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March 13, 2013

Russian Navy to receive 24 submarines and 54 surface warships by 2020

By RIA Novosti

Russian Navy to receive 24 submarines and 54 surface warships by 2020

Borey class submarine "Yuri Dolgoruky"

From RIA Novosti:  The Russian Navy will receive 24 submarines and 54 warships of various classes by 2020, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday.

“As a result of the implementation of the state rearmament program to 2020, the navy should receive eight nuclear-powered strategic submarines, 16 multirole submarines and 54 warships of various classes,” Shoigu said at a Defense Ministry meeting. . . .

In addition to submarines, the navy will receive Admiral Gorshkov class frigates and Steregushchy class corvettes, Buyan class corvettes and Ivan Gren Class large landing ships.  (photo: Sevmash shipyard)

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