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An uncrewed Russian spacecraft spun out of control during orbit and crashed into
the moon, according to the country's space agency.

The Luna-25 craft lost contact with officials in Russia following an "abnormal
situation" and crashed on Saturday, Roscosmos said in a statement to Interfax, a
Russian news agency.




Moscow's lunar lander had been launched on a rocket earlier this month from the
Vostochny Cosmodrome, according to the agency, which published photos of the
launch. It had been expected to enter lunar orbit last week, marking the first
time since 1976 that a Russian-made spacecraft would approach the moon.

The craft on Saturday afternoon entered an elliptical orbit in anticipation of
landing on the moon's surface, which had been part of the flight plan, Roscosmos
said.





Agency staff in Russia lost contact during or after that planned maneuver at
about 2:57 p.m. Moscow time, they told Interfax, saying the details were part of
a preliminary analysis.

Shortly after their last contact the "spacecraft entered an unplanned orbit and
ceased to exist after colliding with the surface of the Moon," Roscosmos said in
a statement.




"Measures to find the spacecraft and make contact with it taken on August 19 and
20 yielded no results," the agency said.




The lunar lander had been expected to attempt a landing near the moon's south
pole early this week, Russian media reported.

ABC News' Tanya Stukalova contributed to this story.






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Meet the Gotland-Class: Sweden’s Sub Force Becoming More of a Factor – Sweden, a
country known for neutrality during World War Two and the Cold War, actually has
a stalwart defense industrial base that many defense analysts gloss over – a
pity.

It has excellent fighter planes such as the JAS-39 Gripen, and the Stridsvagn
122 tank is underrated.



Now, with the war in Ukraine extending indefinitely, Sweden is joining NATO.
When that happens, it will rely even more on its Gotland-class submarines for
homeland defense.  


TIME TO PRACTICE FOR WARFARE

Military exercises for the Swedish submarine force are becoming more serious and
frequent. In late April of last year, Finland invited Sweden to take part in
undersea warfare maneuvers in the Gulf of Finland. Sweden deployed its
Gotland-class submarine Uppland for the drill.

 

Finland is now a NATO member and the two countries know the stakes are high and
it is time to work together.

According to Finnish naval commander Toni Joutsia, “The exercise is a part of
the close cooperation conducted by Finland with Sweden.  Participating in
international training activities is important, because it demonstrates,
maintains and develops our national defense.” 


IT TAKES A JOINT FORCE

Developing national defense, as the Finnish leader said, comes down to
rehearsing joint warfare with the Swedish army, air force, and navy. The
Gotland-class submarine will play a major role in this recipe to defend against
the Russians.


KEEP UPDATING THE GOTLAND

Sweden already granted a contract to Saab in March of last year for a “mid-life
upgrade” to the Gotland-class boat called the Halland. This is worth almost
$117-million to improve the weapons capabilities on the sub – work that will
include modifications on 50-different systems. 

The Gotland-class consists of three diesel-electric submarines – the Gotland,
the Uppland, and the Halland. The Gotlands specialize in anti-submarine warfare
and surveillance and reconnaissance. They can harass enemy shipping and even lay
mines.

The Gotland-class are not large submarines and only have a crew of 32-sailors
with a modest number of torpedo tubes. They were built in the 1990s.


GOTLAND – LONG-RANGE PROPULSION THAT IS RARE ON DIESEL-ELECTRIC SUBS




The boats may be diesel-electric, but they have extended range and endurance due
to their Stirling engine air-independent propulsion (AIP) system.



This allows a substantial advantage over other diesel-electric subs around the
world.

The AIP stores oxygen and saves battery time that enables the boat to go
20-knots when submerged and run longer underwater.


DID IT REALLY “KILL” AN AMERICAN CARRIER?

The Gotland is known for an exciting feat when it when up against the U.S.
Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan during battle drills in
2004.

The Gotland outmaneuvered escort ships and came within range of its torpedoes
against the Reagan and this was deemed a successful strike or “sinking” of the
American carrier.

The Navy drilled with the Gotland-class submarine for an extended period - two
years - leading to many kills for the Swedish submarine. Many in the Navy to
this day feat what damage a stealthy conventional submarine could do in a war,
as both China and Russia have such subs. 


NATO BECKONS

Exercises and modernization efforts will give the Swedish navy even more
confidence and a shot in the arm to the country’s homegrown defense industries
led by Saab and others.

The Swedes would be an excellent addition to NATO. These Gotland submarines are
more than capable. 

Sweden’s Gotland-class can provide NATO allies with essential intelligence data
on Vladimir Putin’s navy during a new cold or even hot war with Russia.



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San Diego (Oct. 1, 2005) - The Swedish diesel-powered attack submarine HMS
Gotland transits through San Diego Harbor during the ÒSea and Air ParadeÓ held
as part of Fleet Week San Diego 2005. Fleet Week San Diego is a three-week
tribute to Southern California-area military members and their families. U.S.
Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 2nd Class Patricia R. Totemeier (RELEASED)

The mods on the Gotlands are affordable, even for a country like Sweden that
doesn’t have a huge defense budget, although they will be expected to spend more
than two percent of their gross domestic product on their military.

The Gotland subs would be a good place to sink more money to improve
performance. 



Image of Gotland-class Submarine.

Now serving as 1945’s Defense and National Security Editor, Brent M. Eastwood,
PhD, is the author of Humans, Machines, and Data: Future Trends in Warfare. He
is an Emerging Threats expert and former U.S. Army Infantry officer. You can
follow him on Twitter @BMEastwood.

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