The Northern Fleet clarified that the lead ship of the Yasen-M project entered the next stage of state tests at the end of last week with a full-time crew and a acceptance team on board
MURMANSK, December 19. /TASS/. The newest nuclear submarine "Kazan" of the project "Yasen-M" within the framework of the state testing program fired an anti-ship cruise missile at a sea target in the White Sea. This was reported on Saturday by the press service of the Northern Fleet.
"The lead ship of the Yasen-M project, the nuclear-powered submarine-launched missile cruiser Kazan, successfully fired an Onyx anti-ship cruise missile at a sea target. Missile firing was carried out from the Northern Fleet's combat training ranges in the White Sea as part of the next stage of state tests. The naval target position was successfully hit, " the report said.
The navy said that the next stage of state tests of the submarine "Kazan" came at the end of last week with a full-time crew and acceptance team on board. The ships and vessels of the Belomorskaya Naval Base of the Northern Fleet performed the protection of the water area and the provision of shooting.
In November, the Kazan nuclear crew successfully completed two test firings-on a coastal target with a Kalibr cruise missile and an Onyx cruise missile at a sea target.
In the training grounds of the Northern Fleet, the cruiser "Kazan" continues to conduct a number of tests of ship systems, aggregates, ship weapons complexes, main systems and mechanisms of the ship. After the completion of the entire program of state tests, the nuclear-powered submarine missile cruiser Kazan will be accepted into the Russian Navy.
