Amur class submarine
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The Amur class submarine, designated as the project 950 Амур, (named for the Amur River), is one of the latest Russian submarine class which are advertised as the export version of the Lada class
Lada class submarine
The Russian Navy's Project 677 Лада is a submarine class designed by the Russian Rubin Design Bureau. The class is also referred to as the Petersburg class, after the lead ship...
, a highly improved version of the with much better quieting, new combat systems, and an option for air-independent propulsion
Air-independent propulsion
Air-independent propulsion is a term that encompasses technologies which allow a submarine to operate without the need to surface or use a snorkel to access atmospheric oxygen. The term usually excludes the use of nuclear power, and describes augmenting or replacing the diesel-electric propulsion...
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The new vessel is the 4th generation submarine with the capability of striking salvo missile blows at different targets. The sonar signature level of the submarines of this class is several times lower in comparison with “Kilo” class submarines. These submarines are equipped with radio-electronic weapons of the newer generation created on the basis of the latest achievements in the field of radio-electronics. These submarines can be outfitted with AIP fuel cells, considerably improving submerged endurance and range. AIP capability can be added as hull extension plug either during new build construction or as a refit existing ships.
It is expected that these vessels can operate in all areas of the World Ocean except the areas with solid ice cover, in all weather conditions, in shallow and deep water areas.
Planned Versions
| General Characteristics |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model: | 550 | 750 | 950 | 1450 | 1850 |
| Displacement (surf/subm tons): | 550/ 700 | 750/ 900 | 950/ 1,300 | 1,450/ 2,100 | 1,850/ 2,600 |
| Length (meters): | 46.0 | 48.0 | 56.0 | 58.0 | 68.0 |
| Beam (meters): | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Height (meters): | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Speed (knots): | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 22 |
| Range (AIP/ snorkel, nm): | 250/ 1500 | 250/ 3000 | 350/ 4000 | 300/ 4000 | 500/ 6000 |
| Depth (meters): | 200 | 200 | 250 | 250 | 250 |
| Endurance (days): | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 50 |
| Complement: | 18 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 37 |
| Armament: | 4 400mm tubes, 8 torps | 4 400mm tubes, 16 torps | 4 533mm tubes, 12 torps | 6 533mm tubes, 16 torps or missiles | 6 533mm tubes, 16 torps or missiles |
Current operators
- RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
No ships of this class built yet. Russia has offered the sub for sale to India.
See also
- S1000 submarine class, The Joint development is between Rubin Design BureauRubin Design BureauRubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering in Saint Petersburg is one of the main Russian centers of submarine design, having designed more than two-thirds of all nuclear submarines in the Russian Navy...
of Russia and FincantieriFincantieriFincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. is a shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. It was formed in 1959 and is the largest shipbuilder in the Mediterranean, and one of the largest in Europe...
of Italy.