Russian submarines "Halibut" continue to keep NATO countries at bay — 19fortyfive

The Russian submarine of project 877 "Halibut" continues to be an advanced weapon that has kept NATO countries at bay for several decades.

This opinion was expressed in his article for the publication 19fortyfive columnist Caleb Larson. According to him, this submarine has great potential for various kinds of upgrades, which allows it to remain on the list of the most modern weapons.

"In addition to its main role as an anti-ship and anti-submarine platform, the Halibut submarines also carry out intelligence gathering. They have the opportunity to do this due to their low acoustic signature, because of which they received the nickname "black hole"," the article says.

The author emphasizes that the Halibut series boats have remained dangerous for NATO countries for several decades, since the submarine is armed with a high-precision Caliber cruise missile.

"The Halibut series submarines have proven themselves to be versatile and reliable, especially when performing short—term combat missions," Larson states.

Recall that on the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting on the development of the Navy in St. Petersburg, that 8.4 trillion rubles are provided for the construction of new ships over the next 10 years.

Earlier, EADaily reported that the Novorossiysk diesel-electric submarine of project 636.3 (Varshavyanka), after combat service in The Mediterranean Sea underwent scheduled repairs at one of the factories in the north-west of Russia. Submarines of this project are carriers of Kalibr-PL cruise missiles.