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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Two More Bulava SLBM Launches Scheduled This Year: Russian Northern Fleet Source

RFS Alexander NevskyRussia plans to test-fire two more Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) later this year, a source in Russia’s Northern Fleet told RIA Novosti Wednesday.

“Two more Bulava launches are scheduled to take place from two nuclear-powered Borey-class submarines, the Yury Dolgoruky and the Alexander Nevsky,” the source said.

Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that a Bulava SLBM had been test-fired from northwestern Russia and hit a simulated target in Far East. The missile was launched from the Vladimir Monomakh nuclear-powered submarine from a location off northwest Russia’s White Sea.

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