The boats of this project are distinguished by increased noiselessness.
As TASS reported on Wednesday, citing a source in the military-industrial complex, the Project 971 Leopard multipurpose nuclear submarine (nuclear submarine), after the completion of repairs, modernization and all tests, will return to the combat strength of the Northern Fleet in the second half of 2021.
“On December 25, the nuclear submarine was withdrawn from the slipway of the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center (CS). After the completion of the work at the pier of the enterprise, it will go to tests, which can last up to six months, and this is the second half of 2021, after which the submarine will be transferred to the fleet”, – the message says.
On December 26, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the Zvezdochka CS had completed the slipway stage of repair and modernization of the Leopard nuclear submarine, the submarine was withdrawn from the shipyard’s main dock to complete work at the enterprise pier.
At present, Project 971 Panther, Vepr, and Gepard nuclear submarines are part of the 24th (“animal”) division of the Northern Fleet’s submarine forces. One submarine of this project is in the combat composition of the Pacific Fleet. The boats of this project are distinguished by increased noiselessness.