Russia'sNerpanuclear attack submarine, damaged in a fatalaccidentduringtestsinNovemberlast year, hassuccessfullypassedfinal trials, a PacificFleetspokesmansaidon Monday.
The proposed plan would retire seven cruisers early, delay construction of the next large-deck amphibious warfare ship by one year, cancel the second Virginia-class nuclear-powered attacksubmarine (SSN) in 2014, delay construction of two smaller amphibious warfare ships, and reduce procurement of littoral combat ships by two and joint high speed vessels by eight.