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Friday, October 23, 2009

Modernized nuclear submarine on sea trials in Arctic waters

DELTA IV class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (Project 667BDRM )The strategic nuclear Delta-IV class submarine K-18 “Kareliya” is soon ready for its first sea trials after modernization to improve its tactical and technical performance.

Mooring trials are currently at the finishing stage and the first sea trials will start in the White Sea in the beginning of November, Advis.ru reports, citing a press report from Zvezdochka.

The submarine has been at the Zvezdochka shipyard in Severodvinsk, Arkahangelsk Oblast, since October 2004.

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