Monday, October 23, 2017

Ghost Subs?


We've all read about ghost guns. But what about ghost subs? It turns out the newer classes of Russian submarines such as the diesel-electric Krasnodar are extremely quiet and are like noiseless spots in the ocean. The Wall Street Journal examines them as well as a deep-diving compatriot (Yasen class) in the video below. I wonder how much of the stealthiness of the Krasnodar was stolen technology courtesy of spys and/or traitors like the Walkers.

The Australian goes into much more detail in this story about the US Navy's search for the Krasnodar in the Mediterranean Sea.



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3 comments:

  1. RichardOctober 23, 2017 at 8:34 AM

    If the Russians have produced a quiet sub, it will be the first time.

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  2. Windy WilsonOctober 24, 2017 at 12:10 AM

    If the Russian subs really are quiet, it's the fault of Aldrich Ames.

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  3. AaronOctober 24, 2017 at 1:10 PM

    Toshiba and Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk of Norway selling the Russians hi-tech submarine propeller milling machines and manufacturing secrets to increase the subs stealthiness certainly is a factor as well in their quieter sub manufacture.

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