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New spy-sub operates in northern waters
2009-06-09
Russia’s top-secret special purpose submarine, B-90 Sarov, is reportedly operating in northern waters from the Northern fleets bases on the Kola Peninsula.
The first details about the brand new spy-sub was reviled in 2007 when a city official in the city of Sarov posted detailed information about the subs existence on the city’s own web-site. That info was removed, but too late to stop the info from being spread on other web-sites, like the UK based Telegraph.
Afterwards, both the Russian navy and the defence ministry denied the existence of the new submarine, only named by its Project number 20120.
Then again, nearly two years after the embarrassing information leak, new information again appears in Russian media. At the very end of a recent published article by RIA Novosti, information about the top-secret submarine is written. The article says the submarine by some is said to operate in northern waters as a spy-vessel belonging to Russia’s Northern fleet.
One of the unique feathers of the spy-sub is its ultra-small nuclear reactor aimed to charge the subs batteries, so it can stay much longer underwater, totally silent, than normal diesel-electric submarines. This is most important for a submarine aimed for spy-voyages not to be detected by foreign vessels, submarines, or detection systems on the seabed.
Norway’s military intelligence operates a special purpose built vessel in the Barents Sea, named Marjata, which the Russian’s says carry detection equipment onboard.
The spy-sub B-90 Sarov was built in Nizhny Novgorod, but transported via Russia’s inner waterways, to the Sevmash yard in Severodvinsk were it was equipped with its engines and nuclear reactor.
During the Cold War, the Northern fleet operated several special purpose submarines aimed for underwater spy operations.
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Only 8 Russian strategic submarines are combat-ready - analyst
14] submarines in total are considered combat-ready," the analyst said.
He added that two Typhoon class submarines, the Arkhangelsk and the Severstal, remain in reserve at a naval base in Severodvinsk in north Russia, but they are not fitted with missiles and need further repairs.
Typhoon class subs will be replaced by new-generation Borey class strategic submarines, which will be equipped with Bulava sea-based ballistic missiles. Russia started mooring trials of the first Borey class vessel, the Yury Dolgoruky, in March.
The vessel is 170 meters (580 feet) long, has a hull diameter of 13 meters (42 feet), a crew of 107, including 55 officers, maximum depth of 450 meters (about 1,500 feet) and a submerged speed of about 29 knots. It can carry up to 16 ballistic missiles and torpedoes.
Two other Borey class nuclear submarines, the Alexander Nevsky and the Vladimir Monomakh, are currently under construction at the Sevmash shipyard and are expected to be completed in 2009 and 2011. Russia is planning to build a total of eight submarines of this class by 2015.
In addition, the Russian Navy has about 30 nuclear-powered attack subs equipped with either SS-N-19 Shipwreck long-range anti-ship cruise missiles or torpedo tubes, but only 17 of them are operational, the analyst said.
Diesel-electric submarines are represented by about 20 Kilo class vessels. They will be gradually replaced by Project 667 Lada class submarines. The sub features a new anti-sonar coating for its hull, an extended cruising range, and advanced anti-ship and anti-submarine weaponry, including Club-S cruise missile systems.
According to Barabanov, the Russian Navy has at least seven 'special purpose' submarines designed for testing of new technologies and weaponry. Some open sources earlier reported the existence of Project 20120 B-90 Sarov diesel-electric submarine, which has a nuclear reactor as a supplementary power generator.
The vessel was commissioned in 2007 and according to some reports may be used by Russia's Northern Fleet as a spy vessel in northern waters.
New spy-sub operates in northern waters
2009-06-09
Russia’s top-secret special purpose submarine, B-90 Sarov, is reportedly operating in northern waters from the Northern fleets bases on the Kola Peninsula.
The first details about the brand new spy-sub was reviled in 2007 when a city official in the city of Sarov posted detailed information about the subs existence on the city’s own web-site. That info was removed, but too late to stop the info from being spread on other web-sites, like the UK based Telegraph.
Afterwards, both the Russian navy and the defence ministry denied the existence of the new submarine, only named by its Project number 20120.
Then again, nearly two years after the embarrassing information leak, new information again appears in Russian media. At the very end of a recent published article by RIA Novosti, information about the top-secret submarine is written. The article says the submarine by some is said to operate in northern waters as a spy-vessel belonging to Russia’s Northern fleet.
One of the unique feathers of the spy-sub is its ultra-small nuclear reactor aimed to charge the subs batteries, so it can stay much longer underwater, totally silent, than normal diesel-electric submarines. This is most important for a submarine aimed for spy-voyages not to be detected by foreign vessels, submarines, or detection systems on the seabed.
Norway’s military intelligence operates a special purpose built vessel in the Barents Sea, named Marjata, which the Russian’s says carry detection equipment onboard.
The spy-sub B-90 Sarov was built in Nizhny Novgorod, but transported via Russia’s inner waterways, to the Sevmash yard in Severodvinsk were it was equipped with its engines and nuclear reactor.
During the Cold War, the Northern fleet operated several special purpose submarines aimed for underwater spy operations.
ARTICLE ABOVE REFERS ONE TO
Only 8 Russian strategic submarines are combat-ready - analyst
14] submarines in total are considered combat-ready," the analyst said.
He added that two Typhoon class submarines, the Arkhangelsk and the Severstal, remain in reserve at a naval base in Severodvinsk in north Russia, but they are not fitted with missiles and need further repairs.
Typhoon class subs will be replaced by new-generation Borey class strategic submarines, which will be equipped with Bulava sea-based ballistic missiles. Russia started mooring trials of the first Borey class vessel, the Yury Dolgoruky, in March.
The vessel is 170 meters (580 feet) long, has a hull diameter of 13 meters (42 feet), a crew of 107, including 55 officers, maximum depth of 450 meters (about 1,500 feet) and a submerged speed of about 29 knots. It can carry up to 16 ballistic missiles and torpedoes.
Two other Borey class nuclear submarines, the Alexander Nevsky and the Vladimir Monomakh, are currently under construction at the Sevmash shipyard and are expected to be completed in 2009 and 2011. Russia is planning to build a total of eight submarines of this class by 2015.
In addition, the Russian Navy has about 30 nuclear-powered attack subs equipped with either SS-N-19 Shipwreck long-range anti-ship cruise missiles or torpedo tubes, but only 17 of them are operational, the analyst said.
Diesel-electric submarines are represented by about 20 Kilo class vessels. They will be gradually replaced by Project 667 Lada class submarines. The sub features a new anti-sonar coating for its hull, an extended cruising range, and advanced anti-ship and anti-submarine weaponry, including Club-S cruise missile systems.
According to Barabanov, the Russian Navy has at least seven 'special purpose' submarines designed for testing of new technologies and weaponry. Some open sources earlier reported the existence of Project 20120 B-90 Sarov diesel-electric submarine, which has a nuclear reactor as a supplementary power generator.
The vessel was commissioned in 2007 and according to some reports may be used by Russia's Northern Fleet as a spy vessel in northern waters.
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