Yesterday the reasons for the latest unsuccessful launch of the Bulava naval ballistic missile became known. The state commission found that the failure of the Bulava's extendable nozzle was the main reason for the unsuccessful launch. Russian news agencies reported this yesterday, citing sources. Kommersant confirmed this information at the main headquarters of the Navy. “If the reason for the latest failure of the Bulava is a problem with the nozzle, then this is clearly a manufacturing defect, since this unit has been well developed for a long time and has never caused any complaints,” former chief of staff of the strategic missile forces, General Colonel Viktor Esin.

Of the 12 missile launches from the Dmitry Donskoy, seven were unsuccessful, and three more were considered “partially successful.” The reasons for unsuccessful launches were most often cited as technical malfunctions of the first and third stages of the rocket. Previously, military experts, as a result of a series of unsuccessful launches, called for stopping, abandoning sea tests for a while, and returning to “in-depth testing of the missile on ground stands” (see Kommersant, December 11, 2009).

According to RIA Novosti sources, the first test launch of the Bulava naval ballistic missile this year will take place in late August-early September. The launch will be carried out from the nuclear submarine (NPS) Dmitry Donskoy. If all tests end successfully, then a total of three test launches will be carried out before the end of the year. The first two launches will be carried out from the Dmitry Donskoy, the third - from a new standard carrier - the nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky. Ivan Konovalov, Ivan Safronov Jr.

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