Two submarines from the Northern Fleet of Russia performed the hunting, distraction and torpedo exercises towards each other on the Barents Sea.

"Pskov and Nizhny Novgorod nuclear-powered attack submarines have been practicing tactics in the Barents Sea, including antagonistic content and training of torpedoes towards each other. This is the most difficult item in the training session. "This match," the Russian Northern Fleet announced today.

Submarines participating in the exercises must search and chase each other for several days, and use jamming equipment and bait to deceive enemies. After detecting and approaching the enemy, the submarine will launch non-explosive torpedo training to confirm the defeat of the target.

Pskov and Nizhny Novgorod are two submarines of Project 945A "Kondor", developed specifically to attack strategic nuclear submarines and US aircraft carrier combat groups. They are more maneuverable and dive deeper than American submarines, and the noise level is significantly improved compared to previous generations of submarines.

Norwegian intelligence sources said on October 31 that Russia had deployed at least 10 submarines in the North Atlantic Ocean during the largest exercise since the Cold War. This force is likely to originate from the bases of the Northern Fleet in Murmansk, northern Russia and has been constantly under water since leaving port.

The exercise also seems to test a variety of new weapons and assess the long-term submarine warfare capabilities of Russian submarines. It could also help Russia test US and NATO seabed surveillance capabilities in the GIUK Strait, a strategic bottleneck between Greenland, Iceland and Britain.