Missile launch from the Barents Sea
Russia on Tuesday successfully test-launched a Sineva ballistic missile from the strategic nuclear submarine Yekaterinburg in the Barents Sea.
The missile was launched from underwater position and reached its target on the Kura range on the Kamchatka Peninsula, RIA Novosti reports.
Russia last test-launched Sineva missiles from the Barents Sea in October and August 2010, as BarentsObserver reported.
The R-29RMU Sineva is a submarine-launched ballistic missile. It is identified by NATO as the SS-N-23 Skiff and designed to be launched from Delta IV class submarines. Delta IV submarines can carry up to 16 missiles, while the intercontinental missile is reported to be capable of carrying up to 10 nuclear warheads.
