The first standard carrier of strategic drones “Poseidon” – project special purpose nuclear submarine 09851 “Khabarovsk” – will be launched in the first half 2021 of the year. It is reported by TASS with reference to a source in the military-industrial complex.
Вывод из эллинга завода “Sevmash” submarine “Khabarovsk” запланирован на весну – лето будущего года. Затем начнутся заводские ходовые испытания субмарины
– agency spokesman said.
There is no official confirmation of this information. Ранее некоторые российские СМИ со ссылкой на собственные источники сообщали, that the descent of the nuclear submarine “Khabarovsk” project 09851 на воду пройдет весной или летом 2020 of the year, and its entry into the Russian Navy is scheduled for 2022 year.
It should be noted, that the Premier League “Khabarovsk” will be a regular carrier of underwater uninhabited vehicles and, according to unconfirmed reports, will be able to carry on board at least six “Poseidon”. At the same time, a multipurpose nuclear submarine “Belgorod” project 949A “Antaeus”, specially converted for “Poseidon” and launched 23 April 2019 of the year, will be an experimental carrier.
Project “Khabarovsk” разработан в Центральном конструкторском бюро (CKB) “Ruby”, the submarine itself was laid down at Sevmash in July 2014 of the year. The technical details of the project are not reported..
Подводный стратегический беспилотник “Poseidon” It designed to engage a variety of purposes, including the aircraft carrier groups and embankments. The device is equipped with a nuclear power plant. Он способен погружаться на глубину более 1 км и имеет неограниченную дальность. Может вооружаться ядерной боеголовкой мощностью 2 kilotons.
note, that previously it was reported about the plans of the Ministry of Defense to take into service before 32 unmanned underwater vehicles “Poseidon”, in the future, building four underwater carriers for them. According to the plans of the military department, two submarines with drones should be deployed in the Northern and Pacific fleets.
