RUSSIA has revamped its most feared deep-sea sabotage unit, the Royal Navy’s chief has warned.
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins mentioned Moscow was “regenerating” its Major Directorate of Deep Sea Analysis.
The unit, generally known as GUGI, controls a fleet of spy ships and sabotage subs with claws that may map and reduce undersea cables.
In his first public feedback as the brand new First Sea Lord, Gen Jenkins mentioned Russia had continued to put money into its northern fleet, regardless of the continued war with Ukraine.
He added: “We’re seeing their newest submarine deploying and the regeneration of their GUGI functionality.”
Vladimir Putin just lately boasted that his subs have been “beneath the Arctic ice” in order that they “disappear from radar”.
He claimed the subs have been Russia’s “army benefit”.
And in a sinister reference to GUGI’s actual missions, the Kremlin tyrant mentioned analysis “amongst different issues on this space” was extraordinarily vital to Moscow.
Gen Jenkins was talking as Britain signed a £10billion take care of Norway to promote them 5 specialist sub-hunting frigates.
He mentioned GUGI had gone “quiet for some time”, however warned: “It seems to be coming again.”
He insisted Britain and its allies nonetheless had the army edge, citing co-operation with the US and Norway.
However he mentioned: “The Russians are displaying us we now have no room for complacency.”
Nato allies use units strung alongside the ocean flooring to detect Russian subs passing Greenland, Iceland and the UK.
