Russian Navy: Belgorod Nuclear Sub begins its First Sea Trials

Russia’s Belgorod special-purpose nuclear-powered submarine of Project 09852 began the manufacturer’s sea trials in the White Sea, a shipbuilding industry said on the sideliens of the International Maritime Defense Show 2021. “On June 25, the Belgorod nuclear sub took to the White Sea for the first time, for the manufacturer’s sea trials,” he said. According to the source, state trials will begin once the manufacturer’s trials are completed. “The nuclear submarine is to be handed over to the ordering party in late 2021,” he said. The Sevmash shipyard’s press service refrained from any comments on the issue. Earlier, a source…