US warships will continue to operate in the Black Sea for about 250 days a year but are unlikely to enter the Sea of Azov, Admiral James Foggo said at the Atlantic Council on Friday.
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 05th October, 2018) US warships will continue to operate in the Black Sea for about 250 days a year but are unlikely to enter the Sea of Azov, Admiral James Foggo said at the Atlantic Council on Friday.
"I would not expect us to go in there [Sea of Azov]," Foggo said. "I would expect us to continue to operate in the Black Sea. We do that about 125 days [a year] for NATO and about 125 days for US warships, so we've got 250 days covered throughout the year and will continue to that."
Foggo said US naval forces are considering a "porcupine" defense in an area of the Black Sea to counter Russia's buildup in the Sea of Azov.
According to the US Naval Institute, a porcupine defense is a type of blockade designed to deny enemy warships access to a defined area.
