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Thursday, February 09, 2012

Russian Navy to Drop Lada Class Subs

Project 677 Lada classThe Russian Navy has decided against construction of Lada class submarines (Project 677) and will instead modernize existing subs, Navy Commander-in-Chief Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The design of the diesel-electric Lada class was completed at the end of the 1990s, but none of the planned subs have entered service, although the lead ship in the class, the Saint Petersburg, is undergoing trials with the Baltic Fleet, Vysotsky said.

“The Russian Navy does not need the Lada in its current form,” he said.

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