Underwater rocket "Tula" launched a ballistic missile

Nuclear submarine rocket "Tula" carried out a successful launch of a ballistic missile Sineva from the waters of the Barents Sea in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, RIA Novosti. According to Assistant glavkoma Russia Navy Igor Dygalo, shooting for the first time in history, the Navy has not been on the polygon "Kura" in Kamchatka.

Start Sinevy "of the underwater situation has been made in the tactical exercises" Dvina "forces of the Northern Fleet, which carried out the Northern Fleet exercises in the framework of the Stability-2008. The test was conducted to verify the readiness of the marine strategic nuclear forces.

Nuclear submarine rocket "Tula", carried out missile launching, is a submarine project 667BDRM ( "Dolphin"). At the submarine is armed with 16 RSM-54 missiles, "Sineva."

Three intercontinental ballistic missile third generation RSM-54 Sineva "was accepted into service in 1986. Start missiles can be carried out with a depth of 55 meters. With a maximum flight range up to 8300 kilometers, rejecting missiles Sineva of the designated purpose is about 500 meters.