A top US Navy commander says Russia’s advancements in developing various classes of submarine and arming them with “very capable” cruise missile technology are a source of concern.
Admiral James Foggo, the most senior US naval officer in Europe, told reporters Friday that while the Russian Navy lacked a “robust capital ship capability,” it posed a real threat under the surface.
“We’ve seen creation of new classes of all sorts of submarines and ships. I’m more concerned with submarine warfare,” Foggo said earlier in the day, while addressing the Atlantic Council in Washington.
“Russians have produced the new Dolgorukiy-class submarine. They’ve produced the Severodvinsk-class submarine. They’ve produced the new Kilo hybrid-class submarines,” Foggo told reporters at the Pentagon.
Named after the founder of Moscow, the Yuriy Dolgorukiy is a Borei-class submarine that was launched in 2008 and is capable of carrying 16 Bulava…