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Shipbuilders of Zvyozdochka Shiprepair Centre, Severodvinsk, will perform a full modernisation of six nuclear-powered attack submarines of type 971 of the third generation to the generation level 3+. As per the signed contract, Zvyozdochka will repair and modernise two serial ships, the Leopard lead submarine and the Volk. The Leopard is planned to be delivered at the end of 2014. The modernisation will be large-scale providing a new ship of type 971M. "Such a large scope of modernisation on board the nuclear submarine is the first experience for the shipyard in its post-Soviet history, as reports the press office. Modernised will be almost all the systems: navigation, sonar, weapon, main propulsion, turbines". In this case, the Severodvinsk shipyard will update not only submarines in the Northern Fleet, but also the Pacific Fleet ships.
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