British newspaper: Russia leads the world in submarine technology

The British Sunday Times reported on January 12 that with the multi-purpose nuclear submarine "Severodvinsk", Russia has become the world's leading country in submarine fleet technology.

According to the newspaper, the submarine's testing will be completed next spring and the Severodvinsk will join combat duty in the Arctic.

(Source: RIA Novosti)

The newspaper stressed that Severodvinsk is virtually undetectable in the oceans, making it invulnerable to the latest anti-ship weapons systems.

The Severodvinsk submarine is one of eight in the Yasen class (NATO designation Graney class), with a displacement of 13,800 tons, length of 119m, maximum speed of 31 knots (60km/h) and can dive to a depth of 600m.

The ship is equipped with missiles including 24 Oniks (SS-N-26), Kalibr (SS-N-27) and torpedoes.

The next two Yasen-class submarines, named Kazan and Novosibirsk, are currently undergoing testing./.

According to VNA