“Bulava” successfully flew from the White Sea to the landfill in Kamchatka – Independent Newspaper

"Bulava" successfully flew from the White Sea to the landfill in Kamchatka – Independent Newspaper

11.09.2014 00:01:00

Tags: rocket, mace

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yesterday nuclear submarine “Vladimir Monomakh” made a launch of a ballistic missile “Bulava” the White Sea on range on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The launch took place from a submerged position. Warheads successfully arrived at the landfill “Kur” in Kamchatka. Aboard the submarine were members of the committee on state tests, as well as the commander in chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Viktor Chirkov.

  
 

Previous start “Bulava” was made exactly a year ago, September 9, 2013, on board the submarine “Alexander Nevsky” and ended in failure. After this, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu demanded a five test launches “Bulava”. This missile armed nuclear submarine strategic project 955 “Borey”. The fleet are “Yury Dolgoruky” and “Alexander Nevsky”. “Vladimir Monomakh” – the third in the series. The next step “Prince Vladimir” and “Prince Oleg».

  
 

According to Interfax

  

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