[moonshot925]

The Improved Akula SSN, which went to sea in 1990, soon revealed that the Soviets had surpassed the U.S. Navy in some areas of acoustic quieting--the Improved Akula was quieter than our newest attack submarines, the Improved LOS ANGELES class. Admiral J.M. Boorda, the Chief of Naval Operations, told the House:

This is the first time since we put NAUTILUS to sea that [the Russians] have had submarines at sea quieter than ours. As you know, quieting is everything in submarine warfare.

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[LibertyRocks]

Moonshot925 — You do realize that you are citing information from a speech given back in 1997, correct?
And, you realize you are using information that is fully 15 years old on its face, and that the man was speaking about the submarine that had already been in the sea for 7 years BEFORE he even gave that speech, right?
You should probably also consider the fact that what we know as members of the general public, and indeed even what our military leaders will talk about in public is very likely not the whole story, right?

[riverdawg]

“The Improved Akula SSN, which went to sea in 1990, soon revealed that the Soviets had surpassed the U.S. Navy in some areas of acoustic quieting—the Improved Akula was quieter than our newest attack submarines, the Improved LOS ANGELES class. Admiral J.M. Boorda, the Chief of Naval Operations, told the House:

This is the first time since we put NAUTILUS to sea that [the Russians] have had submarines at sea quieter than ours. As you know, quieting is everything in submarine warfare.”

This statement by Polmar and the quote from Adm. Boorda are almost 20 years old. How are they relevant to a comparative assessment of US and Russian submarines today?

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