2M39 Poseidon | |
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Type | Nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed UUV |
Place of origin | Russia |
Service history | |
Used by | Russia |
Production history | |
Designer | Rubin Design Bureau and other defence industrial enterprises of Russian Federation |
Designed | 2015 |
Produced | 2023 – present |
Specifications | |
Mass | Up to 100 metric tons |
Length | Up to 20 m (65.6 ft) |
Diameter | Up to 2 m |
Blast yield | Speculated to be 2 Mt or more[1]: 24 [2][3] |
Engine | Liquid metal reactor At least 15 MW |
Transmission | Electric transmission |
Operational range | Unlimited |
Maximum depth | Up to 1,000 meters (3280 ft)[4] |
Maximum speed | Up to 100 knots (185 km/h / 115 MPH) |
Guidance system | GLONASS satellite guidance, also AI guidance |
Launch platform | Submarine |
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The Poseidon (Russian: Посейдон, "Poseidon", GRAU index 2M39, NATO reporting name Kanyon), previously known by Russian codename Status-6 (Russian: Статус-6), is an autonomous, nuclear-powered unmanned underwater vehicle reportedly in production by Rubin Design Bureau, capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear warheads.[1][5][6]
The Poseidon is one of the six new Russian strategic weapons announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 1 March 2018.[7]
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