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Russia's Admiralty Shipyard Completes Builder Trials of Pacific Fleet 2nd Project 636.3 Submarine
The diesel-electric submarine B-603 Volkhov (serial number 01615) of project 636.3, built at JSC Admiralty Shipyard for the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, during factory sea trials. St. Petersburg, July 2020 (c) United Shipbuilding Corporation

Russian MoD Signs Contracts for Kilo-class & Lada-class SSK Procurement – Upgrade of Akula-class SSNs

Russia’s Defense Ministry has signed contracts with the Admiralty Wharves Shipyard for the construction of two Project 636.3 (NATO reporting name: Improved Kilo) and Project 677 (Lada-class) large diesel-electric submarines (SSK).

Xavier Vavasseur 27 Aug 2020

By TASS Russian news agency

The signing ceremony took place at the Army 2020 international military and technical forum.

It was also announced that a contract had been signed with the Zvyozdochka Shipyard for the repair and upgrade of Northern Fleet Project 971 (Akula-class) nuclear-powered submarines.

Vepr K-157 Akula-class SSN
Vepr K-157 Akula-class SSN

The Project 636.3 Varshavyanka-class submarine is a third-generation large diesel-electric submarine and is one of the world’s most noiseless subs.

The submarine has a length of 74 meters, a maximum displacement of more than 3,900 tons, an operational depth of 240 meters, a maximum depth of 300 meters, and a cruising range of 7,500 nautical miles.

The submarine’s main weapon is a Kalibr-PL (SS-N-27 Sizzler) missile system with cruise missiles that are launched from torpedo tubes from the underwater position.

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