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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Nuclear-powered sub "Yuri Dolgoruki" to join Russian Navy

RFS Yuri DolgorukiThe new nuclear-powered Borei class submarine “Yuri Dolgorukii” will join the Russian Navy next month, Vice-Admiral Viktor Chirkov told the RIA Novosti news agency in St. Petersburg, adding that Russian submarines have already been equipped with the sea-based ballistic “Bulava” missile de facto.

The intercontinental “Bulava” missile has a range of 8,000 kilometres, and its weight is about 37 tons.

The “Bulava” missile can carry 6 to 8 hypersonic nuclear multiple re-entry vehicles.

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