28 Nov 2014 20:07

Russia successfully test-fires Bulava ballistic missile - ministry

MOSCOW. Nov 28 (Interfax) - A Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully test-fired on Friday, being launched by a submarine from a submerged position in the Barents Sea and reaching its destination in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the Defense Ministry said.

The missile was fired by nuclear submarine Alexander Nevsky of the Northern Fleet. Its warheads hit their targets in the Kura test site in Kamchatka, the ministry said in a statement, citing automatic control data.

The missile was the first Bulava to be fired from a Project 955 Borei submarine. The Alexander Nevsky is the first vessel of the Borei series.