Russia Mulls Building Borei-Class Cruise Missile Sub

April 24, 2019

The Diplomat – The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is considering building two Project 955 Borei –class (“North Wind”) or Dolgorukiy-class nuclear-powered guided missile submarines (SSGNs), designated Borei-K, according to a Russian defense industry source.

“The ministry is looking into the possibility of building two more Borei-class submarines, but equipped with long-range cruise missiles instead of ballistic ones,” the source was quoted as saying by TASS news agency on April 20. “If the decision is made, the submarines will be built under the new Borei-K project and will be scheduled for delivery after 2027.”

Earlier this month, the head of the St. Petersburg-based Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering said that instead of building the sixth and seven Project 955A Borei II-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN), the focus will be on more advanced projects that appear to go beyond the two existing SSBN (Borei and Borei A) designs.

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