Russia Produces First Super Poseidon-class Torpedoes – Report

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Today, Monday, the state news agency TASS reported, citing an unidentified source in the military, that Russia has produced the first batch of giant nuclear-capable Poseidon torpedoes.

The first batch of long-awaited giant Poseidon torpedoes has been produced to be used by the Belgorod special-purpose nuclear submarine, a source close to the military told TASS.

“The first batch of Poseidon aircraft has been manufactured, and the Belgorod submarine will receive them in the near future,” the source said.

The Poseidon torpedo is a “intercontinental nuclear-powered self-driving torpedo” with its own nuclear power supply, whose development was first announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018, who predicted at the time that it would be a fundamentally new type. of nuclear weapons.

The anonymous military source also told TASS that separate tests of the main Poseidon units, including the nuclear power source, have already been successfully completed.

The Russian military has not yet commented on the completion of Poseidon.

In November 2022, CNN reported that the Russian Navy unsuccessfully attempted to test the Poseidon missile in the Arctic Ocean.

The development of the Poseidon system was Russia’s response to the United States’ withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, and was intended to develop Russia’s ability to defeat US missile defense systems.

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