The United States is “woefully far behind” Russia and China in terms of the size of the icebreaker fleet. US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mallorcas complained about the shortage of icebreakers, reports TASS…
According to him, Washington does not pay enough attention to the strategy in the Arctic and how critically important this region of the world is, which is now gaining in importance. The minister said that the United States has only two aging icebreakers, while Moscow and Beijing each have several dozen such ships.
In addition, the head of the department announced that the administration of US President Joe Biden is working on a budget request to increase the number of icebreakers. “We are ahead and surpassed in resources in terms of our capabilities in the Arctic,” concluded Majorcas.
Earlier, Andrey Efimov, deputy chief of the logistics staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, said that five icebreakers for the auxiliary fleet of the Russian Navy would be built in Russia by 2033. According to him, the new ships will expand the capabilities of the fleet to supply the regions of the Far North.
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