Rusia realiz\u00f3 el lanzamiento de un misil de crucero \u201cKALIBR\u201d desde el moderno submarino de propulsi\u00f3n nuclear y plataforma misil\u00edstica Krasnoyarsk. El ensayo se ejecut\u00f3 con el objetivo de experimentar el empleo del Sistema Submarino \/ Misil, para el ataque a una instalaci\u00f3n costera ubicada a m\u00e1s de 1.100 km de distancia en la pen\u00ednsula de Kamchatka. De esta manera, Mosc\u00fa muestra c\u00f3mo sigue trabajando en incrementar las capacidades de su flota de submarinos, para hacer frente a los futuros conflictos que se avizoran en las pr\u00f3ximas d\u00e9cadas.<\/p>\n
ARussian nuclear-powered submarine has fired a Kalibr cruise missile across a distance of nearly 700 miles during a military exercise in the Pacific Ocean, the country’s Defense Ministry announced.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Krasnoyarsk<\/em>\u2014designed to carry Russia’s most advanced cruise missiles and torpedoes\u2014launched the strike against a “coastal target” as part of the scheduled drills, according to an official statement.<\/p>\n Newsweek<\/em>\u00a0reached out to the Kremlin for comment by email on Monday.<\/p>\n Why It Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n The activities of Russia’s navy have drawn increased attention throughout President\u00a0Vladimir Putin<\/a>‘s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which was launched in February 2022.<\/p>\n Moscow has been working to improve its submarine fleet since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Putin has said that the country would be building more nuclear-powered submarines, “which will ensure Russia’s security for decades to come.”<\/p>\n What To Know<\/strong><\/p>\n Moscow said that the\u00a0Krasnoyarsk<\/em>, which officially joined the Russian navy in December 2023, struck a target at the Kura test range in northern Kamchatka Krai during routine drills. The missile traveled more than 1,100 kilometers before reaching its target.<\/p>\n In a second phase of the drills, the\u00a0Krasnoyarsk<\/em>\u00a0conducted an underwater mission to search for a simulated enemy submarine and attacked it with a rocket-propelled torpedo. According to data from objective control systems, the warhead successfully struck the mock target.<\/p>\n The department noted that the area was closed to civilian ships and aircraft.<\/p>\n Alexei Rakhmanov, the head of Saint Petersburg-based United Shipbuilding Corporation,\u00a0announced in February 2023<\/a>\u00a0that the multi-purpose\u00a0Krasnoyarsk<\/em>\u00a0would soon join the Russian navy alongside the the strategic\u00a0Imperator Alexander III.<\/em><\/p>\n The\u00a0Krasnoyarsk\u00a0<\/em>had been undergoing sea trials since November 2022, and is\u00a0part of Russia’s 885\/885M nuclear-powered submarines<\/a> which also include the Severodvinsk<\/em>,\u00a0Kazan<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Novosibirsk.<\/em><\/p>\n Russia also recently launched Project 23550 ice-class patrol ship\u00a0Nikolay Zubov,\u00a0<\/em>while the Project 885M (Yasen-M) nuclear-powered missile submarine called\u00a0Arkhangelsk<\/em>\u00a0went into service<\/a>\u00a0with the Northern Fleet in December.<\/p>\n In 2024, Russia deployed its\u00a0nuclear-powered submarine\u00a0Kazan<\/em><\/a>, warships, and other naval vessels\u00a0to the Caribbean Sea<\/a>\u00a0for planned military drills.<\/p>\n What People Are Saying<\/strong><\/p>\n Russia’s Defense Ministry\u00a0<\/strong>said in a statement on Monday: “The Pacific Fleet’s Krasnoyarsk nuclear submarine covertly moved to the assigned area in the Pacific Ocean to launch a Kalibr cruise missile at a coastal target.<\/p>\n “The cruise missile successfully hit the coastal target at the Kura test range on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The distance to the target exceeded 1,100 kilometers,” the statement reads.”<\/p>\n What Happens Next<\/strong><\/p>\n