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IBTimes: Amid Russia Military Buildup, US Intelligence Report Warns Of New Russian Cruise Missiles
Russia is overhauling its navy by expanding deployment of non-nuclear cruise missiles that can hit targets at land and sea by employing supersonic speed and evasive maneuvers, a U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence analysis concluded. The military buildup could "present continuing challenges to U.S. and allied naval forces," the intelligence report noted.
The KALIBR-class missiles that will be installed on vessels such as corvettes, or small warships, are “profoundly changing its ability to deter, threaten or destroy adversary targets,” the U.S. agency, known as ONI, said in a report posted on its website. “With the use of the land attack missile, all platforms have a significant ability to hold distant fixed ground targets at risk using conventional warheads.”
More News On U.S. Intelligence Concerns On The Deployment Of New Russian Cruise Missiles
Russia Deploys Advanced Cruise Missiles in Major Navy Reboot -- Bloomberg
US Navy Admits Russia's Defense Capacity Growing due to Kalibr Missiles -- Sputnik
The U.S. Navy Just Uncovered Something Massive Putin Is Doing That Could Be ‘Devastating’ -- Western Journalism
2015: A Year of Growth for the Russian Navy -- Maritime Executive
U.S. Navy Warns Soviet-Sized Russian Navy Will Return In 5 Years -- Investors.com
Intelligence Report Warns of Russian Naval Buildup -- Washington Free Beacon
Smart, fast and relatively inexpensive missiles on small naval platforms, or on mobile launchers ashore, will obsolete large naval platforms. It's similar to when carriers obsoleted battleships. Then it was because aircraft range was greater than shell range, now it's missiles greater than aircraft and it's happening faster than the big, slow spenders can respond.
ReplyDeleteWNU Editor,
ReplyDeleteThe Kalibr family of missiles entered service in 2012,.......
And only now the ONI is raising warnings,.......
Don't they have Google?
ReplyDeleteGoogle can't help myopia.
These missiles didn't exist for them until they flew by their allies and exploded on their proxies.
Now they're a problem.