International

Who is stronger in submarines, not military ships—Russia or the United States?

The United States and Russia – the two arch-enemies – submarines are one of the pillars of the naval power. Both are almost equal in the power capacity of submarines. In addition to conventional weapons, the countries have submarines capable of launching nuclear missiles in their arsenals. Although the Russian fleet still has diesel-powered submarines, all of the US fleet are nuclear-powered. After the provocative speech of former Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Vedvdeev, US President Trump ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines. Since then, the submarine capabilities of the two countries have been under discussion. The US arsenal has both conventional and nuclear-capable submarines. The country has a total of 67 active submarines. Of these, Ohio-class submarines capable of carrying ballistic missiles. Known as Boomers, 18 of these submarines are active. The Virginia class is one of the fast attack submarines. The United States has 22 Virginia-class submarines. There are 24 Los Angeles-class submarines. These submarines are considered the backbone of the submarine force. On the other hand, there are 3 Sloop-class submarines. These submarines have cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, as well as various types of torpedoes. In addition to attacks, these submarines are also used for surveillance and espionage. On the other hand, there are 64 submarines in the Russian arsenal. Among them, 25 nuclear-powered submarines are considered one of the pillars of Russian naval power. Which are capable of carrying ballistic missiles. In addition, there are 23 diesel-powered submarines. Russia also has submarines of various capabilities. Since the start of the operation in Ukraine, these submarines have been deployed in various sensitive areas, including coastal areas.