Russian Navy to receive two nuclear submarines by late 2023

In 2023, [Russia's largest shipbuilding enterprise] Sevmash will hand over to the Russian Navy two newest nuclear submarines - the strategic Alexander III (Project 955, Borey-A) and the multi-purpose Krasnoyarsk (Project 885, Yasen-M).

The statement came from the director-general of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Alexey Rakhmanov, Kommersant reports.

The submarines of Project 955 belong to the fourth generation of nuclear-powered missile submarines. They are armed with 16 Bulava ballistic missiles and are designed to solve the tasks of strategic nuclear deterrence. The Navy currently has six such submarines: "Yuri Dolgoruky", "Alexander Nevsky", "Vladimir Monomakh", "Prince Vladimir", "Prince Oleg" and "Generalissimo Suvorov".

The nuclear submarines of Project 885M are an upgraded version of Project 885. They are armed with Kalibr and Onyx cruise missiles. The Navy currently has one boat of Project 885 and two 885M.