No its not a real russian designation (unfortunetley). But the Ruskies have been talking about converting 2 of the 3 remaining Typhoons into SSGNs and I liked the concept picture.
rusnavy.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=7193
EDIT: Oops I see you asked about the Yasen, well I dont know the official designation and you are right about its primary role, but its also meant to complement the Oscar and it carries 24 Onyx which got to count for something.
rusnavy.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=7193
EDIT: Oops I see you asked about the Yasen, well I dont know the official designation and you are right about its primary role, but its also meant to complement the Oscar and it carries 24 Onyx which got to count for something.
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