This year the Navy will consist of about 40 ships

About 40 ships and support vessels will join the Russian navy this year, RIA Novosti reported the press service of the defense ministry. In 2017, the Russian navy will include about 40 new ships and support vessels, which are constructed in accordance with the state programme of military shipbuilding. In the near future at the enterprise "Admiralty shipyards" will start the construction of a series of 6 units of submarines of project 636. 3. In the month of july will see the first two submarines of this project, said Russian navy commander Vladimir korolev in kronstadt during the graduation ceremony of officers. According to him, also continuing the construction of fundamentally new diesel-electric submarines of project 677 "Lada". The second submarine of this project, "Kronstadt" will be launched in 2018. In addition, the commander noted, "Is actively working on the development and completion of the groups strategic and multipurpose nuclear submarines". According to the press service, "In july are scheduled to be laid next multipurpose nuclear submarine project "Ash", it will be named "Ulyanovsk"; in august it is planned to launch another nuclear underwater cruiser of strategic appointment of the project "Borey" "Prince Vladimir"". According to korolev, the Russian fleet will remain seriatim, "Able to operate in all climatic zones".

The primary challenge here is the "Securing maritime activities of states in the arctic", and one of directions in this sphere is the construction of ice class vessels. "So launched and will enter the fleet until the end of the year icebreaker "Ilya muromets". Construction of new patrol ships the arctic zone. Built the ship of the arctic zone "Ivan papanin", which completes the formation of the body. The second ship of this project, "Nikolai zubov" will be laid for the Russian navy at admiralty shipyards in 2018", – stated in the message department.