Key point: The Yasen-M line is a modernization package that is meant to account for the sixteen-year gap between the first commissioned Yasen vessel– Severodvinsk– and the upcoming Kazan submarine.

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Yasen-M: Russia’s underwater missile truck that is also a sub – Russia is using long-range precision strikes from submarines to destroy Ukrainian coastal bases and hit civilian targets. Don’t be ...

The United States Navy's submarine fleet is bigger than you think, consisting of more than 70 subs, but Russia's comes in a close second with roughly 64 vessels in its arsenal. It has 16 ballistic ...

Russia's Yasen-class submarines have long been seen as a tough challenge for the US Navy. They are quiet and able to carry torpedoes as well as Kalibr and Oniks cruise missiles. A Russian shipbuilding ...

Late last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a ceremony in Murmansk to announce the launch of the sixth and newest Project 885M Yasen-M nuclear-powered fast attack submarine. Named after ...

The third Yasen did not begin construction until 2013 and was launched in 2019. That was two years less than Kazan and the fourth Yasen was expected to take the same amount of time and launch during ...

Despite high-profile losses, Russia's navy has been largely untouched by the war in Ukraine. Russian submarines, especially Yasen-class cruise-missile subs, are a top concern for NATO. Russia may ...

March 31 (UPI) --Russia's second Yasen-class submarine was launched at the Sevmash shipyards in Severodvinsk, the country's state-controlled media reported. Kazan, a nuclear-powered vessel, departed ...

Russia plans to test launch the hypersonic 3M-22 Tsirkon or Zircon anti-ship missile (ASM) from its Project 855 Yasen-class multipurpose nuclear-powered attack/cruise missile submarine (SSN/SSGN) ...

Russia is considering building more of its Yasen-class guided-missile subs, according to state media. Those subs and the advanced cruise missiles they carry have worried US and European commanders.