“Russian naval activity has been on the rise for several months."
As tensions between Russia and the West ratchet up, Moscow’s submarine fleet has increased its activity to levels not seen since before the end of the Cold War. Indeed, since the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, a Russian ballistic missile submarine has been spotted in the Atlantic near the French coast in the Bay of Biscay, reports the French newspaperL’Obs.
Citing a senior French defense official, the paper reported that the Russian ballistic missile—which was spotted this January—came close to, but did not enter French territorial waters. However, the French defense ministry would not confirm or deny the sighting. Paris generally maintains a policy of not to commenting on such matters. “Russian naval activity has been on the rise for several months, if not years, and we are permanently attentive to it,” a French navy spokesman toldReuters.
The submarine was believed to be a Project 667BDRM Delfin-class vessel, which is also known in NATO parlance as the Delta IV. The roughly 18,000-ton boat carries sixteen R-29RMU Sineva or R-29RMU2.1 Liner liquid-fueled ballistic missiles that each carry four warhead and have a range of about 7,500 miles.
Russia will eventually phase out its trio of Project 667BDR Kaľmar (Delta III) and six Project 667BDRM Delfin-class (Delta IV) ballistic missiles submarines in favor of the new Project 955 Borei-class boats, which are armed with the troublesome RSM-56 Bulava missile. Three Borei-class boat have been completed, while a fourth—Knyaz Vladimir—is currently under construction at Sevmash.
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