Russian nuclear sub test-launches cruise
missile in Barents Sea
Military & Defense July 05, 5:23 UTC+3
The launch was carried out as part of a
scheduled combat training
MURMANSK, July 5. /TASS/. Russia’s Smolensk
nuclear-powered submarine has conducted a successful test launch of a cruise
missile that hit the designated target in the Barents Sea, the Northern Fleet’s
press service said on Wednesday.
"From the underwater position, a Granit missile was
fired against a combined sea-based target at a distance of about 400
kilometers," a fleet spokesperson said. "The target was successfully
hit."
The launch was carried out as part of a scheduled combat
training.
Northern Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov,
the crew "demonstrated high professionalism and naval skills" during
the launch.
The Smolensk is a Project 949A Antey-class submarine
built in 1990. The submarines of this class displace 24,000 tons, have an
underwater speed of 32 knots and a crew of 107. They are armed with 24
launchers of Granit cruise missiles with a range of about 500m km and six
torpedo tubes
Source: tass.com
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