He
did not mention which Borey-class submarine would conduct the upcoming
launches.
Ballistic missile submarines comprise one leg of Russia’s strategic
nuclear triad, along with land-based ICBMs and the bomber force.
The Borey is Russia’s first post-Soviet ballistic missile submarine
class and will form the mainstay of the strategic submarine fleet, replacing
aging Typhoon, Delta-3 and Delta-4 boats.
Russia ultimately expects eight Borey-class subs to enter service by
2020. The third in the class. Three of them have been already handed
over to the Navy. The vessels will be armed with up to 16 Bulava submarine-launched
ballistic missiles, which have range of over 8,000 kilometers. The previous
Bulava launch was conducted in late November 2014 from the Alexander
Nevsky Borey-class submarine. |