The signing of a contract for the construction of a new series of submarines of the Varshavyanka project was announced
The signing of a contract for the construction of a new series of diesel-electric submarines is expected in the near future. According to a source in the Russian defense industry, the agreement will be signed within the framework of the Army-2022 international forum.
According to available information, it is planned to sign a contract for a series of diesel-electric submarines of project 636.3 "Varshavyanka", the details of the planned contract have not yet been disclosed, it is known that the submarines will traditionally be built by the Admiralteyskaya Verf shipyard.
- leads TASS source words.
For which fleet a series will be built, it is not yet clear. Earlier, another source reported that six Varshavyankas would be built for the Northern Fleet, the decision to build has already been made, but the contract has not yet been signed. Prior to this, there was information that a series of submarines of project 677 "Lada" would be built for the Northern Fleet, since the lead submarine "St. Petersburg" was already serving in the fleet. In addition, the first two production Ladas, Kronstadt and Velikie Luki, are to be included in the Navy this year, and two more, Vologda and Yaroslavl, are laid down on June 12.
Last year it was reported that a series of submarines for the Baltic Fleet would be laid down at the Admiralty Shipyards, and there was even information that the first submarine had already been named Petrozavodsk. Currently, the Admiralty Shipyards is completing the construction of a series of Varshavyankas of six units for the Pacific Fleet, today the fifth and sixth serial submarines Mozhaisk and Yakutsk are being completed.
- Admiralty Shipyards
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