Design Bureau "Malakhit" has developed a project for the modernization of the deep-sea vehicle AS-31 "Losharik"
The modernization of the AS-31 nuclear deep-sea vehicle will take place within the framework of a new technical project specially developed by the Malakhit Design Bureau for the Losharik. This is stated in the annual report of the KB for 2020.
According to the published data, KB specialists in a short time developed a new technical project, within the framework of which work will be carried out on an underwater vehicle damaged in a fire on July 1, 2019. According to official data, the fire broke out in the battery compartment, the titanium case and the nuclear power plant were not damaged, and 14 submariners died during the extinguishing of the fire. According to the specialists of the Zvezdochka CS, the AS-31 deep-sea vehicle suffered significant damage. The fire damaged all radio-electronic equipment, automation, acoustic and navigation systems. The crew's life support system is subject to replacement.
Details of the project and modernization are not provided. According to some information published in the Russian media, the restoration of the underwater vehicle may take up to 4 years.
Currently, the AS-31 underwater vehicle is located at the Severodvinsk Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center, where it was delivered in the fall of 2019. In the spring of this year, it was reported about the unloading of fuel from the reactor core, which lasted almost a month, after which an audit was carried out on the boat in order to determine the volume and timing of the repair of the apparatus. This was reported by sources in the defense industry complex, there is no official information on the repair of "Losharik".
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