The Perm is a fourth-generation multipurpose nuclear-powered, the sixth in a series of Project 885/885M Yasen-class submarines being constructed at Sevmash.
The Perm will become the first Project 885M nuclear-powered submarine to carry Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles.
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Speech at the ceremony to launch the Perm nuclear-powered submarine
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Comrades,
I would like to congratulate Russia’s sailors and shipbuilders on this landmark event. Today, the Permnuclear-powered multipurpose submarine is being launched at the legendary Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk.
We continue with the serial production of modern missile submarines, and this is already the fifth Project Yasen-M nuclear-powered submarine. Next year, it is expected to join the Navy to embark on combat missions.
I want to thank the staff of the Malakhit Design Bureau, Sevmash shipbuilders and the teams at all affiliated enterprises for successfully completing their assignments and for their conscientious and high-quality work.
I would like to emphasise that Project Yasen-M missile submarines feature state-of-the-art navigation and communications systems, as well as advanced sonars. They also carry high-precision weapons and robotic systems. The Perm has become the first multipurpose submarine to carry Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles.
We have and will continue to strengthen the Navy, including its strategic component, while steadily increasing the pace and scale of construction for both surface warships and submarines across various projects, equipping them with the latest weapons, technology and communications systems.
These submarines and warships will enhance the power of our fleets, strengthen the security of Russia’s maritime borders and safeguard the Northern Sea Route. They will help uphold Russia’s national interests in various parts of the World Ocean, including the Arctic zone, which is gaining tremendous economic, logistical and transport significance amid growing global competition. We will continue to do everything in our power to reliably defend Russia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and to enhance its status as a leading maritime power.
I would like to congratulate you once again on this major, historic event. I wish the crew every success in serving Russia and our nation.
Thank you.