Russia to hold test launch of next generation N-missiles

MOSCOW (PTI): Russia will hold a test launch of its next generation ballistic nuclear missiles for the naval submarines next week, according to a media report Sunday.

"The decision to hold a test launch of the Bulava (SS-NX-30) submarine-launched ballistic missile on June 28 was taken by the State Commission for Flight Testing on Saturday," RIA Novosti quoted a defence ministry source as saying.

The launch will take place from a standard carrier, the Yuri Dolgoruky nuclear submarine, in the Barents Sea.

The Bulava (Mace) missile carries up to 10 MIRV warheads and has a range of over 8,000 kilometers (5,000 miles).

So far it has displayed only 50 per cent reliability and Russia is planning to conduct at least four more Bulava test launches this year before deploying the missile on its new Borey class strategic submarines.


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SLBM Bulava tests to be continued mid-June in the White Sea

Next test launch of Russia's newest submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) Bulava is scheduled in mid-June in the White Sea, reported Friday RIA Novosti referring to a source in defense ministry. 

"Date of the next test of SLBM Bulava has been already set. It will be conducted in June 15-17. As is expected, the launch will be performed by SSBN Dmitry Donskoy, although new submarine Yury Dolgoruky is also ready for tests", said the interviewee. 

He said that test launches by the missile's standard carrier – SSBN Yury Dolgoruky (Project 955) – would start after two successful launches made byDmitry Donskoy (Project 941U). 

Russia ready to equip Borey class sub with Bulava missiles

A missile production plant in southern Siberia has produced enough Bulava ballistic missiles to complete its tests and arm the first Borey class strategic submarine, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Monday.

"A batch of missiles sufficient to finish the tests and equip one submarine has been produced already. Larger production would cause the missiles to stock up," Ivanov said after a meeting of defense industry officials in the southern Siberian republic of Udmurtia.

Bulava to be commissioned in 2011

Test program of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) Bulava for 2011 is planned in a way providing its commissioning by the end of the year, said deputy defense minister Vladimir Popovkin yesterday at the international defense exhibition IDEX-2011 in Adu Dhabi. 

"The test program for this year provides putting the missile into service in the end of 2011", said Popovkin answering the question of ITAR-TASS. "Number of launches will meet the demanding reliability factor 0.99-0.98", he aded.