Submarine Gets Ready For Bulava Tests
October 29 2009
A Russian strategic nuclear submarine is preparing for more tests of the troubled Bulava ballistic missile, RIA Novosti reports.
The Dmitry Donskoy sub left the base in Severodvinsk on Monday and returned Wednesday after a short test run to examine the launch equipment, said a base official.
The date of the next test of the sea-launched missile has not been announced.
The Bulava has officially failed six of 11 recent tests. In the last test on July 15, a defective steering...
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