It Is Going To Be A Heavily Armed Vessel
The Laika class will emerge with 8 BLS missile silos. These could, in turn, include the KALIBR cruise missiles or the Onix cruise missile anti-ship. There’s going to be ten torpedo tubes on top of that. These things, however, are not what the US Navy is concerned about.
A New Weapon Is Also In The Works
Look, a new weapon known as the Hypersonic 3M22 Zircon is coming up in the Laika class. It is a cruise missile that can strike ships at sea and land targets, up to the speed of Mach 9. This will make it hard for the United States Navy missile defenses to counter attacks.