TASS: the submarines of project 955 "Borey" have a technical novelty of no more than 40 percent
According to unconfirmed reports, one nuclear submarine of the Borey project costs 23 billion rubles to the Russian budget, while the submarine of the Yasen project costs more than 200 billion. The submarines were compared by TASS military columnist Dmitry Litovkin.
"It is no wonder that the boats of project 885 are one of the most secret in the Russian navy," the author writes.
The observer recalled that the submarines of the project 955 "Borey" have a new "technical filling" of no more than 40 percent, whereas "the boats of the 885 project have all systems, components and mechanisms completely new, never used anywhere before." In particular, the Yasen project submarines use a mixed construction system and a hull made of high-strength low-magnetic steel.
The author is confident that obtaining a digital mock-up of a nuclear submarine will reduce the design and production time of submarines.
In December 2021, TASS, citing a source in the military-industrial complex, reported that in 2023, two submarines of Project 955A (Borey-A) will be laid at the Sevmash enterprise.
