Post-Soviet Submarine Fleet: Rising after the Fall

The Required Minimum The restoration of the combat capabilities of the submarine fleet is a priority of Russia’s military-technical policy. However, the requirements laid out for the structure of the Russian submarine fleet are very different from those made by the U.S. Navy; in part, they are determined by the geopolitical position of Russia. A key distinction of the Russian submarine fleet is its fundamental emphasis on maintaining a strong anti-ship component,...