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Russian Conducts Successful SLBM Test The Russian submarine Podolsk yesterday successfully tested a sea-launched ballistic missile, according to the Russian military (see GSN, Aug. 11). The missile, fired off Russia’s eastern coast, traveled about 6,000 kilometers and successfully hit a designated target on the Chizha range in northern Russia, the Russian Navy said in a statement. The Podolsk is a Delta 3 class submarine and is armed with 16 R-29R SLBMs equipped with multiple warheads, according to the Associated Press (Associated Press/Moscow Times, Sept. 3). The R-29R, also known as the SS-N-18, can carry between three and seven warheads and has a range of 6,500 to 8,000 kilometers depending on the number of warheads it carries, according to a Federation of American Scientists fact sheet (Mike Nartker, Global Security Newswire). Meanwhile, Russian naval chief Adm. Vladimir Kuroyedov said last week that planned new nuclear submarines would be smaller than their Soviet-era counterparts, according to the Associated Press. New Russian nuclear submarines will have a maximum displacement of 12,000 metric tons, Kuroyedov said. In comparison, a Russian Typhoon-class ballistic missile submarine has a displacement of about 25,000 metric tons, AP reported. “We won’t build giant submarines any more,” Kuroyedov said (Associated Press, Aug. 25).
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