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Naval
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Defense Ministry Plans to Order Extra Borey & Yasen Nuclear Submarines
for Russian Navy |
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addition to the 16 nuclear submarines purchase which is outlined by
the state armament program for the period until 2020 the Russian Defense
Ministry plans to buy four extra nuclear submarines.
Army general Nikolai Makarov said, "If there appears such possibility
we will order two additional project 955 (Borey class) submarines of
and two extra project 855 (Yasen class) submarines." |
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The state armament program makes provisions for purchase
of eight strategic missile-carrying cruiser submarines project
955 (Borey class SSBN)
and eight nuclear multipurpose project
855 (Yasen class SSN) submarines until 2020.
According to Makarov, the final decision on the purchase is connected
with production capabilities of Sevmashpredpriyatie. There are problems
there because, for example, strategic submarines Yury Dolgoruky and
Alexander Nevsky that the Russian Navy was supposed to receive in 2011
will not be delivered until the summer of 2012.
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