Navy takes control over Bulava
The Navy will from now on take the full control over the production of the Bulava intercontinental missile, Chief Navy Commander Vladimir Vysotskii confirms.
Talking to journalists last week, the Navy Commander stressed that the Navy from now on will take the full control over the production of the “Bulava”.
-The Navy must take control over the whole process, from the beginning to the end of the production line, Vysotskii said, Interfax reports. –The assembly [off the missile], down to screws and bolts, is now the ceaseless work of military representatives, he added.
Vysotskii also told the journalists that the reason for the failed test launch of a Bulava missile on 9 December last week will be announced on 20 May. Investigators have tried to find the reason for the failed launch made from the sub “Dmitry Donskoy”. The launch was made from the Barents Sea and created a remarkable light pattern over major parts of northern Norway.
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The Bulava missiles have become a headache and money-drain for Russian authorities. Of 12 test launches, only five are considered successful.
When fully developed and tested, however, the Bulava missile will be the Russian military’s most advanced weapon. It will be placed on the country’s latest nuclear-powered submarines of the “Borey”-class.
