Yury Dolgoruky to Pacific in 2011 – Putin
First new strategic sub to enter service since 1992.
- The submarine is successfully undergoing trails. It should be delivered to the Pacific fleet already this year, Vladimir Putin said at a party meeting with United Russia this week according to the transcript of the speech posted at the Prime Minister’s portal.
The statement follows the second successful test-launch of the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile in late August. The test was the second launch from “Yury Dolgoruky” in the White Sea this summer.
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The submarine is the first of the new Borey-class SSBN to be commissioned. Last Delta-IV class SSBN was commissioned from the submarine yard Sevmash in Severodvinsk in 1992.
The two next Borey-class submarines, the “Vladimir Monomakh” and “Aleksandr Nevsky” are also to join the Pacific fleet after they are commissioned from Sevmash. The Borey-class will replace the older Delta-III class SSBNs in the Pacific.
In the same speech, Vladimir Putin said 4,7 trillion roubles will be allocated for retrofitting the Russian Navy until 2020.
– The goal is clear: to build a modern fleet that is capable of tackling all tasks, ranging from nuclear containment to maintaining a presence in the world ocean, to protecting our economic interests and biological resources, Putin said.
