Thursday, November 3, 2022

New Russian Submarine Successfully Test-Fires Bulava Ballistic Missile

A Borei-class nuclear-powered submarine launches a Bulava ballistic missile in the Barents Sea in August 2019.  

Reuters: New Russian Submarine Successfully Fires Ballistic Missile -Defence Ministry 

(Reuters) - A new nuclear-powered submarine that is soon set to enter service with the Russian navy has successfully fired a ballistic missile as part of final testing, the defence ministry said on Thursday.

In a statement, the ministry said the Generalissimus Suvorov had launched a Bulava intercontinental missile in the northern White Sea with a dummy payload that reached a test site in the Far East Russian region of Kamchatka. The Bulava is designed to carry a nuclear warhead. 

The Generalissimus Suvorov is the second Borei-A class submarine to be built. Moscow says it is equipped with cutting-edge navigation, radio engineering, sonar, and missile and torpedo weaponry systems.  

Read more ....  

Update #1: Russian Nuclear Submarine Successfully Test-Fires Bulava Ballistic Missile Amid Tensions With NATO -- EurAsian Times  

Update #2: Russia’s nuclear sub successfully tests Bulava missile -- TASS  

WNU Editor: Russia's nuclear ballistic missile submarine fleet continues to grow .... Russian navy now has six submarines capable of launching Bulava-missiles (The Barents Observer).

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