Russia's New Attack Submarines: Menace or Simply a Mirage? ( Source- The National Interest / Author- Dave Majumdar)
Russian Yasen class SSN ( Image credita- Wikimedia Commons / Author- Пресс-служба Северного флота (г. Североморск) Source- The National Interest Author- Dave Majumdar The Russian attack submarine K-560 Severodvinsk has completed its first operational mission. The powerful new boat—the first of the Project 885 Yasen-class—embarked on its first mission earlier this year despite having been accepted into service with the Russian Navy in 2014 due to ongoing sea trials. Indeed, Severodvinsk has been in sea trials since 2011 as the Russian Navy and its contractors struggled to correct technical issues on the new submarines. “Congratulations to the crew of ASMC ‘Severodvinsk’ on the successful implementation of the objectives of military service and return to home base - the city of Zaozersk!” reads an Aug. 1, 2016, post on the Russian Submariners page on the Russian social media network VKontakte. “The event is significant not only for the submarine fleet, but for the ent