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[Soldier30]

Footage of the Russian nuclear submarine Orel, Project 949A Antey, heading out to sea. The nuclear-powered missile submarine Orel of the Russian Northern Fleet headed to the Barents Sea as part of the July Storm exercises. Project 949A Antey is a series of Soviet and Russian third-generation nuclear missile submarines. Eleven submarines of this project were built between 1982 and 1996. Project 949A submarines were designed as hunters of aircraft carrier strike groups. With new hypersonic missiles, the boat can destroy an aircraft carrier and some of the escort ships with one salvo.

 

[bsdnf]

I would be surprised if it only takes them 7 years to build it. Anyway there is no rush to develop carriers when there are other more pressing priorities in the fleet. What is the point of having a carrier without escorts?

Kuznetsov's performance in Syria is acceptable. Unless Russian is so pessimistic that the war will not end in the next 5-10 years and needs to completely give up all overseas capabilities and completely accept to be a yellow water navy, it should invest for the future.

 

[vincent]

Well that's what i was hinting at, those are R-87s (Izd. 180s). It seems the are more or less comparable with AIM-120D (possibly even AIM-260?) and PL-15.

To be comparable to PL-15 one needs to have AESA seekers.

 

[vincent]

Kuznetsov's performance in Syria is acceptable. Unless Russian is so pessimistic that the war will not end in the next 5-10 years and needs to completely give up all overseas capabilities and completely accept to be a yellow water navy, it should invest for the future.

Russia can’t afford a blue water navy. Invest more in the Air Force first.

 

[bsdnf]

To be comparable to PL-15 one needs to have AESA seekers.

It does have, and it is a dual-pulse missile. If the AIM-260 is also dual-pulse, then we can say that China, the United States and Russia have finally reached a consensus on MRAAM.

 

[vincent]

It does, and it is a dual-pulse. If the AIM-260 is also dual-pulse, then we can say that China, the United States and Russia have finally reached a consensus on MRAAM.

Hard to believe when Su-35s aren’t equipped with AESA radars.

 

[HighGround]

Russia can’t afford a blue water navy. Invest more in the Air Force first.

Russia doesn't need a blue water navy in general.

Alteast 9 Lada SSK and 1.5 boats rate per year of SSBN/SSN. Now each of these Subs will getting longer and longer range missiles. so how do you think targeting will be provided. these robots will become long distance. I think at some point AAM with much longer range than longest range SAMs will be introduced.

It's hard to believe that after that long development hell, this class of boats is actually steadily progressing.

 

[bsdnf]

Russia can’t afford a blue water navy. Invest more in the Air Force first.

There is no any hope of becoming a blue-water navy. To be honest, after losing its aircraft carrier, the Russian Navy is a yellow-water navy, not even a green-water navy.

 

[JimmyMcFoob]

There is no any hope of becoming a blue-water navy. To be honest, after losing its aircraft carrier, the Russian Navy is a yellow-water navy, not even a green-water navy.

That's way too harsh. At the very least, the Russian submarine fleet is capable enough, and Russia can still project power in the Arctic.

 

[Gloire_bb]

That's way too harsh. At the very least, the Russian submarine fleet is capable enough, and Russia can still project power in the Arctic.

Submarines can sink ships, they can conduct espionage&do special operations; they can do strikes.
They can't project power in normal sense. And Russia is going to find pretty soon, that in its geopolitical position it can't afford to not have maritime power. Absolutely irresponsible level of governance.