Kilo Class

The Kilo class was originally meant to serve the navies of the Warsaw Pact countries, replacing older Whiskey- and Foxtrot-class boats.
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The information below is the smallest and largest number from the available information for all three variants of the ship.

Russian Kilo-class submarines in Polyarny , Murmansk Oblast. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the novel by Patrick Robinson, see Kilo Class novel. An Algerian Kilo-class submarine. A Chinese Kilo-class submarine being delivered from Russia as deck cargo in The Iranian Kilo-class submarine Yunes , during delivery in Black Sea Fleet, Russian Federation".

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Russian Black Sea Fleet. Archived from the original on 9 December Retrieved 5 October Messali el Hadj Akram Pacha. Soviet and Russian submarine classes after Petersburg Amur S Kalina. Ship classes of the Iranian Navy. So it can cost more than thrice to the given budget. As far as Trump's administration is concerned, I think there will be no issue with Philippines having good relations with Russia and buying military hardware for that matter, in fact Trump's camp would probably like to normalize relations with Russia Putin but libtards in the USA and Europe are always trying to prevent it and put a wedge between USA and Russia Why don't we buy corvettes and Offshore Patrol Vessels instead of subs we can't afford in the first place?

Good decision by the Government to pick Russian made rather than of other builders and in this case we limit our relationship to the US, Australia and Western countries which gave the Philippines a disadvantage in economy and Political aspects. In a press statement released on 10 August , Defense Sec.

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Delfin Lorenzana mentioned that the Philippine government, spearheaded by the Department of National Defense DND and the Philippine Navy PN are currently in discussion with Russia for the acquisition of " Kilo -class submarines", which they confirmed which would be financed by a Russian soft loan program for the Philippines. Lorenzana also confirmed that there are also offers from France and South Korea, although he made it clear that he believe that Russia would be the likely source of submarines for the Philippine Navy.

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If all goes well, Sec. Duterte steps out of Malacanang in June Previously the Defense Department and the Philippine Navy mentioned that they are after the acquisition of at least 2 submarines within the Horizon 2 phase of the Revised AFP Modernization Program, which runs from to This actually is a surprise, since MaxDefense recently found out that the Philippine Navy and Department of National Defense are still in the process of getting information from all the potential suppliers with regards to the submarine product, inclusions, specifications, and support on making the PN ready for submarine operations.

MaxDefense was also informed that so far, the PN's Technical Working Group on Submarine Acquisition Project has not yet finalized the submarine's technical specifications as well as the procurement requirements. Anonymous August 11, at 1: Anonymous August 11, at 6: Anonymous August 11, at 8: Anonymous August 12, at Anonymous August 22, at 4: D Chaleunphone August 12, at 5: Arthur Venancio August 13, at 1: Unknown August 13, at Arci Aljonel Afundar August 14, at 7: Anonymous August 16, at 9: Anonymous August 14, at 3: Timothy Mendonez August 17, at Anonymous August 18, at Anonymous August 21, at 6: Popular Posts October 04, The Project Varshavyanka, also known as the Improved Kilo -class.

Illustration taken and credited to Southfront.

The Kilo-class in general is one of the most successful diesel-electric submarines after World War II. Here it is compared to the West's most successful model, the Type from Germany. Illustration taken and credited to NavalAnalyses website. The Club-S is available in both anti-ship and land attack variant.

Photo taken from and credited to Air Power Australia website. A Russian Improved Kilo -class submarine photographed by British military aircraft as it passes through the English Channel. Credits to the original but unknown owner of the photo. The Chinese Navy also uses the Improved Kilo-class submarines, 12 of which were acquired from Russia starting They definitely look similar to any other Improved Kilo-class, and may have a slightly different but definitely almost similar acoustic signature as any other Improved Kilo-class submarine, which may be a problem with regards to dealing with the Philippines traditional ally the US, as well as strategic partners like Japan and Australia.

Photo taken from Pakistan Defence forum. Credits to original owners and sources of the 3 photos. Can the Philippine Navy's Submarine Group hold on to their requirements and findings despite strong pressure from the national government, the defense department and even from their leadership to accept Russia's offer?

We'll find out later on as the project proceeds as expected. Credits to a MaxDefense source for providing the SG's insignia. Vietnam also operates the Improved Kilo-class submarine top and is building a submarine rescue ship above to support their fleet of submarines in case of emergencies.