Pois é… enquanto aqui nosso Prosub foi um parto de ouriço e enfrenta dificuldades de todas as espécies, na Rússia o governo anunciou que pretende começar a produzir seis submarinos e um porta-aviões (ou navio aeródromo para o pessoal de marinha) por ano a partir de 2013! Isso mesmo, por ano! A idéia é chegar a 2020 com mais 10 submarinos a diesel, fora os nucleares!

É… potência é potência. Para se fazer ouvir no concerto das nações é necessário falar grosso. Em termos de Defesa, os castrati não têm vez…

Russia to Build 6 Submarines Annually – Deputy PM

Russia will start producing six submarines and one aircraft carrier annually starting in 2013, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Thursday.

“By 2013, production capacity [at Russian shipyards] will allow us to build six submarines and an aircraft carrier every year,” Rogozin told reporters, adding that the number includes both nuclear and diesel-powered submarines.

As a result, the production output will surpass that of the Soviet era when Russia built an average of five submarines annually, he said.

Rogozin earlier said the production had been bogged down in the past by a lack of financing, outdated equipment and a shortage of skilled labor.

Russia is planning to build eight Borey class strategic submarines and up to 10 Graney class attack subs by 2020.