CONTENTS
Pr. 636 Submarine remains one of the most successful examples of cooperation between Rubin and Admiralty Shipyards
early as 1959 the fifteen units of the Project were built in the country. It was CDB ME Rubin’s first experience in foreign economic activity. The second stage of military and technical cooperation coincided with the construction of new Project 641 submarines for the USSR Navy. These submarines manifested
INDIAN DEFENCE
pride of submariners. And for good reason Project 613 (Whiskey class) submarines were considered to be the best ones of their time. By the decision of the Soviet Government the technical documentation for Project 613 (Foxtrot class) submarine was transferred to the People’s Republic of China and as
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ASIAN WHO’S WHO
evelopment of Project 613 diesel-electric submarine in the early 1950s may be considered the first step of entering the world export market of submarines. These submarines were built at shipyards of Nikolayev, Gorky and Leningrad. They were reliable and easy in design and control, a legitimate
REGIONAL BALANCE
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BUSINESS
Export of Russian Diesel-Electric Submarines
TECHNOLOGY
CONCEPTS & PERSPECTIVES
WEAPONS EQUIPMENT VEHICLES
RUBIN AND ADMIRALTY SHIPYARDS