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Sunday, July 01, 2012

The Northern Fleet In Russia’s Grand Strategy – Analysis

Admiral Nikolai KuznetsovFourteen years after the Kursk disaster, Russia’s Northern Fleet will soon have a new multi-purpose rescue vessel.

Currently under construction by the Admiralty Shipyards in Saint Petersburg, the “Igor Belousov” will be able to help out wrecked submarines and engage in complex search operations, as well as take part in military actions.

Equipped with a landing pad for helicopters, vacuum chambers, under-water equipment able to operate on 700 meter depths, and an advanced deepwater diving complex, the vessel will also carry advanced weaponry, thereby constituting a formidable, multi-purpose warship.

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