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"There
are plans to complete the operational evaluation of the Lada-class lead
diesel-electric submarine before the end of 2016," the press
office said.
According to the press office, a decision to build the fourth Lada-class
diesel-electric submarine "will be made in accordance with
the new state armament program that is currently being drafted."
The first Project 677 diesel-electric submarine St. Petersburg has been
undergoing operational evaluation with Russia’s Northern Fleet
since 2010.
The second and the third Project 677 diesel-electric submarines are
under construction now at the Admiralty Wharves Shipyard in St. Petersburg
in northwest Russia.
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