Monday 10 August 2009

Another small submarine in the market

Russia Increasing Surface Warship Fleet | AVIATION WEEK

Scroll down to the bottom of the linked page to see the P-650E.

After the SMX-23 and the 210Mod, this looks to be yet another small submarine for smaller nations (and first time buyers). A crew of 9 sounds unbelievable...

More info on the Piranya (Piranha) class of mini-subs here (PDF).