Nuclear submarine "Prince Vladimir" held the first test launch of "Mace"
Nuclear submarine "Prince Vladimir" project 955A ( "Borey-A" ) during the test for the first time conducted a launch of a ballistic missile " Bulava ", reports the Department of information and mass communications of the Russian defense Ministry.
The missile cruiser was doing shots From an underwater position in the White sea at the Kura test site in Kamchatka.
now, according to the state program of armaments, in the interests of the Russian Navy is expected to build eight submarines of class " Northwind ". Of them are built and joined the fleet 3: "Yury Dolgoruky ", "Alexander Nevsky" and " Vladimir Monomakh ". The fourth sub, " Knyaz Vladimir ", is running check.
"Bulava" (NATO classification - SS-NX-30) - a three-stage solid-fuel Intercontinental ballistic missile. It is placed on the submarines of project 955 " Borey ". She can carry up to ten nuclear blocks of individual guidance and to overcome missile defense potential enemy. The maximum flight range of more than eight thousand kilometers.
A series of nuclear submarines 4th generation project "Borey" and " Borey-A ", armed with missiles "Bulava" will form the basis of naval strategic nuclear forces of Russia in the coming decades.
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