Las referencias mas o menos conocidas en cuanto a los precios de los Kilos son:
In early June 2002 China was negotiating with Russia to purchase eight more Kilo-class Project 636 submarines for $1.6 billion, scheduled for delivery over the following five years. The last of four export Kilo-class boats for China, the second improved model Project 636 unit, was launched on 17 June 1998 and departed the Baltic aboard a heavy-lift ship on 11 December 1998, bound for the submarine base at Ning-bo.
Es decir, algo asi como US$200 millones por unidad.
n June 2006 it was reported that Russia had agreed to build two Project 636 Varshavyanka-type type submarines for Algeria. On 29 June 2006 is was reported that the Admiralty Shipyards based in St. Petersburg will build two diesel-electric submarines of the Varshavyanka (Kilo) series for Algeria. The deal is worth nearly $200 million. The contract is part of bilateral military-technical cooperation accords with the total cost of about $7 billion.
Y aquí US$100 millones por unidad, pero hay que considerar que se trataba de un paquete de varios productos y servicios.
Respecto de Venezuela:
On 29 June 2007 an official with Russia's state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Russia was in talks with Venezuela on the delivery of five diesel submarines for the Venezuelan navy. "We are negotiating a contract for the purchase of five Project 636 [Kilo-class] diesel submarines [for Venezuela]," said Innokenty Nalyotov, an aide to Rosoboronexport's general director. On 05 July 2007 it was reported that Rosoboronexport had the contract for the delivery of five diesel-powered submarines of the Varshavyanka series to Venezuela almost ready. "The order has been received and the contract is almost ready. It will be initialed by yearend," a defense industry source told Interfax- AVN on Thursday. Russia will deliver subs of the Varshavyanka series instead of Amur, he said. "Three submarines will be built in St. Petersburg, with another two in the Far East. The plants are preparing to start work," the source said.
Fuente: GlobalSecurity.org
Es decir, son 5 proyect 636, la versión de exportación del kilo. En lo personal y a pesar de considerar que se trata de un buen submarino, lo que no me gusta es la calidad de los componentes y en general las terminaciones de todo lo ruso, por ejemplo miren estas fotos del interior del Kilo:
Este es la parte del bulkhead.
Y esta es de la sala de máquinas:
Me molesta tanta perilla, manguera, tubería, relojes, controles, carteles a la vista, se ve todo muy sucio y caótico, parece submarino de la 2ª GM, además que no quiero ni pensar en el control de fuego o averías entre tanto elemento, pero bueee...si hace bien su pega, que mas se le puede pedir.
Saludos
