

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CAN BE USED AS A LANDING SHIP, HELICOPTER PLATFORM AND WELL DECK. THIS SYSTEM WOULD GIVE LPD-28 AIR DEFENSES AND THE ABILITY TO HIT INLAND AND OTHER ENEMY SHIPS IN THE WATER. THE SHIP COULD ALSO PROVIDE FIRE SUPPORT FOR VEHICLES THAT CANNOT REACH CERTAIN AREAS - SUCH AS AH-1 ATTACK HELICOPTERS. PICTURED IS AN LPD-19

Lockheed Martin wants to outfit LPD-28 with the Aegis Combat System, giving it the ability to defend itself as well as pick up vehicles. Pictured is the LPD-26

Currently, the 'Baseline 9' Aegis equipped ships are the only vessels capable of defending against these threats.

This new system would also give LPD-28 air defenses and the ability to hit inland and other enemy ships in the water.

The ship could also provide fire support for vehicles that cannot reach certain areas.

Lockheed sees this as a 'Navy in a box' or a self-contained fight unit that could reach even the most dangerous areas.

Although this type of technology does substantially increase the ship's cost, it would give the Navy and Marines other resources for deployment..

It consists of four large SPY-1D phased array radars and is designed with sensors and communication nodes that transmits information to a combat information center. The LPD-28 would be used for enhanced amphibious operations, as it can defend itself and other ships around it from threats

The Aegis Combat System is an integrated naval weapons system that is capable of simultaneously attacking land targets, submarines and surface ships 'while automatically protecting the fleet against aircraft, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, says Lockheed Martin

This line is set to replace the aging group of Whidbey Island and Harpers Ferry class amphibious ships, which will all be over 40 years old by 2025.

'The primary function of Navy amphibious ships is to lift (i.e., transport) U.S. Marines and their equipment and supplies to distant operating areas, and enable Marines to conduct expeditionary operations ashore in those areas,' reads a report from the Congressional Research Service.

'Although amphibious ships are designed to support Marine landings against opposing military forces, they are also used for operations in permissive or benign situations where there are no opposing forces.'

Lockheed sees this as a 'Navy in a box' or a self-contained fight unit that could reach even the most dangerous areas. Although this type of technology does substantially increase the ship's cost, it would open the door for more concepts, give the Navy and Marines other resources for deployment. Pictured is Nasa's Orion capsule in the well deck of LPD USS Anchorage

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Why the West is so Worried of Phantom Russian Sub Patrols in the Atlantic

Commenting on the recent remarks of US Vice Adm. James Foggo III that an “effective, skilled, and technologically advanced Russian submarine force is challenging” the US in the Atlantic, German newspaper Die Welt provided its reasons for the US concerns.

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US Admiral Warns of Phantom Russian Sub Patrols in Atlantic

“Russia is rapidly closing the technological gap with the United States. It has created an advanced military designed to overcome our advantages and exploit our weaknesses — this is the epitome of asymmetric warfare,” US Vice Adm. James Foggo III wrote in his recent article for the US Naval Institute.

“Russia rapidly is building and deploying more advanced and significantly quieter attack submarines and frigates armed with the long-range Kalibr cruise missile (including six new Kilo-class diesel-electric attack submarines destined for the Black Sea). Not coincidentally, these are the platforms that are the most challenging for us to deal with because of their inherent stealth.”

“The clear advantage that we enjoyed in antisubmarine warfare during the Cold War is waning. Russian submarines are more capable than before, and so we are again in a technological arms race with Russia,” he adds.

German newspaper Die Welt provided its reasons why the US is so vividly concerned.

Submarines can decide nuclear wars, Daniel-Dylan Böhmer says in his recent article for the newspaper.

Russian Small Submarine Piranha-T to Be Presented at KADEX-2016

Submarines, armed with nuclear missiles, can deliver a responsive nuclear attack far from its domestic territory, if its home country was hit with a nuclear weapon.

The presence of the mobile weapons of mass destruction deep under sea and far from home guarantees that in a potential nuclear war the first to hit will be also destroyed.

Thus nuclear submarines must be regarded as one of the most important players on a global strategic chessboard.

However there is another very important weapon in this game, which at first glance seems insignificant, which is submarine detection.

The first side to detect a submarine will be able to destroy it, preventing a responsive attack.

Thus, cooperation between a submarine and aviation is very important because a reconnaissance aircraft is able to detect an enemy submarine.

Russia has all the newest aircraft.

And among nuclear powers, there is no more valuable knowledge than the submarine movements of the enemy, the author finally states.

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