The conceptual design of the Husky submarine continues
September 6 RIA News published an interview with the Vice-President of the United Shipbuilding Corporation Igor Ponomarev. On the eve of the military-technical forum "Army-2016", the head of USC revealed some details of current works, and also told about plans for the upcoming exhibition. The greatest interest in this are news about existing and promising developments in the field of submarines. Currently, USC enterprises are developing several new projects that in the future will help to update the combat strength of the submarine forces.
One of the most important recent programs is the creation of an air-independent power plant (VNEU) for promising non-nuclear submarines. The RIA Novosti journalist asked a question about the current testing of the new VNEU on the maritime stand, as well as the timing of the first production system of this class. I. Ponomarev said that tests of the air-independent power plant are continuing in accordance with the schedule approved by the Ministry of Defense. After all the tests, the VNEU will be submitted to the customer in a timely manner. What kind of ship will receive the first equipment first - is still unknown. Such a decision will be made by the customer in the person of the military department.
The first carrier of the new VNEU, according to previous reports, will have to become a promising non-nuclear submarine of the project, known under the code "Kalina". According to the vice president of USC, while the main issues in the context of the project "Kalina" are not resolved. The decision to start building a headboat of this type depends on the course of design work and some other factors. In particular, the development of an air-independent power plant has a great impact on the program.
After the completion of the technical project created by the specialists of the Rubin Central Design Bureau, as well as after the construction of a prototype VNEU, the industry represented by the United Shipbuilding Corporation and the Ministry of Defense will be able to address new issues. At this stage, the terms of the contract for the construction of submarines will be discussed, in particular, it will be necessary to determine the plant, which is to become the main builder of the new technology. Nevertheless, all these works can begin only after the approval of the technical project.
Also in an interview for RIA Novosti, the topic of further development of nuclear submarines of various classes was touched upon. The most interesting project in this context is a promising project with the Husky code. I. Ponomarev said that the project of the submarine "Husky" is currently at the stage of appearance formation. In addition, it will take about two years to create a draft design. After the completion of the current stage of development, the issue of a contract for the construction of a submarine will be resolved. Any technical details of the new project were not disclosed.
The development of strategic nuclear submarines is still following a different path. As the head of USC said, while the shipbuilding industry is not working to shape the appearance of promising submarine missile carriers. Currently, all forces in this area are devoted to improving the existing 955 "Borey" project, which belongs to the fourth generation. Three submarines of this type have already been transferred to the fleet. The construction of four more submarine cruisers, related to the improved project 955A "Borey-A".
Of all the topics covered in a recent press interview with a representative of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, the development of a promising multi-purpose submarine of the Husky type is of the most interest. Work on this project started relatively recently and, as recent reports show, is still in its early stages. Thus, even the leakage of any information about the technical side of the project in its current form is unlikely to help determine the final appearance.
Recall that the first reports about the possible development of a promising multi-purpose nuclear submarine project of the fifth generation appeared at the beginning of 2014. Then the general director of the St. Petersburg Marine Bureau of Mechanical Engineering (SPMBM) "Malachite" Vladimir Dorofeev announced some ideas relating to promising technology. According to him, the main differences of fifth-generation submarines from existing submarines will be not the increased technical characteristics, but the ability to integrate into a single information and control space, providing improved interaction with other submarines and ships. However, then the head of the design bureau did not tell about the development of real projects with similar capabilities.
The first technical details of the fifth-generation multipurpose nuclear submarine project became known only in December 2014. Deputy Director General of Malachit SPMBM Nikolay Novoselov told the press that the promising submarine would have a double-hull structure and a total displacement of up to 12 thousand tons. It is interesting that at that time the project was being developed by Malachite on an initiative basis, since the Ministry of Defense had not yet issued a technical task. In addition, N. Novoselov mentioned that one of the tasks of the new projects is the unification of multi-purpose and strategic submarines for various equipment. Some developments in this direction have already been implemented by now.
In March of last year, new views on the appearance of the promising submarine were announced. So, V. Dorofeev expressed the belief that the new submarine will be built on a modular principle, and will also be able to use robotics. The use of robotic systems must have great potential, since the submarine is required to maintain secrecy even when working together and sharing information with other fleet combat units.
Also in March 2015, the first reports appeared on the possible composition of the weapons of the promising submarine. With reference to unnamed sources in the defense industry, domestic media reported that the main strike weapons of the Husky submarines would be the promising hypersonic cruise missiles Zircon. In addition, the source of this information noted that the new type of missiles have already been tested.
About a year later, new messages appeared on the Husky project. It was noted that at that time the works were at the stage of forming the appearance of a nuclear submarine. The Navy was engaged in the development of technical specifications, in accordance with which preliminary design was to be conducted. The developer in the person of SPBMM “Malakhit” received about two years for the implementation of the draft design. The result of this work will be the formation of the exact appearance of the ship. It was argued that the creation of a fully titanium durable body is not planned, although some elements of titanium will still be present in the design. The type of reactor proposed for use will be determined later.
At the beginning of April, interesting information about the appearance of the Husky submarine was announced by Alexey Rakhmanov, director general of USC. According to him, the new boat will be unified in a number of key elements, becoming strategic and multi-purpose. This approach is used to achieve several goals, including to get the best price offer for the military department. A. Rakhmanov also spoke about the possible timing of the project. So, if the USC can complete the development of the project of the fourth generation submarine for the 2017-18 years, but by this time the creation of the fifth generation submarine does not begin, the latter will be able to release no earlier than the 2030 of the year.
At the end of July of this year, the general director of SPMBM Malakhit specified the possible composition of the armament complex of a promising submarine. According to V. Dorofeev, the new submarines will be able to carry either cruise or ballistic missiles, but it is impossible to equip the ship with two types of weapons at the same time. This is hampered by mass-dimensional parameters of weapons.
According to the latest data, currently, USC and, above all, the Malachite SPMBM are developing the appearance of a promising multi-purpose submarine of the fifth generation. At this stage of work it will take about two years. After completion of the outline design, the main issues related to construction will be resolved. Thus, the head submarine of the new type will be able to enter service no earlier than the beginning of the next decade. What advantages the appearance of a promising submarine will give to the underwater forces of the navy is too early to speak in view of the continued formation of its appearance. Nevertheless, it is already clear that the ongoing work on certain projects in the field of construction of submarines in the future will be useful for the security of the country.
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