Nuclear submarine «Belgorod» during launching at JSC «Production Association «Sevmash» in Severodvinsk. Archival photo< strong>MOSCOW, January 20 The construction of the Belgorod special-purpose nuclear submarine (NPS) is at the final stage, Mikhail Budnichenko, general director of the Sevmash plant (Severodvinsk), said. Earlier, a RIA Novosti source in the military-industrial complex said that tests of the Belgorod nuclear submarine, the carrier of the Poseidon marine drones, were to be completed at Sevmash last fall.
" work: two lines of ships of the projects "Borey-A" and "Ash-M", as well as the nuclear submarine "Khabarovsk", are on the stocks, — said Budnichenko in an interview with &# 34;Zavod" ("Sevmash").
The multi-purpose nuclear submarine «Belgorod» is an experimental boat for drones «Poseidon», launched in April 2019 at Sevmash. belonged to project 949A «Antey» (similar to «Kursk»), which was redesigned into project 09852 specifically for the Poseidon system. The nuclear submarine «Khabarovsk» is the standard carrier of the Poseidon. All characteristics of this submarine are classified. Russian President Vladimir Putin first announced the development of Poseidon in a message to the Federal Assembly in 2018. According to him, such drones can be equipped with both conventional and nuclear weapons, which will allow them to hit a wide range of targets, including aircraft carrier groups, coastal fortifications and infrastructure.
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