The post describes new open-source details on Russia’s Project 09851 Khabarovsk, a dedicated carrier submarine for the Poseidon (2M39) autonomous nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed underwater weapon. The novelty is the specialized submarine architecture (Poseidon tubes/hangars in the bow, reduced conventional torpedo capacity, Borei/BELGOROD-derived sections) optimized specifically for deploying long-range autonomous underwater strike weapons.
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navalside: russiafirst seen 2018-03-01
Russia’s Khabarovsk submarine purpose-built to carry Poseidon nuclear torpedoes
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- Naval News RSS · https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/05/new-details-of-russias-super-weapon-submarine-khabarovsk/New Details Of Russia’s Super-Weapon Submarine ‘Khabarovsk’