Russia tests new nuclear submarine
Russia’s newest nuclear submarine, the “Yury Dolgoruky”, is currently undergoing new rounds of testing in Russian Arctic waters.
This is the third testing of Russia’s first fourth generation nuclear submarine. The submarine has not been out at sea for more than a month, Interfax reports. During this time defects and flaws noted in the last testing have been repaired.
After the previous testing, the shipyard Sevmash in Severodvinsk outside Arkhangelsk informed that it was expected that five to six more rounds of testing will be required before the submarine can be delivered to the Navy.
The “Yury Dolgoruky” will be the new flagship in the Russian submarine fleet. “Yury Dolgoruky” will be Russia’s first submarine to be equipped with Bulava missiles. It will have 16 missiles, each carrying up to 10 nuclear warheads and having a range of 8,000 kilometers.
