It’s hilarious to me that the Russian ‘flotilla’ consists of one destroyer, an oiler, a tug, and a sub.
A sub named after Kazan, the pride of Tatarstan.
Russia never has been much of a maritime power. Spanning the Eurasian landmass the sea has never been super critical to them for trade. And the lack of worldwide military adventures also works against that need. Rockets, interceptors, artillery and SAMs are their forte.
America cannot project power without the ability to operate at sea. Our economy also depends on that. But our SAM and artillery capability is a joke.
Horses for courses.
It’s discouraging that so many people are being spun up by the media hype on this as some unusual alarming Russian action.
Cuba is a Russian outpost in the Caribbean, hosts a huge Russian intel gathering site, and since the 60’s has seen dozens or hundreds of port calls by Russian ships and subs, as well as strategic aircraft.
Does not our military operate similarly close to Russian territory?
“””””It’s hilarious to me that the Russian ‘flotilla’ consists of one destroyer, an oiler, a tug, and a sub.”””””
Something is better than nothing.
It does give the state controlled Russian media something to work with and can also be positively written about in the state controlled medias of Russia’s friends and allies such as North Korea and Iran.
Over 60 years of Russian port calls into Cuba
https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2012/september/soviet-navys-caribbean-outpost
What more do they need?
That you know of...
A Destroyer, an oiler, and a tug? And one sub? A poor flotilla. Last time they sent the “Peter the Great” a cruiser with nukes. That was impressive. Why do I feel the second shoe is about to drop? They have more plans than a chance for the saiors to see the Copacabana and visit Habana’s Notorious Brothels.
I wonder if you'd laugh if Russia launched a nuclear strike and used the sub to knock out our early warning radar?
-btw whose calling it a flotilla besides you?