The Royal Navy has admitted one of its warships collided with a Russian hunter-killer submarine in the north Atlantic in what is believed to be the first collision between Russian and British vessels since the Cold War. At the time, it is believed the Russian submarine knew that HMS Northumberland was there, but Navy sources said the collision must have been an accident. Tom Sharpe OBE, the former commanding officer of Royal Navy warship HMS St Albans, said: 'The question is, was it deliberate or was it an accident? An MOD spokesman said: 'In late 2020 a Russian submarine being tracked by HMS Northumberland came into contact with her towed array sonar. Pictured: An test of Russia's Zircon missile in NovemberThe 'Zircon' missiles are being developed as part of an ongoing programme of development in Russia targeted at upgrading the eastern superpower's military capabilities.

Source: Daily Mail January 07, 2022 08:33 UTC