Rússia desenvolve submarino nuclear capaz de controlar e reabastecer frota de drones submarinos
Autor: L. Kerr Oliveira | Publicado: 2016-09-08T23:53:00-03:00



A Rússia está desenvolvendo uma série de novos modelo de submarinos, incluindo uma modalidade de drone-submarino movido por propulsão nuclear, e submarinos nucleares de nova 
geração capazes de atuar como uma plataforma de controle e reabastecimento de drones subaquáticos armados, uma espécie de "nave-mãe" para os minissubmarinos-robôs, também conhecidos como submarinos remotamente pilotados. Em termos tático-operacionais estes veículos seriam capazes de aumentar significativamente o poder de dissuasão da Marinha Russa, na medida em que permitiriam provocar baixas muito além das consideradas aceitáveis pelas marinhas ocidentais. Segue abaixo uma breve seleção de notícias explicando o funcionamento destes novos submarinos.







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Rússia cria projeto de submarino nuclear que serve de plataforma para recarregar&nbsp; a energia de drones subaquáticos







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Cientistas da firma de design Malakhit, da Rússia, desenvolveram o 
projeto conceitual de uma plataforma de energia nuclear flutuante capaz 
de transportar e carregar a bateria de drones subaquáticos, segundo 
informou o chefe da empresa à Sputnik nesta terça-feira (6), durante o 
fórum militar Army-2016.


"Estudantes, juntamente com jovens profissionais da Malakhit (…) 
desenvolveram um conceito cuja ideia é criar uma plataforma universal 
que possa permitir a utilização de veículos submarinos não tripulados", 
disse Vladimir Dorofeyev, um dos participantes do evento técnico-militar
 que acontece na região de Moscou até o dia 11.







Segundo Dorofeyev, as funções de amplo alcance da plataforma exigem
 que ela seja desenvolvida com tecnologia de propulsão nuclear e 
independente de ar, devido aos baixos níveis de autonomia energética dos
 drones subaquáticos.


"Este conceito visa combinar as melhores qualidades da plataforma móvel:
 a capacidade de levar esses veículos para o local de seu uso, e ao 
mesmo tempo proporcionar-lhes eletricidade, manter a sua prontidão 
técnica e ler dados a partir deles", afirmou o diretor da empresa russa.



Mostrar mais: https://br.sputniknews.com/defesa/201609066249434-russia-plataforma-nuclear-drones-subaquaticos/



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Russian Scientists Develop Nuclear-Powered Underwater Drone Carrier&nbsp;&nbsp;

Sputnik 07.09.2016&nbsp;&nbsp;








Russian scientists have unveiled the latest concept in UAV warfare:
 a nuclear-powered carrier platform which would serve as a 'mothership' 
for unmanned subs.


Vladimir Dorofeyev, chief of Malakhit Design Bureau, has announced this 
new design at the Army-2016 international military forum that kicked off
 in Moscow on September 6.

He explained that the new platform is expected to perform as both a 
carrier unit and a recharge station for underwater drones, according to 
RIA Novosti.

"Students and young specialists at Malachite came up with this concept, 
the goal of which is to create a universal platform that could 
facilitate the use of unmanned underwater vehicles," Dorofeev said.




He also added that due to the wide spectrum of tasks it is expected
 to handle, there are currently several types of this platform being 
developed, including ones fitted with nuclear and air-independent 
propulsion power plants.


According to Dorofeyev, the need for such a platform is determined by 
the inability of the currently existing unmanned underwater vehicles to 
operate for prolonged periods of time without recharging.

"This concept is meant to function as a mobile platform capable of 
delivering the drones to deployment areas and at the same time to 
provide them with power, maintain their technical readiness and collect 
the data relayed by them,” he added.

Read more: https://sputniknews.com/science/201609071045048475-underwater-drone-carrier-design/




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Russia may be planning to develop a nuclear submarine drone aimed at 'inflicting unacceptable damage'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Jeremy Bender&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 11.11.2015

During a regular meeting with defense officials on November 10, Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed methods of countering NATO's missile-defense shield, which the Kremlin worries could neutralize the country's nuclear deterrent.



Putin's come up with a possible countermeasure, boasting that the 
Kremlin would develop "strike systems capable of penetrating any missile
 defenses." Footage of the meeting includes a clear view of a document 
that defense officials were looking over.





The document looks at one type of "strike system" that Putin was talking about.

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The document, according
 to the Russian Forces blog, includes plans to develop an underwater 
drone that could be launched from submarines in order to carry out 
nuclear strikes at key coastal areas. The project is known as "Ocean 
Multipurpose System 'Status-6.'"



According
 to a translation by Russian Forces, this weapons system is aimed at 
"damaging the important components of the adversary's economy in a 
coastal area and inflicting unacceptable damage to a country's territory
 by creating areas of wide radioactive contamination that would be 
unsuitable for military, economic, or other activity for long periods of
 time."



The drone, according to the project documents, will be launched from 
two new models of submarine that Russia has started developing over the 
past three years. The drone will also reportedly have a maximum range of
 5,400 nautical miles (10,000 kilometers) while traveling at a depth of 
1,000 meters.



Bill Gertz, writing for The Washington Free Beacon, notes
 that Pentagon officials have determined that Russia is developing a 
"drone submarine" that would be capable of delivering a nuclear weapon 
with a yield of multiple megatons. The drones could destroy port cities 
in the event of a war. And since they'd be delivered underwater, they'd 
be immune to the NATO missile shield.



Still, there is the possibility that Russia leaked details of the 
project for propaganda purposes. Since the end of the Cold War, the 
Russian military has suffered a series of setbacks that are continuing 
to hamper the country's development of high-end hardware.



An artist's rendering of the nuclear drone.Kanyon UUV/Artist's rendering



Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia lost a good portion
 of its military-industrial base. US-led sanctions against Russia and 
falling oil prices have compounded earlier problems and led to a number 
of procurement difficulties for the Kremlin.



A new fifth-generation bomber, the PAK DA, was intended
 to enter service in 2023. The plane's development has been pushed back 
and Russia will instead focus on production of an updated version of the
 Soviet-era Tu-160 supersonic nuclear bomber. And the Kremlin is also having problems financing
 its hulking third-generation Armata tank. Dmitry Gorenburg of Harvard 
University estimates that Russia will only be able to field a maximum of
 330 Armata tanks by 2020, a fraction of the 2,300 originally planned.



In light of Russia's recent history of not being able to deliver on 
ambitious defense projects, the submarine drone may be nothing more than
 an attempt to bolster the Kremlin's image, rather than a weapons system
 that Russia actually intends to build.

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Robots, drones to boost Russian 5th gen 

nuclear subs’ arsenal

     

    

Published time: 15 Dec, 2014 17:07







The first multirole Yasen K-560 Severodvinsk submarine 
by the pier of the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk. (RIA Novosti) / RIA
 Novosti&nbsp;





Russia’s fifth generation nuclear submarines will be armed with 
robots and underwater drones in addition to conventional weaponry.&nbsp;






"The new [fifth] generation [of submarines] will be equipped
  with both contemporary weapons and those currently being
  developed,” Nikolay Novoselov, deputy CEO of the Malakhit
  design engineering bureau, told RIA-Novosti.

“We’re talking about battle robots which can be released by
  the submarine, and a type of underwater drone,” he
  explained.

According to the designer, the robots would be disposable or
  returnable of military, surveillance or communications purpose.

“They’ll be released by the submarine and stay offline before
  being remotely activated on command. It will give the submarine
  time to leave the area, with the drone staying in place to
  maintain a semblance that the submarine is still there,” he
  said.

Novoselov stressed that developing robots for submarines isn’t an
  exclusive Russian field, as “the whole world is moving in
  this direction.”

However, it’ll take some time for underwater drones to become
  common practice, because at present the Russian military is being
  equipped with fourth generation subs.


This year, the St. Petersburg-based Malakhit design engineering
  bureau completed the 20-year construction of the Severodvinsk
  multipurpose nuclear submarine, which has already joined the
  naval fleet.

READ MORE:Russian
  navy welcomes most-advanced nuclear-powered attack sub

Severodvinsk is the flagship of the Yasen-class submarines, which
  will become the backbone of the Russian Navy’s conventional
  submarine force.

In addition to 533mm torpedoes, Yasen-class submarines can fire
  cruise missiles from its eight vertical launching systems. They
  can also carry Onyx and Kalibr supersonic anti-ship missiles.

The subs have a submerged displacement of 13,800 tons and can
  travel up to 30 knots (56 kmh) under water.

The crew totals some 64 sailors, including 32 officers, proof of
  the highly-automated level of its functions.

Russia is currently building three more Yasen-class submarines,
  with three more contracted for 2015.





https://www.rt.com/news/214563-robot-drone-russia-submarine/