As reported by the manager of the TASS news agency, Sevmash will first complete the current series ordered by the Ministry of Defense, which consists of 12 units.
Budnichenko stressed that in the past 10 years, in order to continue the state contract program, they have given priority to hiring staff and modernizing the company’s facilities.
“Today, Sevmash employs more than 30,000 people, all production workshops are being re-equipped. Therefore, I can responsibly ensure that the tasks assigned to the company are carried out safely,” he explained.
The naval unit has already built three Borei-class nuclear submarines (Yuri Dolgoruky, Aleksander Nevski and Vladimir Monomaj) and three Borei-A class (Prince Vladimir, Prince Oleg and Generalissimo Suvorov), which are already serving in the Russian Navy in the use are .
The nuclear ships Emperor Alexander III, Prince Pozharski, Dimitri Donskói and Prince Potemkin are in different stages of construction.
In 2023, the Russian Navy intends to add the seventh ship to this series, the submarine Kaiser Alexander III.
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