"Drone of Judgment Day": The Russian Federation declared the first tests of a nuclear drone "Poseidon"

The Belgorod atomic submarine will carry and run the Poseidon marine drones. In the coming summer, Russia is going to conduct the first tests of the Poseidon nuclear maritime drone. About it writes the Russian news agency "RIA Novosti", referring to the source in the military-industrial sphere. According to him, in the near future, Poseidon drone is going to launch from the atomic submarine "Belgorod". First of all, the developers will check the operation of the nuclear power plant.

The chief commander of the naval fleet of Russia Admiral Mykola Yevmenov, for his part, reported that the experimental submarine of the project 09852 "Belgorod" Russians intend to accept on the end of the year. The ship will carry and run the Seidon marine drones. According to RIA Novosti, Poseidon drone was previously called "Status-6", and NATO was given a Kanyon code designation. In essence, it is a controlled torpedo 20 m long, 1.

8 m in diameter and 100 tonnes weighing, which is designed to attack targets on the shore and the blast of a nuclear warhead installed on board. The enemy will be affected by the explosive wave, radioactive contamination, tsunami and other devastating consequences. Poseidon President Vladimir Putin first mentioned in 2018 in his message to the Federal Assembly.

According to him, unmanned devices will be equipped with both ordinary and nuclear ammunition, which will allow them to hit different goals, including aircraft service, coastal fortifications or infrastructure. After that, the Western media called it "the Drone of the Judicial Day. " Last year, information about the disappearance of the Belgorod atomic cruiser in Russia. It was assumed that even then the ship went to the Arctic for the tests of Poseidon drones.