MOSCOW, December 25 (Itar-Tass) - Nuclear submarine Tula of the Russian North Fleet has performed a combat training launch of the RSM-55 intercontinental ballistic missile, North Fleet’s press service told Itar-Tass.
“The missile was launched from a submerged position when the submarine was in the Barents Sea and its warhead arrived at a destination point at Kura testing range in Kamchatka on time,” an official at the press service said.
The submarine Tula performed a similar task December 17, when an RSM-54 missiles, the brainchild and product of the Makeyev State Missile Center, successfully hit targets on Kamchatka.
RSM-54’s were commissioned for combat duty 18 years ago. At this moment, their replacement for Sineva missiles is underway.
“July 9, 2007, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on adding the Sinevas to the tables of naval equipment,” a source at the Makeyev Center said.
“The Sineva compound has a big enough and durable technological potential, which will help us to react promptly to defense challenges of the 21st century through to 2030,” the source said.
The submarine Tula falls into the family of Delfin 667BDRM submerging ships /Delta IV submarines under NATO classification/. Each ship of the family is equipped with 16 missiles.
A total of seven subs of this class have been built since 1981.
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MOSCOW, December 25 (Itar-Tass) - Russia test-launched a new multiple-reentry ballistic missile (RS-24) from the Plesetsk cosmodrome on Tuesday, spokesman for the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) Alexander Vovk told Itar-Tass.
"The missile was launched from the northern cosmodrome at 16:10, Moscow time," Col Vovk said.
"The main objective of the launch was to obtain experimental data confirming the validity of the scientific and technological solutions in developing intercontinental ballistic missiles, check the efficiency and determine performance characteristics of its systems and units, as well as confirm the effectiveness of safety measures," the spokesman said.
"Adding the RS-24 missile to the arsenal will enhance the combat efficiency of the RVSN group in overcoming missile defense systems and strengthening Russia's nuclear deterrent potential," military officials said.
"These missiles will replace the ageing multiple warhead RS-18 and RS-20 systems as their service life will expire. In 2008, together with the single-warhead RS-12M2 Topol M, RS-24 will make up the backbone of the RVSN. It will be capable of providing reliable security of the country and its allies until the middle of the 21st century," the RVSN's press serviced said.
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