Submarine Vladimir Monomakh went to sea to start "Maces"
Strategic nuclear submarine of project 955 "Vladimir Monomakh" was released on September 8 at sea from Severodvinsk to spend a single launch of a ballistic missile "Bulava". About it informs RIA Novosti news Agency referring to high-ranking anonymous source in the military-industrial complex.
The test is scheduled for September 10. According to a source, it will be held in the presence of the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Viktor Chirkov. For "Vladimir Monomakh" start "Bulava" will be the first.
Projects launches of ballistic missiles in 2014 has changed many times. Initially it was planned that "Vladimir Monomakh" will fire at the end of August - beginning of September, there will also be the launch of the "Clubs" from the head of the cruiser series - submarine "Yuri Dolgoruky" in early November. Later it was assumed that single runs will perform at the end of September - October "Alexander Nevsky", the first serial ship of the project and "Vladimir Monomakh". In late August, an anonymous source in the General staff of the Navy announced that the first firing should spend "Yuri Dolgoruky".
Intercontinental ballistic missile R-30 Bulava" in the missile complex D-30 should be the main armament missile submarines strategic purpose (SSBNs) project 955 "Borey". Head SSBNs this project, "Yuri Dolgoruky"was handed over to the Russian Navy in early January 2013. At the moment we have 19 test launches of missiles. 8 of them to be successful, 4 - partly successful, other launches failed in consequence of technical faults. The last test was held on 6 September 2013 in the White sea. The rocket staff came out of the launch container, but on the 2nd minute of flight has crashed in the work of its Board system, and it crashed into the Arctic ocean.
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