R-30 Bulava
R-30 Bulava
Basic data
Function	SLBM
Manufacturer	Russian Navy
Entered service	Submarine
General characteristics
Engine	3 Stage Solid-Solid-Liquid fuel
Launch mass	36.8 metric tons
Length	11.5 m (without warhead), 12,1 m (launch container)
Diameter	2 m (missile), 2.1 m (launch container)
Speed	hypersonic
Range	8,000 kilometers
Flying altitude	Quasiballistic
Warhead	10 combat blocks, total up to 1150 kg
Guidance	GLONASS
Launch platform	pr.955 submarines

The 'Bulava' (Russian: «Булава», “the mace”) is a Submarine-launched ballistic missile under development in Russia. The Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology is chiefly responsible for the missile's design. Image File history File links Bulava_Missile_Sublaunch. ... French M45 SLBM and M51 SLBM Submarine-launched ballistic missiles or SLBMs are ballistic missiles delivering nuclear weapons that are launched from submarines. ... Russian Navy Jack Russian Navy Ensign The Naval Cathedral in St Petersburg is the main church of the Russian Navy. ... German UC-1 class World War I submarine A model of Gunter Priens Unterseeboot 47 (U-47), German WWII Type VII diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine Inside of the Argonaute, showing the typical obstructed, tiny space of a post-WWII diesel attack submarine. ... In aerodynamics, hypersonic speeds are speeds that are highly supersonic. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A warhead is an explosive device used in military conflicts, used to destroy enemy vehicles or buildings. ... GLONASS GLONASS (Russian ГЛОНАСС; ГЛОбальная НАвигационная Спутниковая Система; Globalnaya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema. ... The Borei class is a nuclear-powered ballistic missile-carrying submarine currently in development by Russia. ... French M45 SLBM and M51 SLBM Submarine-launched ballistic missiles or SLBMs are ballistic missiles delivering nuclear weapons that are launched from submarines. ...

The Bulava carries the NATO reporting name SS-NX-30 and has been assigned the GRAU index 3M30. In international treaties, the common designation RSM-56 is used. NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation[1] (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ... NATO reporting names were code names for Soviet and Chinese military equipment. ... Main Agency of Missiles and Artillery of the Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union (Главное ракетно-артиллерийское управление МО РФ, ГРАУ) is a department of Soviet/Russian Ministry of Defense which is subordinated to the Chief of Armament and Munition of the Armed Forces, vice-minister of defense (начальник вооружения ВС РФ - заместитель Министра обороны РФ). In particular, the GRAU is responsible for assignment...

The Bulava design is based on the SS-27 (Topol M), but is both lighter and more sophisticated. The two missiles are expected to have comparable ranges, and similar CEP and warhead configurations. The RT-2UTTH Topol-M is the most recent intercontinental ballistic missile to be deployed by Russia, and the first to be developed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. ... In the military science of ballistics, Circular Error Probability or circular error probable (CEP) is a simple measure of a weapon systems precision. ... A warhead is an explosive device used in military conflicts, used to destroy enemy vehicles or buildings. ...

Bulava Missile variants.

According to the Russian military, the Bulava possesses advanced defense capabilities making it nearly impervious to existing missile-defense systems. Among its claimed abilities are: evasive maneuvering, mid-course countermeasures and decoys, and a warhead fully shielded against both physical and EMP damage. The Bulava is allegedly capable of surviving a nuclear blast at a minimum distance of 500 meters. Image File history File links Bulava. ... Image File history File links Bulava. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Military of Russia | Russia-related stubs ... A decoy is usually a person, device or event meant as a distraction to conceal what an individual or a group might be looking for. ... A warhead is an explosive device used in military conflicts, used to destroy enemy vehicles or buildings. ... EMP has several meanings: EMP is an abbreviation for the term Electromagnetic pulse in telecommunications and warfare fields. ...

The current version of the Bulava is able to carry up to six MIRV warheads, future variants are expected to carry a maximum of ten. A full-capacity payload requires the forfeiture of all final stage countermeasures and of some shielding. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A countermeasure is a system (usually for a military application) designed to prevent weapons from acquiring and/or destroying a target. ...

The missile completed the first stage launch-tests at the end of 2004. It was scheduled for completion in 2006; however, tests launches failed. The first test launch conducted on September 27, 2005, from the Dmitry Donskoi, a Typhoon class ballistic missile submarine, ended in failure.[1] A second test from the same submarine also failed on October 25 when the rocket veered off-course.[2] The first boats to carry the Bulava will be the forthcoming Borei-class submarines, which will be outfitted with sixteen missiles each (the first submarine of the class will have twelve launchers only). The first three boats of this class will be deployed in 2010 (total of 5 were planned for 2015 [3]). A land-based variant is also expected. September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Typhoon class submarines are a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s. ... The Typhoon-class submarine is a ballistic missile-carrying, nuclear-powered submarine (SSBN) deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s. ... SSBN is the United States Navy Hull classification symbol for a fleet ballistic missile submarine. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Borei class is a nuclear-powered ballistic missile-carrying submarine currently in development by Russia. ...

Operator

•  Russia: The Russian Navy is scheduled to be the sole operator of the Bulava.

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The Name

Bulava is a Russian word for a ceremonial type of mace, better known by its Polish spelling, Bulawa. Assorted maces For its symbolical derivative, see ceremonial mace. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

External links

• MissileThreat.com - a website collecting missile related news articles, primarily with an American view of events
• Russia's Bulava undergoes fast-track test programme May 2006
• www.dtig.org Technical data of the Bulava Missile (pdf)
• Technical data published