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320 lb warhead launched out to a range of 70 miles. That's a heck of a weapon for a helo.
It would be like launching an air launched Harpoon from a western Seahawk or other helo.
I suppose Ka-52K.
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Russia bringing back Cold War mini-subs, report says
By James RogersPublished July 11, 2015
Russia is reportedly bringing back a fleet of Cold War-era mini-submarines, a move that could ramp up tensions with the West.
Moscow is set to bring back the Cold War-era Piranha-class midget subs as part of a $350 million military spending spree, according to the U.K.’s Daily Express. An unnamed source told the newspaper that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is “breathing life into many old programmes and thinks subs are an effective way of getting what he wants militarily.”
Relations between Russia and the West have sunk to post-Cold War lows after Moscow's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and its support for a pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine.
Amid these simmering tensions, Russian submarine activities are under close scrutiny, particularly in the Baltic. Last year the Swedish military launched a major hunt for a suspected underwater intruder in the Stockholm archipelago, its largest anti-sub operation since the end of the Cold War. Defense experts cited Russia as the likely culprit, although Moscow denied its involvement.
The incident nonetheless prompted speculation that a Russian Piranha sub was involved.
Described as virtually undetectable, the covert subs can lay mines and fire torpedoes. The diesel-electric submarines displace a mere 390 tons when submerged and can carry nine crew and six combat divers, according to the U.S. Naval Institute.
The Piranha submarines could pose a “significant threat” to the U.K. if they enter British waters, according to the source interviewed by the Daily Express.
However, Dmitry Gorenburg, an analyst at naval research specialist CNA, is skeptical about the prospect of Piranha subs resurfacing in Russia's military. "The two remaining subs of this class have been out of service for more than 15 years," he told , in an e-mail, adding that it would be a major task to refurbish them. "The subs were originally withdrawn because they were seen as difficult to use and too large for their purpose," he added.
Gorenburg believes that Russia is more likely to build new midget subs at some point in the future, rather then revamping old ones.
Washington has been keeping a close eye on Moscow’s military moves. On Thursday President Obama's nominee to lead the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff warned that Russia poses the world's greatest threat to U.S. national security. "If you want to talk about a nation that could pose an existential threat to the United States, I'd have to point to Russia. And if you look at their behavior, it's nothing short of alarming," Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford told senators at his confirmation hearing.
Other senior military figures have voiced their concerns about Russia. In April Adm. William Gortney, head of U.S. Northern Command, warned that Russia’s modern military is now “far more capable” than that of the Soviet Union, saying Moscow is “messaging” the United States that “they’re a global power.” Gortney disclosed to Congress in March that Russian heavy bombers flew more "out-of-area patrols" last year than in any year "since the Cold War." The following month, he affirmed that Russia’s “long-range” flights are rising – and occurring in places they haven’t before, like near Canada, Alaska and the English Channel.
On July 4 two pairs of Russian bombers flew off the coast of California and Alaska -- forcing the Air Force to scramble fighter jets to intercept both flights, defense officials told Fox News.
The Russian Embassy in Washington D.C. has not yet responded to a request for comment on this story from .
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By James RogersPublished July 11, 2015
Russia is reportedly bringing back a fleet of Cold War-era mini-submarines, a move that could ramp up tensions with the West.
Moscow is set to bring back the Cold War-era Piranha-class midget subs as part of a $350 million military spending spree, according to the U.K.’s Daily Express. An unnamed source told the newspaper that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is “breathing life into many old programmes and thinks subs are an effective way of getting what he wants militarily.”
Relations between Russia and the West have sunk to post-Cold War lows after Moscow's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and its support for a pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine.
Amid these simmering tensions, Russian submarine activities are under close scrutiny, particularly in the Baltic. Last year the Swedish military launched a major hunt for a suspected underwater intruder in the Stockholm archipelago, its largest anti-sub operation since the end of the Cold War. Defense experts cited Russia as the likely culprit, although Moscow denied its involvement.
The incident nonetheless prompted speculation that a Russian Piranha sub was involved.
Described as virtually undetectable, the covert subs can lay mines and fire torpedoes. The diesel-electric submarines displace a mere 390 tons when submerged and can carry nine crew and six combat divers, according to the U.S. Naval Institute.
The Piranha submarines could pose a “significant threat” to the U.K. if they enter British waters, according to the source interviewed by the Daily Express.
However, Dmitry Gorenburg, an analyst at naval research specialist CNA, is skeptical about the prospect of Piranha subs resurfacing in Russia's military. "The two remaining subs of this class have been out of service for more than 15 years," he told , in an e-mail, adding that it would be a major task to refurbish them. "The subs were originally withdrawn because they were seen as difficult to use and too large for their purpose," he added.
Gorenburg believes that Russia is more likely to build new midget subs at some point in the future, rather then revamping old ones.
Washington has been keeping a close eye on Moscow’s military moves. On Thursday President Obama's nominee to lead the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff warned that Russia poses the world's greatest threat to U.S. national security. "If you want to talk about a nation that could pose an existential threat to the United States, I'd have to point to Russia. And if you look at their behavior, it's nothing short of alarming," Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford told senators at his confirmation hearing.
Other senior military figures have voiced their concerns about Russia. In April Adm. William Gortney, head of U.S. Northern Command, warned that Russia’s modern military is now “far more capable” than that of the Soviet Union, saying Moscow is “messaging” the United States that “they’re a global power.” Gortney disclosed to Congress in March that Russian heavy bombers flew more "out-of-area patrols" last year than in any year "since the Cold War." The following month, he affirmed that Russia’s “long-range” flights are rising – and occurring in places they haven’t before, like near Canada, Alaska and the English Channel.
On July 4 two pairs of Russian bombers flew off the coast of California and Alaska -- forcing the Air Force to scramble fighter jets to intercept both flights, defense officials told Fox News.
The Russian Embassy in Washington D.C. has not yet responded to a request for comment on this story from .
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Russian Navy to get 12 ships in 2015, including 11 from repairs
11 ships will be handed over to the Navy after repairs and one vessel will be the fourth Varshavyanka class submarine that should be handed over to the military by the end of the year
ST. PETERSBURG, July 3. /TASS/. The Russian Navy will receive in 2015 a total of 12 warships, including 11 - from repairs, Deputy Defence Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters on Friday.
"All the planned activities will be conducted on time this year - the acceptance of 12 ships," he said at a ceremony of commissioning within the Navy of the third submarine of Project 636.3 - the Stary Oskol in St. Petersburg.
Borisov said that 11 of these 12 ships will be handed over to the Navy after repairs and one vessel will be the fourth Varshavyanka class submarine that should be handed over to the military by the end of the year.
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11 ships will be handed over to the Navy after repairs and one vessel will be the fourth Varshavyanka class submarine that should be handed over to the military by the end of the year
ST. PETERSBURG, July 3. /TASS/. The Russian Navy will receive in 2015 a total of 12 warships, including 11 - from repairs, Deputy Defence Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters on Friday.
"All the planned activities will be conducted on time this year - the acceptance of 12 ships," he said at a ceremony of commissioning within the Navy of the third submarine of Project 636.3 - the Stary Oskol in St. Petersburg.
Borisov said that 11 of these 12 ships will be handed over to the Navy after repairs and one vessel will be the fourth Varshavyanka class submarine that should be handed over to the military by the end of the year.
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Pacific Fleet to create nuclear missile sub group by 2020 - source
A group of five modernized nuclear missile submarines of Project 949AM Antei will be created in the Russian five years from now, a source in thePacific Fleet Staff told Interfax-AVN on Thursday.
"A group of missile submarines of Project Antei will be created in the by 2020. Modernization of the subs at the Zvezda Far Eastern plant will be over by then," he said.
The submarines K-150 Tomsk, K-132 Irkutsk and K-442 Chelyabinsk will be added alongside operating subs K-186 Omsk and K-456 Tver within five years, the source said.
"Modernization of the Antei subs will extend their service life by 15-20 years," the fleet representative said.
It was reported earlier that the K-550 Alexander Nevsky submarine of would be moved from the Trans-Polar region to Kamchatka in fall 2015.
The Vladimir Monomakh submarine will arrive at the Vilyuchinsk submarine base in fall 2016.
One of the six multirole attack submarines of Project Yasen will join the fleet in 2017.
Nuclear subs of Project 949A will undergo profound modernization at the Zvezda Far Eastern plant in the upcoming years, the source said. The command plans to re-arm the submarines with Onix and Kalibr missile systems. The Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering designed the submarine modernization project. Twenty-seven Rubin contractors, among them Morinformsistema-Agat Concern and NPO Avrora, will modernize weapons, navigation and other systems and hulls of the submarines.
The possesses five nuclear missile submarines, five nuclear attack submarines and eight non-nuclear attack submarines.
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A group of five modernized nuclear missile submarines of Project 949AM Antei will be created in the Russian five years from now, a source in thePacific Fleet Staff told Interfax-AVN on Thursday.
"A group of missile submarines of Project Antei will be created in the by 2020. Modernization of the subs at the Zvezda Far Eastern plant will be over by then," he said.
The submarines K-150 Tomsk, K-132 Irkutsk and K-442 Chelyabinsk will be added alongside operating subs K-186 Omsk and K-456 Tver within five years, the source said.
"Modernization of the Antei subs will extend their service life by 15-20 years," the fleet representative said.
It was reported earlier that the K-550 Alexander Nevsky submarine of would be moved from the Trans-Polar region to Kamchatka in fall 2015.
The Vladimir Monomakh submarine will arrive at the Vilyuchinsk submarine base in fall 2016.
One of the six multirole attack submarines of Project Yasen will join the fleet in 2017.
Nuclear subs of Project 949A will undergo profound modernization at the Zvezda Far Eastern plant in the upcoming years, the source said. The command plans to re-arm the submarines with Onix and Kalibr missile systems. The Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering designed the submarine modernization project. Twenty-seven Rubin contractors, among them Morinformsistema-Agat Concern and NPO Avrora, will modernize weapons, navigation and other systems and hulls of the submarines.
The possesses five nuclear missile submarines, five nuclear attack submarines and eight non-nuclear attack submarines.
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