The Russian Navy today holds parades in various locations to honor its forces on the occasion of its traditional anniversary.

About 200 warships of various classes attend the annual parade in many cities and ports, from Kamchatka in the east to St. Petersburg.

The main parade took place in the harbor of Kronstadt, St.

Putin announced that the Russian navy will be armed with supersonic nuclear strike weapons and unmanned nuclear submarines, the super weapons revealed by the Russian Ministry of Defense are in the final testing phase.

The Russian president did not specify when the forces would receive new "super weapons", but insisted that the day "was approaching".

The Kremlin boss said the Russian naval capacity is increasing and will be equipped with about 40 new warships this year.

Supersonic weapons are those that have speeds above Mach 5 (more than 6,000 km / h), have a higher range and maneuverability than ballistic missiles.

Russian weapons, some of which have not been deployed, including the Poseidon "super torpedo", contained in special submarines, and Zircon supersonic cruise missiles can be deployed on surface ships.

Russian news agencies quoted the Defense Ministry's statement as saying that the Belgorod test, the first submarine capable of carrying Poseidon torpedoes, is underway and testing of new weapons systems is nearing completion.

Putin once said supersonic weapons were the first field in the United States to follow Russia in the history of defense industry.

According to the Russian President, the current US missile defense system is obsolete because supersonic weapons can easily penetrate them.