October 7, 201015 yr CV32: I think I heard that sigh of relief from here. From RIA Novosti A test warhead from a Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile successfully hit its target on the Kura test range in Russia's Far East Kamchatka region, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday. The missile was fired from the Dmitry Donskoy submarine in the White Sea. Bulava test launches were put on hold after a failed launch on December 9, 2009, which was caused by a defective engine nozzle. The Bulava (SS-NX-30), a three-stage liquid and solid-propellant submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), has officially suffered seven failures in 13 tests. MOSCOW, October 7 (RIA Novosti)
June 28, 201114 yr Author Another reportedly successful test. Maybe the wrinkles have finally been ironed out?
June 29, 201114 yr Author From Aviation Week's Ares blog [excerpt] Dolgorukiy Successfully Fired Bulava ICBMPosted by M Pyadushkin at 6/29/2011 6:35 AM CDT Russia’s new Bulava ICBM continued trials with another successful launch on June 28 from the White Sea. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that Bulava’s warheads were successfully delivered to the designated area on Kura range in Kamchatka peninsula. It was the first submersible launch from its in-service platform – Borei class SSBN Yuri Dolgoruky, reported the Russian Defense Ministry.
November 16, 201114 yr Author From RIA Novosti [excerpt] 12:15 16/11/2011SEVERODVINSK, November 16 (RIA Novosti) Russia will carry out the last test of the Bulava ballistic missile this year by the end of November, a defense industry source said on Wednesday.
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