In Japan launched the tenth submarine class "litter"

The company kawasaki heavy industries (khi) kobe, the ceremony of launching non-nuclear submarines of class "Soryu", built for the maritime self-defense force of Japan, according to tsamto citing navyrecognition. Com. "The nns (510) "Sory" (shoryu) – 28-i submarine built at the shipyard of kawasaki heavy industries in the postwar period, and 10-i non-nuclear submarines of class "Soryu" (5 built kawaski, 5 – mitsubishi heavy industries)", – stated in the material. The boat was laid in january 2015, its transfer to fleet is planned for march 2018. The length of the nns is 84 m, width 9. 1 m, height – 10,5 m, draft – 8. 4 meters, surface/submerged displacement 2950/4100 tons, the crew – 65 people. The boat is equipped with main propulsion plant consisting of two diesel engines, kawasaki 12v 25/25sb and four airindependent power plants (vneu) v4-275r production kawasaki kockums. The maximum speed submerged – 20 knots surfaced – 12. Armament: six 533-mm torpedo tubes with torpedoes "Type-89", "Type-80" and sic ugm-it's 84c harpoon. The submarine is also equipped with pu hunting decoys. It is noted that "The provision of air-independent propulsion allows to reduce the visibility of boats sonar equipment and stay under water for about 14 days, in contrast to 4-5 days at ssk without aip".

The submarine is also equipped with automated systems and the gus, which allows to increase the effectiveness of reconnaissance. .