Has anyone read the article in the Guardian from front page of subsim.
what the hell does that "independent defence analyst" Pavel Felgenhauer on about.
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Pavel Felgenhauer, an independent military analyst, said: "In the submarine world, it's the equivalent of a Lada. It's non-nuclear, runs on diesel-electric, and has a snorkel. Russia simply doesn't have the technology to produce modern torpedoes."
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And before that "based on a model the Germans were using in WWII" Yea if it were a bunch of Foxtrots. The Kilo might not be the best diesel sub but to write it off is stupid.
I am pretty sure the Russians are quite capable of making modern torpedos. Whether they sell them abroad is a different matter.