Futlyar | |
Origin: | Russia |
Type: | Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo |
Is Ranged: | yes |
Is Missile: | yes |
Service: | 2017 |
Used By: | Russia |
Designer: | St. Petersburg Research Institute of Marine Engineering |
Manufacturer: | Dagdizel |
Length: | 7.2m (23.6feet) |
Diameter: | 533mm |
Filling: | High explosive |
Filling Weight: | 300 kg |
Detonation: | Proximity or contact detonation |
Engine: | gas-turbine with pump-jet |
Vehicle Range: | 50 km |
Speed: | 50 kn |
Guidance: | Wire, active and passive acoustic/wake homing |
Propellant: | Otto fuel II |
Depth: | 500 meters |
Launch Platform: | Submarine |
Futlyar (Fizik-2) is a Russian deep-water homing torpedo tested by the Russian Navy in 2017; it entered service in the same year. Developed by the Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Marine Engineering and produced by the Dagdizel Machine-Building Factory, it will replace the UGST (Fizik-1.) Futlyar is a wire-guided, combustion-driven torpedo with a top speed about 50kn and a maximum depth capability of more than 500m (1,600feet). It would be able to hit targets at a range of about 50km (30miles). It will first equip the new Borei and Yasen classes of nuclear submarines.[1] [2] [3]