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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Russia to conduct test launch of Bulava missile in November

RFS Yuri DolgorukiRussia will carry out the last test of the Bulava ballistic missile this year by the end of November, a defense industry source said on Wednesday.

“It will be a salvo launch from the Yury Dolgoruky strategic submarine, and it will involve at least two missiles,” the source said.

The planned test is the fourth this year and the 18th overall. Despite several previous failures, officially blamed on manufacturing faults, the Russian military has insisted that the Bulava will be the main armament of the next generation of strategic submarines.

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