The sub launched the
missile from the White Sea towards the Kura range in the Far Eastern Kamchatka
Region.
MOSCOW, October 30.
/TASS/. The Project 955A (Borei-A-class) lead nuclear-powered submarine Knyaz
Vladimir (Prince Vladimir) test-fired a Bulava ballistic missile for the first
time during trials in the White Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on
Wednesday.
"For the first
time ever, a seaborne Bulava ballistic missile was test-fired from the latest
Project Borei-A strategic missile-carrying submarine Knyaz Vladimir," the
ministry said.
The submarine
launched the Bulava missile from its submerged position during its planned
trials. The sub launched the missile from the White Sea towards the Kura range
in the Far Eastern Kamchatka Region, the ministry added.
The Bulava missile’s
flight proceeded in the normal mode and "its dummy warheads reached the
range within the established time, which was registered by data recording
equipment," it said.
The missile firing
area was closed for shipping and vessels of the Northern Fleet’s Belomorskaya
naval base provided the security regime.
As Northern Fleet
Commander Vice-Admiral Alexander Moiseyev earlier told TASS, the submarine
Knyaz Vladimir is completing its state trials this year, during which all its
armament will be tested. As the commander specified, the sub is due to be
delivered to the Navy "on the eve of the New Year," i.e. in December.
The submarine will be operational in the Northern Fleet, the vice-admiral said.
By now, the Sevmash
Shipyard in northwestern Russia (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation)
has built and delivered three baseline Project 955 Borei-class strategic
submarines to the Navy. The lead submarine Yuri Dolgoruky has entered service
with the Northern Fleet, while two serial-produced subs Alexander Nevsky and
Vladimir Monomakh are operational in the Pacific Fleet.
The Project 955 and
955A submarines have been developed by the Rubin Central Design Bureau for
Marine Engineering. The Sevmash Shipyard continues building four Project 955A submarines
(the Knyaz Oleg, the Generalissimus Suvorov, the Emperor Alexander III and the
Knyaz Pozharsky).
The Knyaz Vladimir is
the first strategic underwater cruiser built under the renewed Project 955A (it
was floated out in November 2017). According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, the
sub features better acoustic stealth, maneuvering and deep-sea running capabilities
and an improved armament control system.
All Borei-class
submarines can carry 16 Bulava missiles and are also armed with 533mm torpedo
tubes.
Source: ITAR-TASS
30-10-2019
