The nuclear drone carrier “ Poseidon '' & mdash; special purpose nuclear submarine (NPS) “ Belgorod & # 39; & # 39; & mdash; will complete condition testing next year. This was reported by Managing Director of Sevmash Nikolai Bounishenko … It was initially planned that the submarine would be handed over to the fleet in 2020, but the delivery date was later moved to 2021 , then in 2022.
In July 2021, it became known that the first stage of the sea trials had been completed. It was assumed that the submarine would be handed over to the Navy by the end of 2021. After the end of the sea trials 39; state “ Belgorod '' will be the first carrier of atomic 'Poseidon' type submarine robots; as part of the Russian Navy.
This submarine was created in 1992 as a nuclear powered submarine & mdash; Belgorod cruise missile carrier (APRK); as part of the 949A & # 39; Antey & # 39; project. In 1994, its construction was suspended due to insufficient funding. The decision to resume construction was taken in 2000 after the destruction of the same type APRK K-141 Kursk.
Subsequently, the construction was again suspended, and in December 2012 the ship was landed according to a special project 09852. As such, the boat was transformed from a multipurpose missile carrier, intended mainly to combat the formations of surface ships, in a special ship. underwater purpose & mdash; carrier of Poseidon-type submersibles and deep-water nuclear stations (small special-purpose nuclear submarines with a great depth of immersion, designed for working on the ocean floor).
When restructuring, the length of the boat was increased from 154 to 184 meters, which made Belgorod; the longest submarine in the world. The width of the hull, on the other hand, decreased due to the abandonment of launchers from the Granit anti-ship missile system.
The primary weapon of the rebuilt submarine was, according to open sources, nuclear torpedoes (special underwater vehicles) “ Status-6 '' (Poseidon). & nbsp;
Poseidon submersibles are unmanned robots with a nuclear power plant & mdash; they have unlimited cruising range and are able to dive over a mile deep. They can be equipped with both a conventional warhead and a nuclear warhead.
It is assumed that Belgorod will carry up to six of these torpedoes with a submersion depth of 1000m and a cruising range of 10,000 km. Due to their great depth of immersion, these torpedoes are hardly vulnerable to modern and promising anti-submarine weapons, making them a reliable retaliatory nuclear strike weapon.
Belgorod will become the first carrier of Poseidons in the Russian Navy. Currently, the 29th Submarine Division of the Northern Fleet comprises the BS-136 “ Orenburg & # 39; & # 39; (rebuilt from the nuclear submarine missile carrier of the 667BDR project “ Kalmar '') and BS-64 “ Podmoskovye '' & # 39; (rebuilt their Project 667BDRM Dolphin missile carrier) capable of carrying nuclear stations in deep water, but not Poseidons.
In addition, the carrier of the Poseidons will become a special nuclear submarine (NPS SN) Khabarovsk, originally built according to project 09851. It is assumed that this submarine, more compact than Belgorod, will be launched in 2021 and will also enter the fleet. Both boats are built at the Sevmash factory. in Severodvinsk and will have a lower noise level.
By the way, it has already been reported that Sevmash has found a way to speed up the construction of nuclear submarines using the modular block method. It was believed that thanks to him it would be possible to shorten the construction period by 18 months. But something must have gone wrong & mdash; by no means always the idea and the reality go hand in hand. & nbsp;
The descent from Khabarovsk; was also scheduled for Spring/Summer 2021, however, judging by the lack of news, it was postponed to a later date. According to experts, the postponement of the introduction of the latest submarines & mdash; a common phenomenon given the size and complexity of the new equipment installed there. Well, don't forget the pandemic & mdash; it does not ruin such grandiose plans. & nbsp;
Source :
https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/13299517