Showing posts with label Novosibirsk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Novosibirsk. Show all posts

Friday, July 30, 2021

Off She Goes.

 Krasnoyarsk is afloat today (in Russian). 

She is Yasen-M class, pr. 885M, and she carries P-800 Oniks, 3M22 Zircon and 3M14(M) Kalibr. Novosibirsk is next to be transferred to the Russian Navy, this year. They are really nice looking ships. 

Their firepower... well, no need to repeat myself. 

UPDATE: just now Russia's Channel 1 (in Russian) confirmed that new Yasens carry 3M14M with a range of 4,500 kilometers. In other words, they are undetectable in the launch areas and it also means that these updated Kalibr TLAMs are installed on all ships with UKSK VLS and other new subs.

Friday, May 7, 2021

Kazan Is In, Novosibirsk Is Next This Year.

SSGN of Project 885M Kazan has been officially transferred to the fleet today (in Russian).  

Similar SSGN Novosibirsk will be transferred to the fleet later this year. Thus bringing the number of operational Yasen (Granay)-class subs to 3, with 6 others being built to bring the whole class of such subs to nine. These are tremendously powerful ships and are capable of carrying all nomenclature of Russia's cruise missiles from Kalibrs and Onikses to Zircons. Strategic ramifications of these subs entering acting fleet are immense. I wrote about what these subs can do not for once, so there is no need to repeat it again. Similar SSGNs Krasnoyarsk and Arkhangelsk should join the fleet in 2022. Not bad for a country with the economy smaller than that of Texas;)))