American intelligence reported on strengthening the power of the Russian fleet

The Russian Navy has 186 combat-ready submarines and ships, which puts it in third place in the world. This is stated in the report “The Russian Navy: Historical Transformation”, which, by order of the Pentagon, was prepared by the expert of the United States Naval Intelligence Agency George Fedoroff.

In the first place are the naval forces of the United States, which comprise 280 ships and more than a hundred auxiliary vessels. China ranks second, according to the report.

Fedoroff notes that the Russian fleet operates in the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans, as well as in the Black, Baltic, Caspian and Mediterranean seas. The expert made an assessment of the state of the Russian Navy based on the available information on the number of new ships, submarines, aircraft, weapons, training of sailors and officers, as well as the place he occupies in the military and political systems. He concluded that Moscow is indeed reviving its sea power.

The report says that since 2000, as the economic situation in the country stabilized, targeted measures were taken to restore the Russian armed forces, including the fleet. As a result, suspended projects will now be completed, and as part of new projects, the fleet has already begun to receive modern surface and submarine ships, the expert concludes.

According to Fedoroff, in the next ten years, Russia will make great strides towards the creation of a 21st century fleet that will be able both to protect the country’s territory and to demonstrate an impressive, albeit limited, presence in remote areas of global interests.

The latest unclassified report on the Russian fleet was published by the US Naval Intelligence Agency in 1991, the Daily Beast reminds. It notes that the new report was ordered by the Pentagon at the beginning of 2014, when the Russian navy took part in maintaining order during the annexation of the Crimea.

Previously, Forum wrote about concerns The Pentagon has the appearance of Russian ships and submarines in the waters where fiber optic cables run, which provide the US with Internet and telephone communications.