Defense News - Russia |
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Wednesday,
April 27, 2011, 09:53 AM |
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Russia has successfully test-fired RSM-24 Sineva ballistic
missile from Delta-IV class submarine. |
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Russia
has successfully test-fired the RSM-24 Sineva (Skiff SS-N-23)
submarine-launched ballistic missile from a Delta-IV class
submarine, a defense ministry spokesman said. The missile,
lauched from the Yekaterinburg submarine, hit the designated
target on time, the source said.
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Delta-IV
class submarine Russian Navy Force (Archive image) |
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The
last Sineva test launch was held in October 2010.
The
Russian Navy has seven Delta-IV class submarines in service.
They are all deployed in the Northern Fleet.
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The
RSM-54 Sineva (NATO codename SS-N-23 Skiff) is a third-generation
liquid-propellant submarine-launched ballistic missile that
entered service with the Russian Navy in July 2007. It has
a maximum range of over 10,000 km and can carry four to
10 nuclear warheads, depending on the modification. |
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