The Russian Navy received the nuclear submarine “Emperor Alexander III”, which will be armed with intercontinental ballistic missiles “Bulava”

Russian media report that the Emperor Alexander III strategic missile cruiser has joined the fleet. The submarine is the seventh vessel of the 955A project.

“Emperor Alexander III is a nuclear submarine that was laid down in 2015 and launched seven years later. The submarine is 170 meters long, 13.5 meters wide and has a displacement of 24,000 tons.

The cruiser is part of the nuclear triad. It will be armed with Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles (SS-NX-30 in NATO classification). The maximum launch range is 9300 km.

An intercontinental ballistic missile can be equipped with 6-10 warheads. According to open sources, the nuclear charge will have a yield of 100 to 150 kilotons.

Source gagadget
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