The repair and modernization of the nuclear deep-diving station (NDS) Project 10831 AS-31 "Losharik" will be completed in 2025. After that, the submarine will begin sea trials, TASS was told by a source in the shipbuilding industry.
The repair and modernization of AS-31 will be completed in 2025. After the completion of the work, sea trials will begin with a sequential increase in the depth of immersion up to the maximum of 6,000 meters.
The source explained that in early summer there was another reassessment of the nature of the repair work and the scope on the "Losharik". Currently, work is underway on the nuclear submarine to install new equipment, mechanisms and components of the submarine, replacing seriously damaged or destroyed by fire.
As a reminder, on July 1, 2019, a fire occurred on AS-31, which claimed the lives of 14 sailors-aquanauts. In November of the same year, the submarine was delivered to the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center, where an operation was carried out to unload the reactor core.
Due to the specific shape of the internal hull — interconnected titanium spheres, AS-31 began to be unofficially called "Losharik".
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