A nuclear-powered underwater drone armed with a nuclear warhead has completed nearly a dozen tests and is slated to join the Kremlin's arsenal no earlier than 2027, sources familiar with a U.S. intelligence assessment tell CNBC.
WASHINGTON – An underwater drone armed with a nuclear warhead is slated to join Russia's arsenal no earlier than 2027, people familiar with a U.S. intelligence assessment told CNBC.
"What we are basically dealing with is a Russian submarine, that is difficult to detect, launching a drone, that is difficult to target, equipped with a nuclear warhead," said one person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity."The Russians have ambitions of using the nuclear-armed, nuclear-powered autonomous underwater vehicle as a retaliation device if their legacy nuclear weapon launch capability is neutralized during war.
Russian state media has previously announced that the Russian Navy will place at least 30 Poseidon drones on combat-duty. The U.S. Navy does not have a similar weapon. The hypersonic glide vehicle, dubbed Avangard, is designed to sit atop an intercontinental ballistic missile. Once launched, it uses aerodynamic forces to sail on top of the atmosphere.
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