Russia is rapidly updating its strategic fleet
The submarine cruiser of choice destination “Generalissimo Suvorov” is undergoing factory sea trials in the White Sea. If the latter are successful, the nuclear submarine will pass ahead of schedule within the Russian Navy by the end of the coming year.
It is worth noting that the Generalissimo Suvorov is already a calculable submarine cruiser of the improved Borey-A fourth generation project, in which fundamentally new technical solutions are implemented.
The nuclear submarine was laid down in 2014. Underwater displacement of “Generalissimo Suvorov” is 24 thousand square meters. tons, surface – 14720 tons. The submarine is capable of moving 480 meters and moving underwater at a speed of 29 knots (54 km/h).
From the calculation, the submarine cruiser received: 4 torpedoes of caliber 533 mm and 650 mm, RPK-6M “Waterfall” and 16 solid-propellant ICBMs R-30 “Bulava” with a nuclear warhead.
In light of recent demands from the UK and US governments to upgrade their nuclear submarine fleets, the commissioning of our new nuclear submarines is extremely timely. True, the Americans plan to ensure rearmament by 2040, and Britain and the future by 2060.
At the same time, in Russia, in addition to the past sea trials of the Generalissimo Suvorov, 4 more submarines of the Borey-A project are already being built and, apparently, they are preparing to start construction in two more ways, thus working ahead of the curve.