"The
Vladimir Monomakh strategic nuclear submarine has returned from the
sea trials completing the program of extensive acoustic tests,"
Sevmash said in a statement. According to the statement, the submarine
has finished the state trials program and is now being prepared for
delivery to the Russian Navy.
Earlier in September,
Sevmash said that the construction of another Borey-class submarine,
the Knyaz Suvorov, was expected to begin in December. The Russian Navy
already has two Borey-class submarines in service – the Yury Dolgoruky
and the Alexander Nevsky.
The Borey class, Russia's first post-Soviet ballistic missile submarine
design, will form the backbone of the fleet's strategic nuclear deterrent
force after older boats are retired by 2018. Russia expects eight of
the boats to enter service by 2020. |
