Recently Russia has launched 2 nuclear-powered submarines 'Krasnoyarsk' and 'Emperor Alexander Third'

Recently Russia has launched 2 nuclear-powered submarines 'Krasnoyarsk' and 'Emperor Alexander Third'

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: December 15 2023

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  • 'Krasnoyarsk' and 'Emperor Alexander Third' are the names of 2 nuclear submarines.
  • These submarines have been launched by the Russian Navy in December 2023.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled these new nuclear powered submarines.
  • Putin inaugurated the ships at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk in the country's northwest Arkhangelsk region.
  • Emperor Alexander III is the seventh Borei-class nuclear-powered submarine to enter service.
  • It is equipped with 16 intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads.
  • Krasnoyarsk is a new Yasen-type nuclear-powered submarine.
  • It is armed with cruise missiles and torpedoes and is designed to hunt enemy submarines.
  • It is also capable of attacking ground targets.
  • Russia is building 5 more such submarines.
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