Russia releases video its Poseidon nuclear powered underwater drone Daily Mail Online
has released a video of its Poseidon nuclear powered underwater drone that can be launched from a submarine and carry nuclear warheads.
The clip emerged after Russian President said the Poseidon seen by military officials as a giant nuclear capable torpedo had been undergoing successful tests.
Details of its high speed 125mph underwater propulsion system are regarded as top secret.
Russia has released video of its Poseidon nuclear powered underwater drone that can be launched from a submarine and carry nuclear warheads
The clip emerged after Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Poseidon seen by military officials as a giant nuclear capable torpedo had been undergoing successful tests
Russia has previously only release computer generated images of the underwater drone
Russias Poseidon nuclear powered underwater drone has been undergoing tests successfully, Putin said this morning
Putin boasted today in a major speech on Russian military might: Tests are being carried out successfully with the Burevestnik cruise missile, which has unlimited range and a nuclear engine, and with the unmanned underwater vehicle Poseidon, which has unlimited range.
In this regard, I would like to make one important remark. Nothing was said about this earlier, but today it can be said that as early as this spring the launch will be made of the first atomic submarine as a carrier for this unmanned system.
Work is going according to plan.
The video is the first time the underwater drone has been seen in action.
Earlier today defence minister Sergei Shoigu said sea tests had been successfully completed. This weapon is launched from a manned submarine.
The drone will come on stream during the current funding programme from 2018 2027, a source told TASS.
They will be used to arm a new generation nuclear powered submarine being built at the Sevmash shipyards, said the state news agency.
Currently Sevmash is building at least two special submarines called project 949A The Belgorod, expected to carry unmanned and manned deep diving research apparatuses and a special purpose submarine called The Khabarovsk.
Footage shows military officials overseeing the test launch of Poseidon, which can supposedly be launched from a submarine
The drone will come on stream during the current funding programme from 2018 2027, a source told TASS
The latter, known as project 09851 submarine, will be able to carry various deep diving vehicles and a new weapon system it is believed.
Another source told TASS the underwater tests of a nuclear power plant had confirmed the Poseidon drone would have an unlimited range and a maximum speed of more than 125 mph.
Unique characteristics of the Poseidon system will help the Navy to successfully combat aircraft carriers and strike groups of a potential adversary in any oceanic theatre of war and destroy shore infrastructure facilities, warned chief analyst of the General Staff, Admiral Igor Katasonov.
Russia several days ago claimed success in new tests of its new nuclear powered cruise missile Burevestnik supposedly capable of flying for days on end as it probes weaknesses in Western defence systems.
The boast follows reported teething problems on the military innovation designed to strike at unlimited range and with with unprecedented ability to manoeuvre.
The Burevestnik is seen by the Kremlin as a low flying stealth cruise missile incapable of interception by existing Western air defences and delivering nuclear warheads anywhere around the globe.
A Russian missile producing source told TASS: A major stage of trials of the cruise missile of the Burevestnik complex tests of the nuclear power unit have been successfully completed at one of facilities in January.
The trials sustained stated specifications of the reactor ensuring the missiles unlimited range, claimed the source.
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