RSM-56 Bulava
| RSM-56 Bulava | |
|---|---|
Bulava launched from submarine Yuri Dolgoruky on 28 October 2011 | |
| Type | SLBM |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2018–present |
| Used by | Russian Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology |
| Manufacturer | Votkinsk Plant State Production Association |
| Unit cost | $32.2 million (2012) |
| Produced | 2011 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 36.8 t (36.2 long tons; 40.6 short tons) |
| Length | 11.5 m (38 ft) (without warhead) 12.1 m (40 ft) (launch container) |
| Diameter | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) (missile) 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) (launch container) |
| Warhead | 6-10 × 100-150 kt MIRVs |
| Engine | Three stage solid and liquid head stage |
| Payload capacity | 1150 kg |
| Propellant | Solid propellant and liquid fuel |
Operational range | 8,300 km ≥ 9,300, 10,000km |
Guidance system | Inertial guidance, possibly with Astro-inertial guidance and/or GLONASS update |
| Accuracy | 250-300 m CEP |
Launch platform | Borei-class submarines Typhoon-class submarine Dmitri Donskoi (as a testbed) |
The RSM-56 Bulava (Russian: Булава, lit. "mace", NATO reporting names SS-N-30 / SS-NX-32, GRAU index 3M30, 3K30) is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) developed for the Russian Navy and deployed in 2019 on the new Borei class of ballistic missile nuclear submarines. It is intended to serve as a crucial component of Russia's nuclear triad. The weapon takes its name from bulava, a Russian word for mace.
Designed by Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology, development of the missile was launched in the late 1990s as a replacement for the R-39 Rif solid-fuel SLBM. The Project 955/955A Borei-class submarines carry 16 missiles per vessel.
A source in the Russian defense industry told TASS on June 29, 2018, that the D-30 missile system with the R-30 Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile had been accepted for service in the Russian Navy after its successful four-missile salvo launch tests in 2018.