New Russian missile submarine strategic (SSBN) project Borey – Vladimir Monomakh successfully launches an intercontinental ballistic missile sea-based Bulava
The official representative of the Ministry of Defence, Major-General Igor Konashenkov on Wednesday said that from the board of the new Russian missile submarine strategic (SSBN) project “Borey” “Vladimir Monomakh” successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile sea-based “Bulava”. “The launch took place from a submerged position in the framework of the state testing of weapons systems and life support nuclear submarine” Vladimir Monomakh “. The parameters of the trajectory of the missile worked in normal mode, the warheads successfully arrived at the Kura test site in Kamchatka, “- he said. This event indicates that the operation of the Russian Navy will soon enter the third submarine missile cruiser of the “Northwind” as the missile launch is regarded as one of the final stages of testing ships of this type. Until 2020, the composition of the Russian Navy needs a full eight SSBN “Northwind” and “Borey-A”, each of which will carry on board 16 (“Northwind”) to 20 (“Borey-A”) of ballistic missiles capable of hitting the aggressor nuclear strike at a distance of more than 9 thousand miles from the location of the submarine. And since each missile is capable of carrying a warhead of up to 10, then fifteen hundred lurking in the depths of the oceans nuclear warheads (standard autonomy “Boreas” is 90 days), can significantly support Russia’s prestige in the eyes of the world community and serve as a guarantee of its national security. Our country is able to build during this time these ships. The head of the fourth generation SSBN domestic nuclear submarines – “Yury Dolgoruky”, of course, was built monstrously long. It was founded on the “Sevmash” at the end of 1996 and put the fleet only in early 2013. Next ship project 955 “Borey” – “Alexander Nevsky”, was built from 2004 to December 2013. “Vladimir Monomakh” Severodvinsk shipbuilders laid in the spring of 2006. His transfer to the fleet after the completion of all the tests scheduled for December 10, 2014. “Prince Vladimir” (project “Borey-A”) was started in the summer of 2012 and the winter of this year, “Sevmash” reported that formed the main body of the ship and started assembling the incoming equipment. On the day of the Navy in Severodvinsk was laid fifth ship of this series – “Prince Oleg” and there are no reasons why this and subsequent “Borei” is not received in time to the fleet. Except one. Dutch experts – government: “Give to the Kremlin that he wants to” Tymoshenko said legitimization DNR and LC Merkel and Yatsenyuk figured out how to ensure energy security of Ukraine’s main weapon “Boreas” – ballistic missiles. And their acceptance into service and series production maturity is far behind the media. ICBM “Bulava” – the so-called main weapon “Boreas”, while showing overt instability at start-up. Her start today with the “Vladimir Monomakh” officially became the twentieth running.
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Following ten years of testing, the official information is that the “Bulava” is the standard weapon and the question is what now regarding combat duty for the first two “Boreas” – “Yuri Dolgoruky” and “Alexander Nevsky”. On the “Alexander Nevsky” there likely is not. The cruiser shot “Bulava” only once in the fall of last year. The rocket went normally, but in the second minute, lost control and fell into the Arctic Ocean. This so angered Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, which obviously must be at least five full-time launches “Mace” to talk about the military continued its formal acceptance into service. With the “Yury Dolgoruky”, perhaps the situation is different. In 2011, he had shot four times successfully “Bulava” and then on the target practice did not emerge. Causes unstable flight “Bulava” is often referred to engineering and industrial problems of the missile. Let me remind you that before the “Bulava” all Soviet \ Russian nuclear missile submarines armed with liquid ICBM development of the state they Makeev Rocket Center, which were made in Zlatoust and Krasnoyarsk. “The Blue”, adopted into service in 2007, and is a basic weapon submarines, for example, Project 667 BDRM “Delfin” is still there and perform. And “Northwind” at the time was to be armed with the new “Makeevskij” complex strategic weapons “Bark.” However, at 75% – oh readiness of the complex, all work on the armament “Boreas” in the late 90-ies of the last century were suddenly transferred “to the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology” (MIT) – developer “land” ICBM “Topol-M”. As a result, “Topol”, as well as its more advanced model – “Yars” fly on the full program, and the “Bulava” – only half. One reason for this may have that “Corporation” MIT “just do not have time to” process “is the number of defense contracts, which had fallen on it in recent years. An update of the “nuclear shield” the Russian state in recent years money has spared. And the “MIT Corporation” principal place in which it is this “shield” “forges” – Votkinsk plant (Udmurtia). Initially, this plant made “Poplars.” Then, in 2006, started production of missiles to “Iskander”. Then added to the production plan production “Yarsov.” Now – and even “Bulava”, as in 2011, the factory was in the “Corporation” MIT. “I’m with the deepest respect for the workers of the plant Votkinsky not doubt their skills, admired the average wage, which is now probably already exceeded 80 thousand rubles a month. But every production there is a limit above which turns them to the instability of the produced products. “Vladimir Monomakh”, which should join the fleet in December this year, the first of otsrelyalsya SSBNs. Now we need to wait for the firings and other submarines. If they are successful, Russia immediately greatly increase the combat power of the striking marine component of the nuclear triad. And the new SSBN pledged recently Sevmash – “Prince Vladimir” and “Prince Oleg” will include the Navy already taken up by missile “Bulava”. On these ships should be taken not to 16, and 20 of these missiles, each of which can carry six to ten hypersonic maneuvering nuclear warheads individual guidance of 100-150 kilotons that can change the trajectory of height and rate. The fourth generation of Russian ballistic missile submarines in the medium term, of course, will be armed with a sufficient number of ICBM “Bulava”. However, the fifth generation SSBN may still be armed with missiles and other developer products. After all, from the standpoint of national security, is simply unthinkable, when the production of two of the three components of the nuclear triad – ICBMs onshore and offshore, is concentrated in one place. One powerful accurate shot.
Secret Intelligence Service
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