Ballistic missiles from Sineva and Bulava submarines all have a range of over 10,000 km. Submarines carrying many nuclear warheads can flat...
Ballistic missiles from Sineva and Bulava submarines all have a range of over 10,000 km. Submarines carrying many nuclear warheads can flatten a small country.
The Russian Defense Ministry said the Tula strategic nuclear submarines (Delta IV class) and Yuri Dolgoruky (Borei class) successfully fired two submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) on August 24 in the area. Kamchatka and Arkhangelsk areas. This is part of a periodic plan for combat readiness training. Photo: TASS.
Strategic nuclear submarine Tula launches R-29RMU Sineva ballistic missiles. It is also the main SLBM of the Delta III / IV class strategic nuclear submarine. The missile was launched from the Arctic Ocean into the Kura area of Kamchatka. Photo: Armybase.
R-29RMU Sineva is a 3-stage liquid fuel ballistic missile. 14.8 m long, 1.9 m diameter, 40 tons in weight. The missile was put into service in the Russian navy since 2007, scheduled to serve until 2030. Photo: Military Today.
Sineva can carry 4-10 nuclear warheads with 100-500 kT explosives. The range is from 8,300 to 12,000 km depending on the warhead load. The missile is guided to the target by inertia and Russia's GLONASS satellite navigation system. Photo: Military Today.
Each Delta IV submarine carries 16 Sineva missiles while in theory each vessel can carry up to 160 nuclear warheads with an explosive yield of 100 kt / warhead. With the tremendous destructive power of a nuclear warhead, 160 warheads were enough to flatten a nation. Photo: Military Today.
Meanwhile, strategic nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky launched Bulava ballistic missiles from the Barents Sea into the area of Chizha, Arkhangelsk. This is a remote, uninhabited remote area frequently used by Russia in intercontinental ballistic tests. Photo: Naval News.
RSM-56 Bulava is a ballistic missile launched from the latest Russian submarine. It was developed in parallel with the Borei class strategic nuclear submarine program. Bulava is Russia's first solid fuel SLBM. Photo: Military Today.
Bulava's development and testing process is difficult. As of 2017, 27 test cases have been performed but up to 12 times failed. However, the technical problems of missiles have gradually been overcome, the trials from 2015 onwards were successful. Photo: Military Today.
Bulava missile is 12.1 m long, 2.1 m in diameter and 36.8 tons in weight. The missile can carry 6-10 nuclear warheads with 150 kT explosive yield per warhead. Bulava has a range of about 10,000 km, the target deviation radius is only about 350 m. Photo: Military Today.
Each Borei-class strategic nuclear submarine can carry 16 Bulava missiles. Thus, each ship can carry up to 160 nuclear warheads. Borei submarines are also being upgraded to carry 20 Bulava missiles. Photo: Military Today.
The Borei-class strategic nuclear submarine with Bulava missile will be the pillar of Russia's maritime nuclear deterrence power in the future. Photo: Russian Navy.
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