A new nuclear cruiser was launched in Russia: it can become a carrier of "Poseidons" (video)

Share: The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that the heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Khabarovsk" was launched at the "Sevmash" enterprise in Severodvinsk, which, according to the developers, can be, in particular, the carrier of the "Poseidon" nuclear underwater unmanned aerial vehicle. The defense department showed the ceremony of removing the submarine from the boathouse on its official social media accounts.

"Khabarovsk" was designed by "Rubin" Central Design Bureau of Marine Engineering JSC. According to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrii Belousov, "the carrier of underwater weapons and robotic means will enable to successfully solve the task of ensuring the security of Russia's maritime borders and protecting its national interests in various areas of the world ocean.

" The "Khabarovsk" submarine is equipped with modern naval underwater weapons, in particular, various robotic means The submarine was laid down under project 09851 at the Northern Machine-Building Enterprise in 2014. The boat first became known in November 2015 from the presentation of the "Status-6" system, where "Khabarovsk" (project 09851) and K-329 "Belgorod" (project 09852) were considered as the main carriers of the system.

the first Poseidon carrier ship, built from scratch, has yet to undergo underwater tests. After them, it will be part of the new division being formed in Kamchatka. On October 29, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the "successful test" of the Poseidon nuclear powered submarine and "a certain amount of time has passed". He also spoke about the successful test of the Burevisnik missile, which is also equipped with a nuclear power plant.