American General: Submarines "Ash" of the Russian Navy - a constant and immediate threat to the United States
At the Senate hearings, US General Glen Vanherk, head of the United States Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command jointly with Canada, noted the high efficiency of Russian submarines. He believes that the Yasen submarines of the Russian Navy are a constant and immediate threat to the United States.
This is reported by the American edition of The Drive.
Due to their quietness, low visibility and powerful weapons, these submarines can become a formidable enemy for the US armed forces. Vanherk believes that Russian Yasens are in no way inferior to their American counterparts. Given that these newest submarines have recently appeared in the Russian Navy, the general from the United States is worried that their number will grow.
Vanherk said.
But, for example, the Russian nuclear-powered submarine "Kazan", which was put into service fleet this year, it may carry up to 40 Kalibr cruise missiles capable of striking targets on land and at sea. But the most dangerous thing is that in the future, the Yasen and Yasen-M class submarines are planned to be equipped with Zircon hypersonic missiles.
In addition to the "Russian threat", the general also mentioned the "Chinese" one. He believes that at the current pace of development, the PRC Navy will soon catch up with the capabilities of the United States and Russia.
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