[Regnum] The Borey-class nuclear-powered strategic missile submarines (SSBNs) will remain in service for another 40 years, said Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Alexander Moiseyev.
“Speaking about the prospects associated with the Borei submarine, this is the next 30-40 years of service to our state,” he said on the Zvezda TV channel.
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Moiseyev called the service life of nuclear submarines “undoubted,” and noted that the specified period is a requirement for such weapons.
Earlier, Regnum News Agency reported that the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine cruiser " Prince Pozharsky " is undergoing factory sea trials. This is the fifth nuclear submarine of Project 955A "Borey-A". The ship was built at the largest shipbuilding complex in Russia "Sevmash".
In total, the Russian Navy will receive 12 surface ships and four submarines in 2024. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Yevtukhov said that the Russian Navy receives a new vessel almost every month, and the level of import substitution in their construction is currently 100%, so sanctions cannot interfere with their construction and delivery.
On July 29, the Vympel shipyard in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Region, launched the high-speed missile boat Molniya. This boat will serve in the Navy, ensuring the security of Russian borders.
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The nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine cruiser Knyaz Pozharsky is undergoing factory sea trials, said Mikhail Budnichenko, General Director of Sevmash.
"Work on the cruiser Knyaz Pozharsky is proceeding according to schedule. It is undergoing factory sea trials," he told journalists at the International Military-Technical Forum (IMTF) Army-2024.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on February 3, 2024, the Russian Navy received the nuclear-powered missile submarine "Prince Pozharsky". This is the fifth nuclear submarine of the 955A "Borey-A" project. The ship was built at the largest shipbuilding complex in Russia, "Sevmash".
Submarines of this project are armed with 16 Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles and six torpedo tubes.
The Russian Navy will receive 12 surface ships and four submarines in 2024. This was announced at the end of January by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Yevtukhov during the ceremony of raising the Russian Naval Flag on the submarine Kronshtadt. He noted that the fleet receives a new vessel almost every month, and the level of import substitution in their construction is currently 100%, so sanctions cannot interfere with their construction and delivery.