R-29R Missiles with MIRV Warheads Retired from Russian Navy Service

The 50-year operational history of the D-9R complex on Project 667BDR submarines has come to an end

The 50-year history of the creation, testing, and operation by the Navy (VMF) of the USSR and Russia of the world's first D-9R missile system with R-29R ballistic missiles equipped with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV) warheads came to an end in late June.

This armament equipped the Project 667BDR nuclear missile submarines, code-named "Dolphin."

The D-9R complex is a Soviet missile system for arming submarines. It was developed on the basis of the previous D-9 complex, but with the use of more advanced technologies, including a multiple warhead with individual guidance units and increased firing accuracy. The complex included R-29R ballistic missiles.

Work on the creation of the D-9R complex began in 1973, and it was adopted into service in 1976. The R-29R missile is a two-stage, liquid-fueled missile with the possibility of a multiple warhead.

Earlier www1.ru reported that the flagship of the Navy, the cruiser "Admiral Kuznetsov," may be scrapped.

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