РФ стала лидером по технологиям в мировом подводном флоте после постановки на вооружение многоцелевой АПЛ серии "Ясень" — "Северодвинск". Об этом заявили эксперты лондонской газеты Sunday Times.

"Подходящие к концу тестовые плавания подлодки "Северодвинск" означают, по мнению ряда экспертов, что Россия вырвалась вперед в подводных технологиях", — цитирует издание ИТАР-ТАСС.

По данным экспертов, уже предстоящей весной будут завершена опытная эксплуатация субмарины, после чего заступит на боевое дежурство в Арктике.

"Новый российский подводный флот будет иметь восемь подлодок серии "Ясень", каждая из которых имеет 24 крылатые ракеты большой дальности "Гранат" с боеголовкой в 200 килотонн. Технические показатели новой подводной лодки таковы, что ее почти невозможно обнаружить в мировом океане, что делает "Северодвинск" практически неуязвимой перед лицом новейших систем противолодочных вооружений", — пишет издание.

http://www.rg.ru/2014/01/12/podlodka-anons.html

Now, as trials on the K-329 Severodvinsk, a £1.25bn nuclear-powered submarine known as “the Beast from Beneath”, finally near completion, some experts believe Russia is set to take a crucial technological lead beneath the waves for real.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Defence/article1361984.ece

The submarine is the first in a fleet of eight new Yasen class submarines – each armed with 24 Granat cruise missiles carrying 200 kiloton warheads, as well as anti-ship missiles, mines and torpedoes.

The K-329 outstrips the technology of rival submarines used by the British and American navies, and has been compared with the high-tech submarine that was taken over by a rogue Russian captain in the 1990 film The Hunt for Red October, starring Sean Connery.

The K-329 is designed to be fast and virtually undetectable. The 390-foot submarine has a nuclear power plant that is near silent while running, a hull coated in sound-absorbing material, and can dive to 2,000 feet. The submarine also has a top speed of 30-35 knots (35-40 miles per hour), outpacing most anti-submarine weapons.

A naval intelligence source told The Sunday Times that Russia's new naval acquisitions would give the UK and US – traditional naval superpowers – cause for concern.

The source said: "The race is now on to see who can acquire each other's secrets first. We probably only really know half what is on board the K-329. The US navy is particularly concerned because until recently it boasted that its subs were the most sophisticated on the planet."

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/russia-develops-high-tech-beast-beneath-submarine-video-1431987