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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Three Russian submarines to undergo sea trials in 2011

Project 955 Borey nuclear-powered strategic submarineRussian shipyard Sevmash will begin sea trials for the three new generation nuclear powered submarine, which are under construction at the shipyard in Severodvinsk, a media report said.

The sea trials will begin with the submarine of the Northwind, Yuri Dolgoruky , Borei class submarine Alexander Nevsky and promising multipurpose nuclear submarine of project 885 (type Ash) - Severodvinsk.

In September 2010, submarine Yuri Dolgoruky has completed a programme of factory sea trials. The submarine will conduct the first launch of the main weapon system Bulava missile by mid- summer 2011.

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