Next Bulava launch slated for end of December
Russia’s new submarine-launched ballistic missile will be test-launched in the end of December. The launch was planned to take place yesterday.
Yesterday’splanned launch of Russia’s troubled missile has been postponed until the end of the year, RIA Novosti reports. This is the second time the launch has been postponed. The last test-launch of Bulava took place on July 15 2009 and became the sixth failed launch out of 12.
- Because of the need for coordination of several questions – including technical questions, between the producers and the Russian Ministry of Defence, the test-launch will only be conducted at the end of the year, a source told RIA Novosti.
The Bulava missile is designed for the “Borei” class submarines, the fourth generation nuclear subs, the first of which are now being tested in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast. The vessel “Yury Dolgoruky” will be the flagship in the Russian submarine fleet. Another two vessels of the kind is under construction in the yard.
