Russian Navy to float out new sub to carry Poseidon nuke drone in late June
Belgorod sjøsatt i april i fjor designet som et spionfartøy med Losharik under buken og en Posiedon som den kan ta seks stk. av
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The second submarine to serve as a basic carrier of Russia’s
Poseidon nuclear-capable underwater drones will be floated out
approximately in late June, a defense industry source told TASS
on Thursday.
Poseidon nuclear-capable underwater drones will be floated out
approximately in late June, a defense industry source told TASS
on Thursday.
A Poseidon underwater drone (Picture source: Russian Defense
Ministry)
"The Khabarovsk [Project 09852] will be floated out in late June
at the earliest. There is no exact date so far," the source said.
at the earliest. There is no exact date so far," the source said.
The Russian Navy’s press service did not comment on the
information. The Sevmash shipyard where the submarine is being
built was not immediately available for comment.
information. The Sevmash shipyard where the submarine is being
built was not immediately available for comment.
The first basic carrier of Poseidon drones, a Project 09852 special-
purpose nuclear sub, the Belgorod, was floated out on April 23,
2019, and is expected to enter service with the Russian Navy
in September. The Belgorod and the Khabarovsk are expected to
carry six Poseidon drones each.
purpose nuclear sub, the Belgorod, was floated out on April 23,
2019, and is expected to enter service with the Russian Navy
in September. The Belgorod and the Khabarovsk are expected to
carry six Poseidon drones each.
In his state-of-the-nation address to both houses of Russia’s
parliament on March 1, 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin
mentioned for the first time the country’s efforts to develop a
nuclear-powered unmanned underwater vehicle that can carry both
conventional and nuclear warheads and is capable of destroying
enemy infrastructural facilities, aircraft carrier groups and other
targets.
parliament on March 1, 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin
mentioned for the first time the country’s efforts to develop a
nuclear-powered unmanned underwater vehicle that can carry both
conventional and nuclear warheads and is capable of destroying
enemy infrastructural facilities, aircraft carrier groups and other
targets.
Poseidon drones together with their carriers - nuclear-powered
submarines - make part of the so-called oceanic multipurpose
system. A source in the defense industry earlier told TASS that
the Poseidon drone would be capable of carrying a nuclear
warhead with a yield of up to 2 megatonnes to destroy enemy
naval bases.
submarines - make part of the so-called oceanic multipurpose
system. A source in the defense industry earlier told TASS that
the Poseidon drone would be capable of carrying a nuclear
warhead with a yield of up to 2 megatonnes to destroy enemy
naval bases.
According to reported data, the Poseidon will feature an
intercontinental range capability and an operational depth of over
1 km.
intercontinental range capability and an operational depth of over
1 km.
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