Intercontinental ballistic missile Bulava RSM-56 will equip Russian armed forces in 2012 2103122
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 07:42 AM | |||
Intercontinental ballistic missile Bulava RSM-56 will equip Russian armed forces in October 2012. | |||
The intercontinental ballistic missile Bulava RSM-56 3M30 (NATO reporting name SS-NX-30) will equip the Russian armed forces in October 2012, announced Tuesday, March 21, 2012, the Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. | |||
Firing test of Russian intercontinental ballistic missile Bulava RSM-56 3M30. (Archive image) | |||
"The firing tests of intercontinental Bulava RSM-56 3M30 missiles have been completed successfully. The missile must be adopted by the Russian Armed Forces in October 2012," said the minister. A series of test launches for the Bulava intercontinental missile are planned for the summer, a source at the Russian Navy said on Tuesday, March 21, 2012. Russia successfully test launched two Bulava missiles on December 23, 2011. | |||