MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 16th October, 2018) Construction of a new non-nuclear Kalina-class submarine has not been started as the Russian Defense Ministry has not made the state order yet, President of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Alexey Rakhmanov told Sputnik.
"The construction will be started when there is a [state] order. We are strictly adhering to the state armament program," Rakhmanov said.
According to the state armament program, the construction of a Kalina-class submarine is scheduled for 2018-2027. The project of the submarine was developed by the Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering in 2015.
