Russia has announced that it test-fired a Bulava Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) from the nuclear-powered strategic submarine Generalissimo Suvorov while submerged…
The K-553 Generalissimo Suvorov is one of the Russian Navy’s Borei-A-class strategic nuclear submarines.
The submarine’s RSM-56 Bulava is a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology and designed for submarine-launched operations.
Borei-class nuclear submarines carry 16 Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles, each capable of delivering multiple nuclear warheads independently targeted at separate targets.
The solid-fuel Bulava missiles can be launched while the submarine remains submerged, allowing strategic forces to operate without revealing their position.
Borei-A-class submarines are replacing the Soviet-era Delta-class strategic submarines and form a key component of the Russian Navy’s sea-based nuclear deterrent…