Knyaz Vladimir, Russia's first Borey-A class strategic nuclear-powered submarine, carried out on Friday a successful torpedo test launch against a simulated underwater target during the ongoing sea trials in the White Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 08th November, 2019) Knyaz Vladimir, Russia's first Borey-A class strategic nuclear-powered submarine, carried out on Friday a successful torpedo test launch against a simulated underwater target during the ongoing sea trials in the White Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported."A torpedo without a warhead was launched at a submerged simulated target," the ministry said in a statement.
The submarine performed the first test launch of the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile from a submerged position in the White Sea at the Kura firing range in Kamchatka on October 29, and later conducted a test torpedo firing at a surface target.
The sub is expected to complete sea trials by the end of 2019.
