American magazine The National Interest listed the five most powerful ships of the Navy (Navy) of Russia.
The publication assures that Russia after the collapse of the USSR got in fact “bloated” fleet. “The Kremlin has begun to implement the ambitious program of renewal of the navy, including both deep modernization and completely new developments,” the magazine writes.
For the most powerful ships of the Russian Navy in The National Interest carried: heavy nuclear missile cruiser “Peter the Great” Project 1144.2 “Orlan”, which is the largest surface warships in the world, a nuclear submarine (NPS) strategic K-549 “Prince Vladimir “Project 955A (09552) Borea-A, armed with R-30 missiles” Bulava-30 “, APL K-561” Kazan “project 885m” Cleen-M “, equipped with Calibr-M rockets, a rocket cruiser of the far marine and ocean areas “Marshal Ustinov” project 1164 “Atlas”, has, in particular, anti-ship missile system (RCC) P-1000 “Volcano” and corvette “Gremyashchy” project 20385, is able to use the 3M-14 “Caliber” missiles, “Onyx” and 3m22 “Zircon”.
Edition, in particular, reminds that from the listed products only project ships 1144.2 “Orlan” and 1164 “Atlant” were created in the USSR.
In March, The National Interest magazine listed the most deadly weapon of naval forces (NMS) USA: German Mark 23 gun, APL type Columbia, Self-loaded large-caliber sniper rifle Barrett M82 and deck fighter fifth generation F-35C Lightning II.