The Future Is Now: Russian Navy to Modernize Ten Nuclear Submarines

The Future Is Now: Russian Navy to Modernize Ten Nuclear Submarines
by Staff Writers
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2015

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Russian Naval Forces plan to upgrade ten nuclear submarines with the newest armament and ship systems. Russian Naval Forces plan to upgrade ten nuclear submarines, said the Navy Commander Viktor Chirkov during the ceremony in honor of the top graduates of naval institutes in St. Petersburg.

"The modernization is planned for about ten nuclear submarines of project 971 and 949 at the factory of 'Zvezdochka' in Severodvinsk and the factory 'Zvezdochka' in the Primorskiy Krai region. It is a thorough modernization, upon completion we will have almost new submarines with the newest armament and ship systems," elaborated Chirkov as reported by RIA Novosti.

He further added that these nuclear submarines have the capacity for complete modernization. As the technology gets updated and new missiles and torpedoes are released, the modernized submarines will be able to fit the new weapons easily.

Source: Sputnik International

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