The need to avoid the rise in the cost of the life cycle of the submarine can be considered the main global trend in the recent decades in the relevant industry, said the General Director of the Central Design Bureau of Marine Technology (CKB MT) “Rubin” Igor Vilnit.
“The increase in the value of submarines leads to a reduction in their number, which, in turn, leads to the desire to expand their functionality, that is, to increase the cost again,” said the head.
“According to him, finding a reasonable balance between the desire to increase the characteristics, industry capabilities and the need to fit into budgetary restrictions is perhaps the most difficult task when designing new generation ships.”
also Wilnite in an interview dedicated to the entry into the navy (Navy) of Russia of the first serial atomic submarine of the project 885m (“Yellow-M”) “Novosibirsk” and the first serial atomic strategic underwater cruiser of the project 955A (Borea-A “)” Prince Oleg “, said that the further fate of the heavy atomic missile submarine cruiser of the strategic appointment TK-208” Dmitry Donskoy “project 941 (” Shark “) will determine the fleet.