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The Russian Armed Forces received a naval-based intercontinental ballistic missile “Bulava”, assigned for nuclear-powered submarine cruisers to the “Borey” project. that “Borey-A”. The General Designer of the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering, Yuri Solomonov, stated this, they inform the Russian Federation.
On the 7th of October, a decree was signed on the adoption of the Bulava missile complex.
At November 2023, the nuclear-powered submarine cruiser “Emperor Alexander II” We have confirmed the successful launch of the Bulavi.
These cruisers of the Borei project are included in the warehouse of the Navy's Marine and Pacific Fleets. They can carry 16 Bulava ballistic missiles.
Development of the intercontinental ballistic missile “Bulava” began in 1998, the first launches took place in 2004. Solomonov was the leader of the development project.
At various stages of development, 40 test launches of the rocket were carried out, including 200 6-2013 rocks) The bulls not far away ended with the vibrations of missiles.
In 2012, the most prominent commander of the Navy, Viktor Chirkov, stated that the "Bulava" “de facto accepted for specialization.” In his words, at that time the technical preparation of the documentation was in progress. This information has not been officially confirmed.
R-30 “Bulava” (NATO codex – SS-NX-30) – a three-stage solid-fire missile that can carry up to six individually targeted warheads.
Prepared by: Serhiy Daga