Russia equips Zircon hypersonic missiles for Yasen nuclear submarines
(Baonghean.vn)- General Director of Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation, Mr. Alexei Rakhmanov, said that the multi-purpose nuclear submarines of Project 885M Yasen will be equipped with Zircon hypersonic missiles in the ship's weapon system and the work is underway.
In an interview, Rakhmanov confirmed that the Yasen-class nuclear submarines are currently armed with Kalibr and Onyx cruise missiles and Fizik-type torpedoes. "According to the decision of the Russian Defense Ministry, multipurpose nuclear submarines of the Yasen-M project will also be equipped with Zircon missile systems. Work in this direction has already been launched," he said, noting that the first Russian ship equipped with Zircon is the Project 22350 frigate "Admiral of the Soviet Navy Gorshkov".
"Equipping serial frigates with this complex is carried out in accordance with the plans of the Russian Defense Ministry during their construction and operation," Rakhmanov said. The multipurpose nuclear submarine of Project 885M Yasen-M is a modernized version of Project 885. Yasen is equipped with Kalibr and Onyx cruise missiles. The Russian Navy currently has one Project 885 and two Project 885M. Six more modernized Yasens are in various stages of construction./.
