The size of Russia's economy is very similar to Canada's but our population is 1/4 theirs. We have a hard time getting 4 diesel subs to sea, but Russia is going to build and operate 8 "state-of-the-art" nuclear subs? Really?
They can evidently afford to build the subs, but it remains to be seen if they can also afford to maintain the subs adequately or go to sea regularly to maintain an effective submarine force.
These subs look good on paper, but I'd bet that they come nowhere close to living up to the hype.
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