Thursday, January 2, 2014

Russia Is Expanding It's Nuclear Attack Submarine Fleet

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K-329 Severodvinsk, 4th-generation Project 885 Yasen/Graney class nuclear sub (RIA Novosti)

Russian Navy Boosted With New Nuclear Attack Submarine -- RT

Russia’s has received a New Year present with the hand-over of a cutting-edge nuclear attack submarine, the Severodvinsk, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said.

The Severodvinsk had been under construction at the Sevmash shipyard in northern Russia since 1993.

“Yesterday the parent nuclear submarine of the Yasen-project has been handed over to the navy for trial operation,” Rogozin wrote on Twitter, confirming an earlier report by RIA-Novosti news agency.

The Severodvinsk is one of eight Yasen-class (Graney-class, according to NATO classification) attack subs ordered by the Russian navy.

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Update: Russia Commissions New Attack Submarine -- RIA Novosti

My Comment:These subs will add punch to Russia's naval forces.

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