Seen by the US military as a threat for years, Russia's Yasen-class submarines are now on track to get hypersonic missiles

Mon, 08/14/2023 - 17:10

Russian Navy Yasen submarine Kazan — Russian Navy Yasen-class sub Kazan arrives at its permanent base on Russia's Arctic coast on June 1, 2021.
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Russia's Yasen-class submarines have long been seen as a tough challenge for the US Navy.
They are quiet and able to carry torpedoes as well as Kalibr and Oniks cruise missiles.
A Russian shipbuilding official said that work is underway to arm them with Zircon hypersonic missiles.

The head of a top Russian shipbuilder revealed Monday that work is underway to arm some of Russia's most troubling guided-missile submarines with Zircon hypersonic weapons.