Navy Readies Launching Ceremony For New Ballistic-Missile Sub, Knyaz Vladimir
November 16 2017
The Russian navy is set to launch its fourth Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine, reports Interfax-AVN.
The Knyaz Vladimir, the first boat built to the updated Borei-A design, is scheduled to be put into the water at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk on Nov. 17.
Following launch, the sub will undertake factory and state sea trials, said a navy spokesman.
Borei-class submarines are armed with Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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