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Russian Navy Borey-class nuclear missile submarine Alexander Nevsky Test-fired Bulava missile

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Naval Forces News - Russia
 
 
 
Russian Navy Borey-class nuclear missile submarine Alexander Nevsky Test-fired Bulava missile
 
Russia's second Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Alexander Nevsky, successfully launched a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile, Russia's Ministry of Defense said in a Friday statement. The test launch was made from the Barents Sea firing range Kura, located on the Kamchatka Peninsula, from an underwater position. The test completes this year's launch series.
     
Russia's second Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Alexander Nevsky, successfully launched a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile, Russia's Ministry of Defense said in a Friday statement. The test launch was made from the Barents Sea firing range Kura, located on the Kamchatka Peninsula, from an underwater position. The test completes this year's launch series.
Russia’s first Borey class ballistic missile nuclear submarine, the Yury Dolgoruky
(Picutre: Sevmash Shipyard)
     
Ballistic missile submarines comprise one leg of Russia’s strategic nuclear triad, along with land-based ICBMs and the bomber force.

The Borey is Russia’s first post-Soviet ballistic missile submarine class and will form the mainstay of the strategic submarine fleet, replacing aging Typhoon, Delta-3 and Delta-4 boats.

Russia ultimately expects eight Borey-class subs to enter service by 2020. The third in the class, the Vladimir Monomakh, is expected to start state-acceptance trials this month.
     
Launch video: Russian nuclear sub test-fires Bulava ballistic missile