Russia Pushes UK Navy to Breaking Point

Russia pushes UK navy to breaking point

The United Kingdom announced last Thursday that it had employed antisubmarine warfare forces to disrupt Russia’s targeting of its undersea infrastructure. The plot involved a spy submarine from Russia’s GUGI naval intelligence service attempting to tap or otherwise precisely chart undersea cables and pipelines. The intent of this operation was to allow Russia to sever these supply links on President Vladimir Putin’s future orders, badly damaging…

Russian submarine was 'distraction' for ‘nefarious activity’ near critical underwater infrastructure

The defence secretary John Healey has said an incursion into British waters by a Russian submarine was a “bluff” for other “nefarious activity” being conducted near “critical underwater infrastructure”. The post Russian submarine was ‘distraction’ for ‘nefarious activity’ near critical underwater infrastructure appeared first on New Civil Engineer.