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Friday, December 06, 2013

Abortive launch of Russia's Bulava missile caused by engine nozzle deployment mechanism

Bulava test launchThe abortive launch of Russia's newest Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the Borei-Class Alexander Nevsky nuclear submarine in September was caused by a defect in the mechanism that extends the nozzle from the missile's body - retractable rods, a source in the defence industry said.

"This is the second abortive Bulava launch caused by this defect. The first such incident occurred on December 9, 2009 when a Bulava missile was fired from the submarine Dmitry Donskoi, which was watched by residents of Norway.

The incident occurred back then because the retractable rods were made not from titanium as they should have been but from steel," the source said. "As a result, the nozzle did not come out and the launch failed," he added.

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