According to media reports, the British, American and German sides have said that Russia is deploying large troops to the Ukrainian border and Belarus. Now the situation in Ukraine is "very, very grim". Even, U.S. lawmakers said: The drums of war have been beaten.
The Us "New York Times" website reported that in the context of very tense situations, Russian embassy personnel in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, are being evacuated. At least 48 Russians have been evacuated from the embassy back to Russia. Meanwhile, Ukrainian security officials said Russian embassies and consulates in Ukraine have received orders to evacuate at any time.
Russia Today reported that in response to tensions in Ukraine, not only NATO, but also Swedish troops have begun to assemble. The CV-90 infantry fighting vehicles of the Swedish Armored Forces have entered the coastal areas and the island of Gotland to strengthen the defenses. Meanwhile, U.S. C-17 strategic transport aircraft are stepping up transportation to deploy the Swedish Rapid Reaction Combat Force to Gotland.
Germany's Bild newspaper reported that russian troops must seize Gotland if they want to launch an offensive in the Baltic Sea. The Swedish army is now in a state of readiness, guarding the coastal areas and Gotland at any time. Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogg Rasmussen said that once the Russian army launched an attack, Sweden and Finland would immediately join NATO en masse.
At the same time, according to the U.S. Naval Association News Network, 4 U.S. aircraft carriers and quasi-aircraft carriers have gone to sea for deployment. These include the USS Carl-Vinson Battle Group, the USS Lincoln Aircraft Carrier Battle Group, and, in fact, the USS Essex amphibious assault ship, the USS America amphibious assault ship formation.
For example, the USS America can carry 12 MV22B transport aircraft, 6 F35B fighters, 4 CH53K heavy helicopters and 7 AH1Z attack helicopters. If sea-controlled mode is used, it will be possible to carry 20 F-35B stealth fighters and 2 MH-60 anti-submarine helicopters. It carries more fighter jets than Indian aircraft carriers, which is already a standard light or medium aircraft carrier.
At present, the four aircraft carriers dispatched by the US military have only reached the Asia-Pacific region. The United States predicts that after the beginning of spring in February 2022, war in Ukraine is most likely. Therefore, if the US military needs it, these four aircraft carriers can completely cross the Strait of Malacca and arrive in the Mediterranean or the Middle East in February to deploy formations.
Four carriers, plus the USS Truman battle group already on standby in the Mediterranean, five U.S. carrier formations carry nearly 400 fighters and helicopters, including a large number of F-35 stealth fighters. In addition to the regular fighters with at least 4 squadrons of F-35 stealth fighters, there are 12 Aegis-class destroyers. Whether it is attacking coastal areas and competing for air supremacy, or anti-missile air defense capabilities, resisting saturation anti-ship missile strikes has already possessed considerable strength.
In terms of Russia's 2021 military exercises, once fighting breaks out, the Russian army will seize the land passage to Crimea. The first is a frontal feint to attract the attention of the Ukrainian army and NATO. At the same time, 1 paratrooper division entered the battlefield at night and carried out ultra-low tactical airborne landings at 600-900 meters. At the same time, 1 Marine Corps of the Black Sea Fleet launched a landing operation. Russian special forces carried out in-depth assaults by helicopters, and Russian paratrooper divisions suddenly landed at night to seize important locations.
The main tasks of the US F-35 stealth fighter include seizing air supremacy in the Black Sea area, stealthy raids on the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and intercepting Russian paratrooper transport aircraft. Use air superiority to block the rapid strikes of the Russian army and hold the black sea coastal areas of Ukraine.
If you want to strike a U.S. aircraft carrier, you must have a complete kill chain, including discovery, continuous tracking, positioning and locking and strike capabilities, and finally the ability to judge the results of battle. This requires a huge combat platform from satellites, electronic warfare aircraft, early warning aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, stealth drones, all the way to various fighters, anti-ship missiles, hypersonic missiles and anti-ship ballistic missiles, nuclear submarines and much more.
Why develop stealth drones? The biggest task of stealth drones is to continuously track US aircraft carriers at sea and guide missile targets. However, it is not easy to successfully sink 1 aircraft carrier, because in addition to the aircraft carrier itself. 1 aircraft carrier formation, and 4 Aegis ships are responsible for anti-ship anti-missile and anti-submarine. Also, attack nuclear submarines are responsible for anti-ship and anti-submarine, and there are missiles like Standard 6 that can attack satellites, as well as anti-missiles, and the entire defense system extends into space. Once there is a conflict between Russia and Ukraine, it is possible to see if Russia has the ability to take down 1 US aircraft carrier battle group.