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]
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]