Status-6 Oceanic Multipurpose System
Updated: 11/7/2025, 10:53:21 PM Wikipedia source
The Poseidon (Russian: Посейдон, "Poseidon", GRAU index 2M39, NATO reporting name Kanyon), previously known by Russian codename Status-6 (Russian: Статус-6), is an autonomous, nuclear-powered unmanned underwater vehicle reportedly in production by Rubin Design Bureau, capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear warheads. The Poseidon is one of the six new Russian nuclear weapons announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 1 March 2018.
Infobox
Type
Nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed UUV
Place of origin
Russia
Used by
Russia
Designer
Rubin Design Bureau and other defence industrial enterprises of Russian Federation
Designed
2015
Produced
2023 – present
Mass
Up to 100 metric tons
Length
Up to 20 m (65.6 ft)
Diameter
Up to 2 m
Blast yield
Speculated to be 2 Mt or more: 24
Engine
Liquid metal reactorAt least 15 MW
Transmission
Electric transmission
Operationalrange
Unlimited
Maximum depth
Up to 1,000 meters (3280 ft)
mw- Maximum speed
Up to 100 knots (185 km/h / 115 MPH)[citation needed]
Guidancesystem
GLONASS satellite guidance, also AI guidance
Launchplatform
Submarine
Tables
Calculation of detection range for modern acoustic sonar of Virginia-class submarine[33] · Design speculation › Stealth technology
37
37
Speed of the drone (km/h)
37
Detection range (km)
1.7
55
55
Speed of the drone (km/h)
55
Detection range (km)
3
74
74
Speed of the drone (km/h)
74
Detection range (km)
29
93
93
Speed of the drone (km/h)
93
Detection range (km)
43
| Speed of the drone (km/h) | Detection range (km) |
| 37 | 1.7 |
| 55 | 3 |
| 74 | 29 |
| 93 | 43 |
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