Towards a dual fleet? : the maritime doctrine of the Russian Federation and the modernisation of Russian naval capabilities / Dr. Richard Connolly.

Rome, Italy : NATO Defense College, 2017.

12 pages ; 20 cm.

"June 2017."

"This review examines Russia's maritime doctrine and whether Russia possesses the material capabilities to meet the objectives contained within it. Russian thinking on the subject of naval policy attracted increased attention after the deployment of the aircraft-carrying cruiser, the Admiral Kuznetsov, to the eastern Mediterranean in autumn 2016 as part of a larger flotilla comprising cruise missile-capable ships and submarines. This surprised some observers, and served as a vivid demonstration of an increasingly assertive Russian foreign and security policy. However, the deployment of naval force to the Mediterranean would not have surprised those familiar with the updated maritime doctrine (Morskaya doktrina) that was published in July 2015. This doctrine signaled the intentions of the Russian leadership to maintain a permanent naval presence in the eastern Mediterranean in support of wider Russian foreign and security objectives. It also sets out a series of other objectives, including the construction of a modern navy equipped with qualitatively new weapon systems. Taken as a whole, the doctrine sheds light on the role that the Russian leadership envisages for the navy in supporting Russia's pursuit of its wider security, economic and foreign policy objectives"--Page 1.

English

March 16, 2018

Includes bibliographical references.

NATO Defense College, publisher.