On Wednesday, the “Tula” nuclear submarine of the Northern Fleet successfully completed combat training launch of the “Sineva” intercontinental missile, said the Russian Defense Ministry.
The firing with the sea-based ballistic missile was performed from the underwater position. According to telemetry data, missile warheads arrived at the appointed time on the Kura test site (Kamchatka).
“As part of the reliability test of the naval strategic nuclear forces …”Tula”… made a launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile “Sineva” from the Barents Sea at the Kura test site,” – a statement said.
The “Tula” is a nuclear ballistic missile submarine, which is part of the Northern Fleet. The submarine was built in 1987 and has recently underwent modernization at the “Zvezdochka” enterprise (Severodvinsk).
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