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The Defense Ministry has confirmed the launches of two silo-based and sea-based ballistic missiles apiece as part of the snap check drills.
“Missile Forces conducted launches of a RS-12M Topol ballistic missile from the Plesetsk space center and a RS-20V Voyevoda ballistic missile from the Dombarovsky missile site [in central Russia],” the ministry said in a statement.
“Both missiles hit the designated targets at the Kura testing range on the Kamchatka Peninsula,” the statement said.
The Defense Ministry said in a separate statement that Russian strategic submarines – the Delta IV-class Bryansk from the Northern Fleet and the Delta III-class Svyatoy Georgy Pobedonosets from the Pacific Fleet – launched ballistic missiles while submerged in the Barents and the Okhotsk seas.
Zaphod58
They have to train as well. The Russian military until very recently has been in horrendous shape. They have had very few units capable of performing their mission, and have had to turn to the West to buy new equipment from.
NOTIFICATION OF LAUNCH OF AN ICBM OR SLBM
1. ANC(RNC) /SOA YY-xxxx/15
2 . REFERENCE (S) :
3. CONTENT
A. PLANNED DATE OF LAUNCH: DD-MMM-YYYY
B . LAUNCH AREA: (Name)
C. REENTRY VEHICLE IMPACT AREA: (Yes/No)
(If Yes, provide details)
1) DD-MMD, DDD-MMD
2) DD-MMD, DDD-MMD
3) DD-MMD, DDD-MMD
4) DD-MMD, DDD-MMD
- OR -
1) A CIRCLE HAVING A RADIUS OF: XXXX.X KM; AND
2) THE CENTER HAVING COORDINATES: DD-MMD, DDD-MMD
D. SINGLE LAUNCH/MORE THAN ONE LAUNCH:
E. TELEMETRY BROADCAST FREQUENCIES (MHz) (If Applicable)
NOTIFICATION OF VISIT OF A HEAVY BOMBER OF A TYPE SUBJECT TO
THE TREATY TO A SPECIFIC LOCATION OR A GEOGRAPHIC REGION WHEN
VISIT EXCEEDS 24 HOURS
1. ANC(RNC)/SOA
2 . REFERENCE ( S ) :
3. CONTENT
A. HEAVY BOMBER TYPE, CATEGORY (AND VARIANT, IF
APPLICABLE) :
B. NUMBER OF HEAVY BOMBERS: XXXX
C . UNIQUE IDENTIFIER (S)
1) XXX
2) XXX
D. DATE AND TIME OF ARRIVAL: DD-MMM-YYYY HH:MM
E. FACILITY AT WHICH BASED: (Name/Coordinates)
F. LOCATION OR GEOGRAPHIC REGION VISITING:
(Name/Coordinates or Geographic Region)
4. REMARKS:
5. END OF ANC(RNC)/SOA YY-XXXX/II
03.06.2013
Heavy aircraft carrying cruiser (TAVKR) "Admiral Kuznetsov" at the end of the year will go to the Mediterranean, where he joined the permanent operational connection of the Russian Navy. The journalists said Navy Commander Admiral Viktor Chirkov.
By this time, to be completed scheduled maintenance cruiser. It is planned that the ship will be released in the long march to perform a number of tasks within the group of Navy ships. In particular, a number of problems for a long voyage on board the cruiser will perform marine pilots of the Northern Fleet.
"Admiral Kuznetsov" is going to make a long-distance ocean hike
HUMBLEONE
Is today his birthday maybe? I mean if I were the uber-macho leader of an uber-macho nation of vodka officianadoes, I'd play with some of my toys on my birthday too! Not his birthday?
Well, he's Putin goddammitt and he will kick your ass if you mess with him...a KGB colonel for christ sakes!edit on 31-10-2013 by HUMBLEONE because: slippe on that lay-lo man. Dass it.
Zaphod58
They have to train as well. The Russian military until very recently has been in horrendous shape. They have had very few units capable of performing their mission, and have had to turn to the West to buy new equipment from.