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Photo: Lada-class diesel electric submarine St. Petersburg.
Russian Navy waives further construction of Project 677 Lada submarines; currently built subs will be upgraded, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky told RIA Novosti.
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Vysotsky: Russian Navy Shuts Down Lada Project
02/09/2012 |
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Project Lada diesel electric submarines were designed late in XX century. Presently, none of them is in service; lead submarine of the project – SSK St. Petersburg – is under trial operation at Baltic Fleet.
"Russian Navy does not need Lada in current variant. We don't need new 'brains' and arms mounted on past-age powerplant. Why? Who needs it? Moreover, operational features are also obsolete", said the Navy CinC.