popular mechanics evaluated the launch of four russian missiles " bulava»
american media drew attention to the launch of bulava missiles from the russian submarine vladimir monomakh a few days earlier, presenting it as a"preview of the end of civilization." this launch was made from the sea of okhotsk at a landfill in the arkhangelsk region.
The multiple launch of Bulava missiles, which was carried out from the Russian submarine Vladimir Monomakh from the Sea of Okhotsk, is a "preview of the end of civilization," writes the American magazine Popular Mechanics.
According to the authors of the material, released from the Sea of Okhotsk "Mace", can reach most of the United States west of the Mississippi. At the same time, the missiles that were launched from the White Sea are able to reach the US territory to the east of this zone.
as indicated in the department, the salvo launch was performed from an underwater position. the missiles were aimed at the chizha test site in the arkhangelsk region. The launch range of the projectile was more than 5.5 thousand km.
The military department stressed that the flight of ballistic missiles took place in normal mode. "according to the confirmed data of objective control, the missile warheads successfully arrived in the specified area of the chizh battle field," the military said.
During the preparation and conduct of the salvo missile firing, as noted in the military Department, the crew of the cruiser " showed high professionalism and naval training."
The publication believes that half of the 12 tests of this weapon, which were conducted from 2003 to 2009, as indicated in the material, did not end with success, but all ten tests from 2018 were successful.
The Bulava is Russia's newest three-stage solid-fuel rocket. It is designed to arm the nuclear-powered submarine missile carriers of Project 955 "Borey", which include" Prince Vladimir "and"Vladimir Monomakh".
The R-30 Bulava-30 ICBM was developed at the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering. Tests of the weapon started in 2004. Of the 33 missile launches from nuclear submarines (NPS), including the last one, seven were unsuccessful, and two were partially unsuccessful.
the carrier of this weapon - the strategic missile submarine "vladimir monomakh" - is a fourth-generation nuclear submarine. on 14 november 2015, her crew fired two bulava ballistic missiles from a submerged position. the launch was carried out from the white sea at the kura test site in kamchatka.
The ship of project 955A K-549 "Prince Vladimir", which is also capable of carrying the" Bulava", was laid on the" Sevmash " in Severodvinsk in March 2006. The strategic submarine was developed by the central design Bureau of marine technology "Rubin". It carries 16 R-30 Bulava-30 missiles. This submarine is characterized by low noise, increased maneuverability and an improved weapon control system.
Currently, the Russian Navy has three submarines of Project 955 (K-535 "Yuri Dolgoruky", K-550 "Alexander Nevsky" and K-551 "Vladimir Monomakh") and one submarine of Project 955A (K-549"Prince Vladimir").
At the end of August last year, military expert Dmitry Boltenkov wrote in Izvestia that Project 955 Borey submarines usually launch R-30 Bulava-30 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) from the Barents and White Seas. As he drew attention, this may indicate insufficient development or unavailability of some elements of the Borey - Bulava system.
"However, this is not surprising: this system belongs to the fourth generation of naval strategic systems," he stressed.
The expert noted that it is difficult to name a more complex weapon system than a bunch of "nuclear submarine and ballistic missile".
"In particular, first we need to try to find a wormwood for the launch of the rocket. So such firing is a test of the readiness of the entire system of naval strategic forces as a whole," he explained.
Kristina sizova