![]() Photo courtesy of Oleg Kuleshov “ Khabarovsk” sub “Belgorod” was taken out of the shiphall at Sevmash yard on Apin a solemn ceremony. It was launched in April 2019, and is expected to start sea trials within a few months. “ Belgorod” is a prototype submarine based on a prolonged hull of an Oscar-II class nuclear-powered submarine. Two special-purpose submarines are to carry the weapons, the “Belgorod” and the “Khabarovsk”, both built at the Sevmash yard in Severodvinsk. The plan is to deploy 16 Poseidon drones on combat duty with the Northern Fleet. missile defense systems and by that ensure deterrence, a second-strike capability. With the deep-diving Poseidon drone, Russia will counter any U.S. But, talking with our engineers, designers, I came to the conclusion that there is massive protection against external interference,” Aleksandr Zhilin said to the radio channel. ![]() It is clear that there are certain risks when in operation hackers can try to take control. ![]() “The appearance of this class of drones, of course, requires a lot of responsibility, because it is managed via software. He calms those worrying about the potential of seeing the drones being hacked by computer terrorists. Today, Zhilin is head of the Centre for Study of Public Applied Problems of National Security with the Lobachevsky University in Nizhny Novgorod. The Poseidon can practically be on alert and perform assigned tasks at any time,” he says. A submarine with a crew on board is, of course, a powerful weapon, but there are certain restrictions on the human factor. One of Kremlin’s controlled media, Radio Sputnik, on Tuesday aired an interview with former GRU colonel Aleksandr Zhilin who elaborates on the drone’s advantages. Screenshot from the video by Russian Ministry of Defense In July 2018, Russia’s Ministry of Defense released a video showing the workshop where the drone was assembled and an animated film demonstrating how the drone potentially could be used in a real warfare situation. Poseidon was one of six new strategic nuclear weapons presented by the President. In March 2018, President Vladimir Putin confirmed the existence of the upcoming giant underwater drone. The Barents Observer first reported about the existence of the weapon in 2016. If detonated outside the east coast of the United States, the nuclear warhead could create a several tens of meters high tsunami wave additional to damage caused by the nuclear blast itself. Launched from the Barents Sea or other waters in the Arctic, the drone can autonomously cross the North Atlantic. Powered by a small nuclear reactor, the Poseidon has a believed range of 10,000 km across the world’s oceans. ![]() The drone, formed as a giant torpedo, is built to carry a several megatons nuclear warhead and is described by weapons analysts as a “doomsday nuke”. The test-launch will take place from the “ Belgorod” submarine, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti. ![]()
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