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The first of six Varshavyanka class
(Project 636M) diesel-electric
submarines will be delivered to
Vietnam in 2013 as scheduled, the
submarine designer said on Friday.
The Varshavyanka class is an
improved version of the Kilo class
submarines, featuring advanced
stealth technology, extended
combat range and ability to strike
land, surface and underwater
targets.
The first vessel is undergoing sea
trials. It will be delivered to
Vietnam this year, Rubin design
bureau general director Igor Vilnit
told reporters at the LIMA-2013
arms show in Malaysia.
Vietnam ordered a fleet of six
Russian-made submarines in 2009
in a step seen as an effort to
counterbalance Chinas expanding
maritime influence in the region.
The contract, which also stipulates
the training of Vietnamese
submarine crews in Russia, is
reportedly worth $2 billion.
Vilnit says construction on the
craft is going according to the
schedule specified in the contract.
The submarines are being built at
the Admiralteiskie Verfi shipyard in
St. Petersburg. All six boats are due
for delivery by 2016.
The Project 636 class boats
displace 3,100 tons, reach speeds
of 20 knots, can dive to 300 meters
and carry crews of 52 people.The
submarines, which feature 533-
milimeter torpedo tubes and are
armed with torpedos, mines, and
Kalibr 3M54 (NATO SS-N-27
Sizzler) cruise missiles, are mainly
intended for anti-shipping and anti-
submarine missions in relatively
shallow waters.
(Project 636M) diesel-electric
submarines will be delivered to
Vietnam in 2013 as scheduled, the
submarine designer said on Friday.
The Varshavyanka class is an
improved version of the Kilo class
submarines, featuring advanced
stealth technology, extended
combat range and ability to strike
land, surface and underwater
targets.
The first vessel is undergoing sea
trials. It will be delivered to
Vietnam this year, Rubin design
bureau general director Igor Vilnit
told reporters at the LIMA-2013
arms show in Malaysia.
Vietnam ordered a fleet of six
Russian-made submarines in 2009
in a step seen as an effort to
counterbalance Chinas expanding
maritime influence in the region.
The contract, which also stipulates
the training of Vietnamese
submarine crews in Russia, is
reportedly worth $2 billion.
Vilnit says construction on the
craft is going according to the
schedule specified in the contract.
The submarines are being built at
the Admiralteiskie Verfi shipyard in
St. Petersburg. All six boats are due
for delivery by 2016.
The Project 636 class boats
displace 3,100 tons, reach speeds
of 20 knots, can dive to 300 meters
and carry crews of 52 people.The
submarines, which feature 533-
milimeter torpedo tubes and are
armed with torpedos, mines, and
Kalibr 3M54 (NATO SS-N-27
Sizzler) cruise missiles, are mainly
intended for anti-shipping and anti-
submarine missions in relatively
shallow waters.
