APL “Vladimir Monomakh” produced missile launch “Bulava” Kamchatka – Russian Newspaper

APL "Vladimir Monomakh" produced missile launch "Bulava" Kamchatka – Russian Newspaper

nuclear submarine strategic “Vladimir Monomakh” made launch of a ballistic missile “Bulava” from the White Sea. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.

The launch took place from the water, the warheads successfully arrived at the Kura test site in Kamchatka.

The Defense Ministry of overall actions of the crew as a “professional and competent.”

The perfect test became the first start “Bulava” after a year’s break. In late 2014 the submarine can pass in the Russian Navy.

It was reported earlier that the next launch of the new marine missile “Bulava” (after an unsuccessful start to the Premier League, “Alexander Nevsky” in September last year) will hold the lead ship a series of “Yury Dolgoruky” and re-”Alexander Nevsky”. On such control launches, recall, insisted Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. And they will be made, but a little later. But first must confirm their willingness to accept a combat crew of the Navy cruiser “Vladimir Monomakh”. Therefore, it was he before others took on board checked and rechecked military representative “Bulava” and has already reached the starting position in the White Sea.

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Now, according to unofficial reports, the Northern Fleet spetsarsenale 27 ICBM “Bulava”. Five of them had intended to return to the factory in Votkinsk (Udmurtia) for installation on these missiles remote sensors – to use them to trace all the parameters of the missile during the test starts.

Recall that icbm sea-based P30 3M30 “Bulava-30″ (RSM-56 for use in international treaties, SS-NX-30 – according to NATO classification) – the newest Russian three-stage solid rocket placed on submarines. The missile can carry six to ten hypersonic maneuvering nuclear warheads individual guidance of 100-150 kilotons that can change the trajectory of height and rate. Has a low-altitude flight profile.

It is assumed that “Bulava” in the near future will be the basis of the naval strategic nuclear forces of Russia, under the missile has already begun construction of new submarines. At the head missile cruiser “Yury Dolgoruky” will put 12 mines missile “Bulava”. In the second series of the same project cruiser 955A “Alexander Nevsky”, planned to establish 16 such missiles. In addition, 20 missile “Bulava” will be located on these cruisers of the same series, “Vladimir Monomakh”, “Saint Nicholas”, as well as another four SSBNs, which will be put into operation until 2020.