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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Russia to resume Bulava tests

Bulava missile test launchRussia plans to resume testing of the submarine-launched ballistic missile Bulava this summer. The country’s two newest strategic nuclear-powered submarines will start trials as soon as the ice conditions in the White Sea will allow.

The two strategic Borey class nuclear-powered submarines “Vladimir Monomakh” and “Alexander Nevsky” will conduct four single launches of the Bulava missiles this summer. The test will be conducted from the usual exercise area in the White Sea to the Kura test site in Russia’s far-eastern Kamchatka territory, ITAR-TASS reports.

“Alexander Nevsky” fired its first test missile in September 2013.

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