![]() ![]() It is the Russian Navy's seventh Borei-A missile-carrying strategic nuclear-powered submarine, TASS said, adding it can carry 16 Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles. Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the ceremony to set the "Alexander III" afloat on December 29, state media agency TASS reported. He said the "Alexander III" and the "Krasnoyarsk" vessels will join the fleet by the end of the year, followed by the "Arkhangelsk" in 2024. "So it was in 2021, in 2022, we hope that it will be so in 2023," Rakhmanov added. "Ohio" fleetĪlexei Rakhmanov, the general director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, told the Russian state-run RIA Novosti agency that Sevmash, which produces Russia's nuclear submarines, "has picked up a rhythm, thanks to which it is now again handing over to the customer one or two nuclear submarines a year." Putin's new "Alexander III" nuclear submarine compared to U.S.Russia nuclear submarines deployed off U.S.Taiwan watches for sudden moves as China raises defense spending.Last month, the head of Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation told state media that the Russian Navy would receive two new nuclear submarines by the end of the year. Moscow has "significantly modernized its submarine force in recent years," with 11 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines and 17 nuclear-powered attack submarines.īy this data count, Russia also has nine nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines and 21 diesel-electric attack submarines. The Russian Navy "commands one of the largest submarine fleets in the world," according to the NTI. But Putin announced in a speech to Russian lawmakers last month that he was suspending the country's participation in the START strategic arms agreement. ![]() Under the New START Treaty, Ohio-class subs can carry 20 submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). Navy attack submarines, known as Virginia, Seawolf and Los Angeles. They can operate for upwards of 15 years between overhauls, and are often deployed on extended deterrent patrols. Navy owns 14 ballistic missile submarines, or Ohio-class submarines, according to the NTI data. has 64 submarines in its fleet, whereas Russia has an estimated 58, according to the non-profit Nuclear Threat Initiative. Navy's submarine fleet is "vital" for defending the nation, the Defense Department has said. Nuclear-powered subs, after they were launched in 1954, proved to be a "game changer," the department said.Ī 1990s USS Pennsylvania United States Navy nuclear powered Ohio-Class ballistic missile submarine cruises on the ocean surface. arsenal currently consists of fleet ballistic missile submarines, guided missile submarines and attack submarines. Defense Department calls submarines "vital" for national defense. "We have indications that nuclear-powered submarines have been deploying off the coast of the United States and into the Mediterranean and elsewhere along Europe periphery, in ways that mirror Soviet-style submarine deployments in the Cold War," Michael Peterson, the director of the Russia Maritime Studies Institute, previously told Newsweek. Some have likened undersea military investment to activities seen during the Cold War. Putin has looked to expand Russia's underwater capabilities, which has prompted growing fears among NATO countries and allies. Russia's investment in its nuclear submarines is causing concern among Western allies after the country's subs were deployed off the coast of the United States and close to European NATO nations.
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