New Russian Navy Doctrine: Develops Advanced Warship And Carrier Technology, Highlights NATO's Military Strength Expansion

Illustration of President Vladimir Putin on the Day of the Russian Navy. (Wikimedia Commons/Kremlin.ru)

JAKARTA - The new doctrine of the Russian Navy highlights the expansion of military power of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) concern, as well as the development of capabilities for manufacturing large-tonnage warships and advanced aircraft carriers.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the Navy Day commemoration in St. Petersburg, Sunday. After inspecting the troops and before giving a speech, he signed a 55-page doctrine.

In addition to assessing the United States as a major challenge and threat to national security, the new doctrine also identifies the expansion of NATO's military infrastructure to Russia's borders, as well as the increasing number of military bloc exercises in the seas adjacent to Russian territory as a major security threat.

NATO's expansion into Russia's borders is unacceptable in Moscow's relations with the military bloc, as follows from the new Maritime Doctrine.

"NATO's plans to move its military infrastructure close to Russia's borders and the alliance's efforts to carry out global functions continue to be unacceptable to the Russian Federation and remain a determining factor in its relations with NATO", the document reads.

As dictated by the doctrine, Russia's national maritime policy in the Atlantic region is formed taking into account the existence of NATO whose activities are "aimed at confrontation with the Russian Federation and its allies."

Illustration of President Vladimir Putin on the Day of the Russian Navy. (Wikimedia Commons/Mil.ru/Aleksey Nikolskyi)

Russia's new Maritime Doctrine stipulates increased activity in the Arctic, according to the document.

"This new doctrine envisages "diversification and increased maritime activity in the islands of Spitsbergen, Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya and Wrangel Island", the document said.

Russia will enhance the operational capabilities of the Navy to ensure national security and protect its interests in the World Ocean, as follows from the new Maritime Doctrine.

“The strategic objectives of the national maritime policy are as follows: to increase the operational (combat) capabilities of the Navy to ensure the national security of the Russian Federation and protect its national interests in the World Ocean,” the doctrine reads.

Another strategic goal is to increase efficiency in defending and protecting the state maritime borders of the Russian Federation, the document says.

The new Russian Maritime Doctrine stipulates the development of the shipbuilding industry in the Far East, in particular, for the construction of aircraft carriers, as follows from the document.

"Develop a modern and high-tech shipbuilding industry in the Far East designed to build large-tonnage ships (in particular, for Arctic development) and advanced aircraft carriers for the Navy", the document reads.

It is known, citing Reuters, that Russia's vast 37,650 km (23,400 mi) coastline, which stretches from the Sea of Japan to the White Sea, also includes the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.