The Russian Navy is growing.
It has now been two decades since the breakup of the Soviet Union. Following this, the Russian military, and in particular the Russian Navy went into rapid deterioration. Ships rarely went to see, and many ships rusted away in port. The Russian Navy was no longer a force to be reckoned with on the high seas. Instead images like this were more common.
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| The rusting hull of a submarine, K-159 |
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| Surface ships abandoned and rusting away.
“Due to the lack of funding, the Navy has come close to a numerical minimum required to fulfill its mission,” Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin stated during a meeting.
Now, however, the Russian Navy has begun to rebuild. Several new submarines are currently undergoing sea trials in the White Sea, and more will be joining the fleet in the near future. A new ballistic missile will be joining the fleet, as well as new classes of surface ships. According to news reports, roughly 4.7 trillion rubles (158 billion US dollars) are due to be allocated for the modernization of the Russian Navy between 2012 and 2020 which experts say will help Russia to meet all modern-day threats and challenges.
It will be interesting to watch the Russian navy over the next several years and see if all of these plans come to fruition. Russian politicians have made comments like this before, but those turned out to be just words. A detailed plan for the future of the Russian Navy will be ready by June of this year, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.
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Here are some interesting links from just this past week concerning the growth of the Russian Navy:
And for the Russian speakers out there here is a link to an article that covers the Russian Navy's growth:
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