Russia's troubled Bulava missile to be test launched

Subscribe
The 13th test launch of Russia's troubled Bulava ballistic missile will be held in the White Sea on Thursday.

The 13th test launch of Russia's troubled Bulava ballistic missile will be held in the White Sea on Thursday, a source in the administration of the northern Russian town of Severodvinsk said.

The missile will be launched from Russia's Dmitry Donskoy nuclear submarine, the source told RIA Novosti by phone.

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 12 tests.

However, some analysts say that in reality the number of failures is considerably higher, with only one of Bulava's 12 test launches being entirely successful.

MOSCOW, October 7 (RIA Novosti)

Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала