Russia delivers two 'Kilo' subs to Algeria

摘要

Algeria has received two 'Kilo'-class (Project 636) diesel-electric submarines from Russia, completing a contract signed in mid-2006, the deputy director-general of the Rubin Central Design Bureau for Maritime Engineering said on 29 October.rnRubin's deputy director for foreign economic activities, Sergei A Smirnov, told state media at the Euronaval 2010 exhibition that "the first submarine sailed on its own; the second is still in Kronstadt".rnThere has been no official confirmation from Algiers that the deliveries have taken place. At the time the contract was signed, the vessels carried an estimated price tag of USD400 million.