Paket-E/NK

Paket-NK is a newly introduced torpedo system in the Russian Navy. According to its manufacturer, JSC "Tactical Missiles Corporation", it is a dual mode acoustic torpedo intended to destroy both submarines and torpedoes in the near field of the ship.[1] The small-size torpedo is used against submarines, whereas the anti-torpedo against attacking torpedoes.[2][3][4] Russian state news agency TASS announced on 13 May 2019 that the Paket-NK had completed its cycle of trials.[5] Almost all surface combatants of the Russian Navy (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot, VMF) will be fitted with the Paket-NK anti-submarine warfare (ASW) system.[6]

References
  1. "Live Paket-NK Torpedo Launched from Russian Navy Corvette Boiky During ASW Exercise".
  2. "Underwater Strike - SP's Naval Forces". www.spsnavalforces.com. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. "New Project 23420 Small Anti Submarine Warfare Ship". wordpress.com. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. "Russia to Equip Subs with Anti-Torpedoes". Mil.Today. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  5. https://www.janes.com/article/88623/russian-navy-opts-for-underwater-weapon-and-sensor-upgrades
  6. https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2019/june/7195-russian-surface-vessels-to-receive-new-anti-submarine-weapons.html
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