Russian submarine launches cruise-missile test in the Arctic
The Russian Lada-class submarine “Sankt Peterburg” hit a predetermined target in the Barents Sea with a cruise missile, the Northern Fleet’s press center told Interfax on November 17.
"Today, the diesel-electric submarine Sankt-Peterburg executed a combat training plan and fired a cruise missile from a submerged position at a target in the Barents Sea,” the statement reads.
The area in which training exercises were being conducted was closed to civilian shipping well in advance. Seven of the fleet’s ships and support vessels cordoned off the area to maintain the safety of shipping vessels. The area was monitored by planes and helicopters from the Aerospace Forces and the Navy’s air defense fleet.
The Sankt Peterburg is a non-nuclear submarine of the Lada class, also referred to as the Project 677 class. It was constructed by the Admiralteyskie Verfi Shipyard in 1997. The sub has a displacement of over 1,700 tons, a draft of 67 meters and a beam of 7 meters. It can achieve a submerged speed of over 20 knots and it is armed with a standard complement of torpedoes and missiles.