Det er 15 år siden forsvarssjef Sverre Diesen skrev i sin Forsvarsstudie av 2007 at Norge ikke skulle befatte seg med droner. Vel, det var da, og tingene har gått i den retning Flyoperativt Forum spådde under vår konferanse i 2007, den første internasjonale dronekonferansen i Norge: Drone kan endre krigføring i fremtiden. (Red.)
Ukrainian drone attack
could be precursor to new maritime fight in war with Russia
By
ALISON BATH
STARS AND STRIPES • November
7, 2022
The Russian frigate Admiral Makarov in the
Mediterranean Sea in 2020. The Black Sea Fleet flagship and at least one other
ship may have been significantly damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack, CNN
reported Oct. 31, citing unidentified U.S. and Russian sources. (Russian
Defense Ministry)
Ukraine’s recent attack in Crimea on Russia’s
Black Sea Fleet in port reveals glimpses of how the war with Moscow could
develop if Kyiv makes a concerted push to retake the peninsula, naval analysts
said.
The early morning drone offensive Oct. 29 also
provides lessons for the U.S. Navy and its allies as they build future
strategies for bases and shipyards, where billion-dollar assets will need
protection from such attacks.
Details about the effectiveness of the aerial and
surface strikes on ships in Sevastopol Bay remain under wraps, as do the
defenses Russia employed against them.
But the frigate Admiral Makarov, which
replaced the
sunken Moskva as Black Sea Fleet flagship, and at least one other
vessel may have been significantly damaged, CNN reported Oct. 31, citing
unidentified U.S. and Russian sources.
The Ukrainians appear to be testing what works
against the Russians, and success here could mean greater willingness to go on
offense at sea, said Alessio Patalano, a senior lecturer in war studies at
King’s College London.
The recent attack may come to represent “a
fundamental shift in sea denial intended as a purely defensive measure” into a
more active, attacking strategy of denying Russia effective use of the seas,
Patalano said.
Sea denial wouldn’t give Ukraine maritime control
but would hinder Russian reinforcement of the Crimean Peninsula, which was
illegally annexed by Russia in 2014.
“For Crimea to go, the Russians cannot be feeling
like they can move troops and assets around using the (backside) of that
theater,” Patalano said.
Ingen kommentarer:
Legg inn en kommentar
Merk: Bare medlemmer av denne bloggen kan legge inn en kommentar.