R-39UTTH Bark
[UTTH means "Improved tactical and technical characteristics"], NATO reporting name SS-NX-28, was a Russian
submarine-launched ballistic missile
A submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is a ballistic missile capable of being launched from Ballistic missile submarine, submarines. Modern variants usually deliver multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs), each of which ...
. The missile was an upgraded version of the
R-39 missile that was designed for the
Typhoon class. The new missile was to be carried by the new Russian nuclear submarines of the
Borei class. The third test launch of a prototype R-39M on 25 November 1998 resulted in a catastrophic failure of the SLBM's booster. The missile exploded roughly 200 meters after take-off from its ground-based launch facility. Having failed its first three test firings the project was ordered abandoned by the
Russian Security Council. The missile was later replaced by the
Bulava and
Layner missile systems.
See also
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RSM-56 Bulava
The RSM-56 Bulava (, " 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 of ballistic missile nuclear submari ...
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UGM-133 Trident II
The UGM-133A Trident II, or Trident D5 is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), built by Lockheed Martin Space in Sunnyvale, California, and deployed with the United States Navy and Royal Navy. It was first deployed in March 1990, an ...
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M51
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JL-3
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Pukguksong-6
References
External links
FAS.org-R39MБаллистическая ракета подводных лодок Р-39 (РСМ-52) , Военный портал
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Submarine-launched ballistic missiles of Russia
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