We Have Things to Say about Russia’s Titanium Submarines (The U.S. Navy Has None)

Summary

Alex Betley writing in 19FORTYFIVE makes the following points:

• Early Cold War | Summary, Causes, History, Years, Timeline, & Facts | Britannicahttps://www.britannica.com/event/Cold-War Soviet nuclear submarines were less stealthy and reliable than Western submarines.
• The Soviet Lira-class (NATO ALPHA Class) had a titanium hull and unique reactor, making it the fastest, deepest-diving submarine ever.
• Titanium is as strong as steel but half the weight enabling deeper dives; however, it’s three to five times more expensive.
• The Soviet Union scrapped the titanium-clad submarine in the early nineties as they were expensive to maintain and easy to detect.

References

• MILITARY HISTORY: INDEX of PAGES AND COLLECTIONS ON THE RAAF RUNWAY
• SUBMARINES & AUKUS—01: COLLECTION | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• AUG 2016 Hunter for Red October plans for comeback-Barents Observer
• DEC 2021 Here’s Why the US Didn’t Attempt To Match Russia’s Titanium Submarines-War History Online

Source Information: 1945

• Article Source: 19FortyFive: Military, Defense, National Security News and Analysis
• Media Check: Media Bias/Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)/ 1945
• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)