Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Is This Russia's New 'Stealth' Submarine?

Mark Episkopos, National Review: Meet Russia's New Lada-Class Submarine: The Next 'Stealth' Threat to the U.S. Navy?

The new class of subs is missing one key feature.

The second Lada-class submarine has been laid down and is set to undergo a series of trials over 2019, according to Commander in Chief of the Russian Navy Vladimir Korolyov .

“Serial production of the non-nuclear Lada-class submarines continues. This year, testing will commence on the second non-nuclear Lada-class submarine-- “Kronstadt,” which was laid down in September 2018,” announced Korolyov.

Russian news outlet RT has obtained and published just under a minute of footage commemorating the occasion. The clip features several close-up shots of the submarine-- Kronstadt-- afloat, in motion, and sitting in a floating dock.

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WNU Editor: Like all new Russian military projects. This one is also having development problems.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Isn't a Lada that boxy looking Russian car?