Russia to revive army bases in three oceans
Russia to revive army bases in three oceans
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The Russian government intends to restore the military-technical support of their ships at the former military base in Cam Ranh (Vietnam), Lourdes (Cuba) and the Seychelles. So far, this is not about plans for a military presence, but rather the restoration of the crew resources. However, a solid contractual basis should be developed for these plans.
The intentions were announced on July 27 by the Russian Navy Commander Vice Admiral Viktor Chirkov. "At the international level, the creation of logistics points in Cuba, the Seychelles and Vietnam is being worked out,"
http://english.pravda.ru/russia/poli...a_army_base-0/
A rather intriguing report from the Pravda.
Anyone has an idea what's up?
There is a mention of an OAK missile being deployed in Cuba.
Any idea what it is?
Like I Keep Saying It's All About The Missiles!
Until Directed Energy Weapons become truly viable it is all about guided missiles. And regardless of what the long term outlook for Russia is, Putin will be a formidable adversary in the coming years for America. The more we push for a so called Missile Defense for Europe the more you will see a Russian Missile push back. Naval ports and Missiles....that is something that Russia has a long history with and they are good at it.
Sharing in the Seychelles?
A quick search on Google found numerous reports of the USA having a facility for drones in the Seychelles, plus China wanting to have access for its navy. Not to overlook the close relationship India has with the Seychelles.
IIRC the USA has a possibly commercially run military satellite station there too.
So a Russian base or access to facilities will fit in very nicely.