The R-30 "Bulava" sea-based intercontinental ballistic missile (NATO classification SS-N-32) has been adopted by the Russian Armed Forces, according to Yuri Solomonov, General Designer of the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology (developer of the land-based "Topol-M" missile).
On May 7, 2024, a decree was signed to adopt the "Bulava" missile system.
In November 2023, the strategic missile submarine "Emperor Alexander III" (built by specialists of JSC "PO "Sevmash") conducted a test launch of the "Bulava." The maneuvers took place in the White Sea, and the missile was launched at the Kura missile range.
The carriers of the "Bulava" ICBM are Project 955 "Borei" submarines. The missile has three stages with six hypersonic individually guided warheads. The ICBM is produced by the Votkinsk plant in Udmurtia.
Features of the R-30 "Bulava" ICBM:
- can carry nuclear warheads
- low-altitude flight profile
- flight range is 8,000 km
- launch weight — 36.8 tons
- control system — inertial
- length in the launch container — 12.1 m
- length without the warhead — 11.5 m
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