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, Mr. Rakhmanov confirmed that currently the Yasen-class nuclear submarines are equipped with Kalibr and Onyx cruise missiles and Fizik-type torpedoes. "According to the decision of the Russian Defense Ministry, the 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 this complex on serially produced frigates is carried out in accordance with the plans of the Russian Ministry of Defense during their construction and operation," Mr. Rakhmanov said. The multi-purpose 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./.
