Project 885M

The Yasen-M, Project 885M or Graney-M NATO nickname, is an improved version of the Russian Navy's Yasen nuclear attack submarines. Project 885M as its predecessor will be equipped with nuclear and conventional cruise missiles. In 2011, the Russian Ministry of Defense and the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) signed an agreement for the construction of at least five Yasen-M submarines with the first one to be commissioned after 2015. In early 2012, the Russian Navy plans called for the procurement of 8 Yasen and Yasen-M class boats by 2020. In early 2017, the improved Yasen boats were expected to be armed with a variant of the Kh-101 long-range cruise missile. According to Malakhit Design Bureau the Yasen-M class will have an advanced design that would significantly increase its ability to detect enemy vessels at speeds far higher than those of its predecessors. The bow section will be acoustically clean and will be entirely dedicated to housing sonar systems, with the torpedo systems relocated to another part of the boat. A new power supply and acoustic defense systems have been developed for the boat in order to reduce the noise signature and increase its stealth capability. The boat features optimized hull shape, upgraded electronic warfare (EW) and automation systems, two more vertical launching system silos, a pump-jet propulsion system allowing for silent operation and new torpedo tubes.

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