Russia Test-Fires Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile

A Russian submarine test-fired a ballistic missile last week, Russia’s Defense and Security reported (see GSN, Dec. 12).

During the Dec. 26 test, the Russian submarine Yekaterinburg fired a missile successfully toward a target range in Kamchatka, according to Capt. Igor Dygalo, assistant commander for the Northern Fleet (Defense and Security, Dec. 29).

According to the Bellona Foundation, the Yekaterinburg is a Delta IV ballistic missile submarine which completed significant repairs in 2002 (Bellona Foundation, Dec. 27)

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