Russian President Vladimir Putin today presented the nuclear-powered submarine "Perm", participating in the launching ceremony of the new "beast" of the Russian naval fleet.
This is a new generation submarine, which is equipped with Zircon supersonic missiles with a range of approximately 900 kilometers.
"Perm" is the sixth Yasen-class submarine and was built by Sevmash near Murmansk.
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This is the sixth ship of the Yasen family of projects 885/885M, which is being built by PO Sevmash.
-> The vessel will become the first regular carrier of the Zircon hypersonic cruise missile. pic.twitter.com/1aJn5z6iHu
According to Reuters, Russian agencies, citing documents related to the launch, reported that the ship's construction specifications differed little from previous models of the same class.
According to Russian media, during his visit to Murmansk, the Kremlin strongman also inspected the nuclear-powered submarine "Arkhangelsk" and the facilities of Atomflot, which manages the Russian icebreaker fleet. (A2 Televizion)