Russia increases production of new Ichthyosaurus torpedoes KXan 36 Daily News
From 2023, the Dagdiesel plant in Kaspiysk will significantly expand the production of improved UET-1 Ichthyosaurus torpedoes.
– It is planned to sign a new mandatory contract in order to have a sufficient number of products, – said TASS source in the military-industrial complex. Official confirmation of this information by the agency is not expected.
In 2018, the Ministry of Defense of a nuclear bomb with Dagdiesel signed a five-year contract for the supply of 73 Ichthyosaurus torpedoes to the Russian Navy.
– This amount is not enough to equip all diesel-electric submarines of project 636.3 in the fleet. They require at least two more products, – said the source of the agency.
The electric 533-mm torpedo UET-1 is designed to replace the USET-80 in the fleet, which was put into service more than 40 years ago. The characteristics of the “Ichthyosaurus” are classified, but in an open source there is a description of the export version of the torpedo. For her, the highest high speed of 50 knots and a cruising range of 25 kilometers is a reasonable allergy that the parameters for the Russian fleet are higher. The product is equipped with a brushless electric motor, which leads to an increase in frequency and the creation of interference that affects the electronics of the Ichthyosaurus.
The torpedo has a hydroacoustic homing system for underwater and surface targets, capable of detecting the wake.