Unmanned underwater vehicles “Poseidon” with nuclear power plant will arrive in the Russian Navy in the framework of the existing state program of armaments to 2018-2027 years, their carrier will be under construction on “Sevmash” a new nuclear submarine, Tass according to the source in the defense industry.
System “Poseidon” included in the state program of armaments to 2027 year and it should be put into service the Navy until the end of the program. It is composed of several high-speed deep-sea torpedoes with a small-sized nuclear power plant. Their vehicle will be nuclear-powered submarine, being developed in “Sevmash – the spokesman said.
The source did not specify the type of the sub-carrier, but he noted, what “it would not be a fifth-generation submarine “Huskies”.
On “Sevmash” built at least two nuclear submarines for special purposes. In particular, according to data from open sources, unfinished submarine project 949A “Belgorod” It was in December 2012 Year of perezalozhena for special project 09852, it will be unmanned and manned vehicle deep-sea research vehicles. Another special purpose nuclear submarine “Khabarovsk” It was founded in July 2014 of the year. According to unconfirmed reports, submarine construction project 09851 and can act as a carrier as a variety of deep-sea vehicles, and new weapons systems.
