| 12th March 2020 06:32 PM | |
| Arvind Kumar | Re: Akula 2 Indian Navy Akula 2 is 3 metres (9.8 ft) longer and displaces about 700 tons (submerged displacement) more than the Akula I. The added space was used for additional quieting measures. The MGK-501 Skat sonar system on Akula-I is replaced to a new MGK-540 Skat-3 sonar system Indian Navy operates an Akula 2 class nuclear submarine, INS Chakra, which was leased from Russia and commissioned on April 4, 2012 after India paid for its completion and sea-trials. Class overview Name: Akula Builders: Sevmash Operators: Soviet Navy Russian Navy Indian Navy Preceded by: Victor class, Sierra class Succeeded by: Yasen class Cost: est. $1.55 billion (1995 dollars) Built: 1983–1994 In service: 1984–present In commission: 1984–2009 Planned: 20 Completed: 15 Cancelled: 5 Active: 5 (4 active +5 on modernization in Russia, 1 active in India) Retired: 3 General characteristics Type: Nuclear-powered attack submarine Displacement: surfaced: 8,140 tons Akula I and Akula I Improved 8,450–8,470 tons Akula II and III submerged: 12,770 tons Akula I and Akula I Improved 13,400–13,800 tons Akula II and III Length: 110.3 m (362 ft) for Akula I and Akula I Improved 113.3 m (372 ft) for Akula II and Akula III Beam: 13.6 m (45 ft) Draught: 9.7 m (32 ft) Propulsion: one 190 MW OK-650B/OK-650M pressurized water nuclear reactor 1 OK-7 steam turbine 43,000 hp (32 MW) 2 OK-2 Turbogenerators producing 2 MW 1 seven-bladed propeller 2 OK-300 retractable electric propulsors for low-speed and quiet maneuvering at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) Speed: 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 28–35 knots (52–65 km/h; 32–40 mph) submerged[1] Endurance: 100 days[2] Test depth: 480 m (1,570 ft) test depth for Akula I and Akula I Improved 520 m (1,710 ft) for Akula II and III 600 m (2,000 ft) maximum operating depth Complement: 73 for Akula I & Improved, 62 (31 officers) for Akula II & III Sensors and processing systems: MGK-500 or 540 active/passive suite Flank arrays Pelamida towed array sonar MG-70 mine detection sonar Electronic warfare & decoys: Bukhta ESM/ECM MG-74 Korund noise simulation decoys (fired from external tubes) MT-70 Sonar intercept receiver Nikhrom-M IFF Armament: 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (28 torpedoes) and 4 × 650 mm torpedo tubes (12 torpedoes). (K-152 Nerpa has 8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes) 40 torpedoes total 1–3 × Igla-M surface-to-air missile launcher fired from sail (surface use only) Granat cruise missiles, now Kalibr |
| 12th March 2020 06:21 PM | |
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