Project 955: Borei class SSBN

As of 9.7.15 K-550 is under the missile crane at Severomorsk



Maybe she gets her complement of Bulava missiles

A Stone's Throw Away From Alaska: Russian Sub en Route to Kamchatka Base

Russian Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic submarine Alexander Nevsky is set to join the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet in late September, a senior Navy representative said on Tuesday.

Heightened activity of Russia’s nuclear submarines around the world are due to the necessity to deter security threats aimed at Russia.

Alexander Nevsky, the first nuclear submarine of the Borei-class, started a subglacial passage in mid-August from the Northern Fleet to the Pacific Fleet for permanent combat duty.

It was expected to arrive at its base in the settlement of Rybachiy in Kamchatka during the first ten-day period of September.

However, its arrival was postponed due to complex weather and ice conditions and a number of other reasons.

Another Borei-class submarine, Vladimir Monomakh, is scheduled to arrive in Kamchatka late this year or early next, depending on weather, the official said.

Alexander Nevsky carries 16 Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles with 6-10 nuclear warheads per missile and an effective range of over 5,000 miles.

Russia's first Borei-class submarine, Yury Dolgoruky, was inducted into the Northern Fleet in January 2013.

Russia plans to build eight Borei-class nuclear submarines by 2020.

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Russian Pacific Fleet Prepares For Arrival of New Missile Submarines FAS/Hans M. Kristensen

"Yury Dolgoruky" completed the first long voyage (over 2 months) under the ice of the Arctic
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The laying of the submarine "Emperor Alexander III" will be held on 18 December

MOSCOW, December 14 — RIA Novosti. Ceremony of the seventh nuclear submarine submarine "Emperor Alexander III" for the Navy of Russia will take place on 18 December in Severodvinsk, said the representative of the press service of the defense Ministry on the Navy Igor Dygalo.
Strategic nuclear submarine (project 955 Borey) Alexander Nevsky, archival photo
© Photo: courtesy of JSC "po Sevmash"
National Interest identified the most feared Russian submarine
"The solemn ceremony of the newest submarine project "Borey" "Emperor Alexander III" will take place at the JSC "Sevmash" in Severodvinsk on December 18. The ceremony will be attended by representatives of the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation, the General command of the Navy, command of Northern fleet and white sea naval base, administration of the Arkhangelsk region and the city of Severodvinsk," — said Dygalo.

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I wonder why Alexander III - what say feature of his rule was decisive so Borey will be named after him?

GunshipDemocracy wrote:
I wonder why  Alexander III - what say feature of his rule was decisive so Borey will be named after him?

One of the best if not the best Russian rulers ever?

CDB "Rubin" is working on the modernization of the submarine project "Borey"

SEVERODVINSK, 18 Jul — RIA Novosti. CDB "ruby" is working on the modernization project of the nuclear submarine of strategic purpose "Northwind", similar research is conducted on the draft non-nuclear submarines "Lada", have informed on Friday to journalists the General Director of CDB "Rubin" Igor Vilinet.

"Today, when building the project "Borey-A", of course, the design office conducts relevant studies on the next series, we work closely with the research institutes of the Navy, and in accordance with the cycle of operation of ships planned this work," said Vilinet.
He added that by analogy with the modernization project "Borey" will be improved and non-nuclear submarines of project "Lada".
"Similarly, for non-nuclear fleet is now under-construction project "Lada", and the next a certain number of ships with improved properties will be based on, for example, the project "Lada", — said Vilinet.


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Shoigu inspected the progress of construction pirsovoy areas "Boreas" in Vilyuchinsk

Defense Minister paid special attention to a power station put into operation and the completion of the test-measuring system



Vilyuchinsk 25 January. / TASS /. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday inspected the progress of construction areas based pirsovoy new submarines of Project 955 "Borey" during his working trip to Vilyuchinsk.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu Shoigu arrived with a trip to the troops TSB where to inspect the construction of military facilities Defense Minister paid special attention to a power station put into operation, as well as the completion of the inspection of the complex, equipped with a single in the Russian armed forces station calibration of radiation monitoring equipment.
The peculiarity of these piers is the ability to maintain a full life support submarines, which allows to significantly increase the energy resource of ships.

Terms of readiness

The minister said that the construction of the power supply to receive another submarine missile cruiser of Project 955 "Borey" in Vilyuchinsk should be completed this year.
During the visit the head of the military department has heard reports from the Eastern Military District Command and Spetsstroy, and drew attention to command and builders to the terms of readiness to accept new ships and submarines. "This year should be completed construction of the power supply to receive another submarine missile cruiser of Project 955" Borey "- said Shoigu. At the same time must be willing to social infrastructure for the military, including housing and places in kindergartens and schools.

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Source: Pacific Fleet in the 2020s will have four "Borei"

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Nuclear Missile World Record Attempt

According to Russian media, the Northern Fleet is preparing for the next combat readiness control of its nuclear deterrence forces; a 16-missile salvo launch from submerged position in Arctic waters – a drill that has not been attempted in 25 years.

Two of Russia’s newest strategic nuclear submarines are ready to leave for the Barents Sea. One of them will shortly be launching 16 intercontinental ballistic missiles in one salvo. The Northern Fleet plans to repeat the Soviet military operation “Behemoth”, Izvestiya writes.

The two Borey-class submarines “Yury Dolgoruky” and “Vladimir Monomakh” are ready to conduct the exercise, but only one of them will be launching all of its 16 Bulava missiles in one salvo, the newspaper writes.

The planned launch is not mentioned on official military websites, and news agency TASS wrote last week that the salvo will only consist of two missiles, not 16.

Borey-class submarines are the main element of the naval part of Russia’ nuclear triad. Capable of carrying 16 Bulava missiles, each with six to ten nuclear warheads, they can stay hidden under the Arctic ice cap and reach targets more than 9000 kilometers away.

Russia plans to build a total of eight such submarines. Three are already in active service, and the next four are being tested or are under different stages of construction.

“Yury Dolgoruky” has launched five Bulava missiles since 2011. All the launches have been considered to be a success. “Vladimir Monomakh” has had only one successful launch of the Bulava missile, in September 2014. An attempted two-missile salvo in November 2015 was partly successful, with one of the missiles hitting its target on Kamchatka.

“Behemoth” was an exercise the Soviet Union conducted in 1991. It was viewed as a possible scenario of a nuclear war against the United States and was executed to confirm the possibility and safety of a quick underwater salvo.

On August 6, 1991, the Delta-IV submarine “Novomoskovsk” performed a full salvo underwater launch, launching all 16 SS-N-23 missiles on board. The whole salvo took 3 minutes and 44 seconds, with a 14 second interval between launches. During this time the submarine expelled more than 650 tons of weight. The 1st and the 16th missiles hit their targets at Kura testing range on the Kamchatka peninsula, while the rest were self-destructed in flight, according to Wikipedia. This event is still considered to be a world record, Izvestiya writes.

As previously reported, Russia has been conducting tests with the Bulava missile since 2004. Until 2009, there were 6 failures in 13 flight tests and one failure during ground test, blamed mostly on substandard components. After a failure in December 2009, further tests were put on hold and a probe was conducted to find out the reasons for the failures. Testing was resumed one year later, and of the ten tests that have been conducted since then, only one has failed.

George1 wrote:Source: Pacific Fleet in the 2020s will have four "Borei"

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Hey George, the Borei Class is roughly of the same size as the Ohio Class. So why does the Borei carry just 16 Bulava missiles whereas the Ohio can carry 24 Trident missiles?

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George1 wrote:Source: Pacific Fleet in the 2020s will have four "Borei"

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Hey George, the Borei Class is roughly of the same size as the Ohio Class. So why does the Borei carry just 16 Bulava missiles whereas the Ohio can carry 24 Trident missiles?

https://i.servimg.com/u/f86/19/23/76/64/submar10.jpg

Borei II class will cary 20 as far as i know. The reason is that they were built in different eras and the nuclear warheads they carry, must comply with the most recent START treaty. Even the ohio class ships now carry less than 24 trident missiles due to START restrictions

Upgraded strategic missile "Bulava" will significantly improve the effectiveness of submarine project "Northwind" - general designer
05.16.2016 17:00:50
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Moscow. 16th of May. Interfax-AVN - Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) sea-based "Bulava" in the next two or three years will be upgraded under the nuclear submarine strategic improved Project 955-A, told the general designer of the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology (MIT), Yuri Solomonov.

"In the next two to three years will be released next, a fourth body (nuclear submarine 955-A project" Prince Vladimir ") And in relation to this new generation of submarines and missile system." Bulava "will also be modernized," - said Yu Solomonov.

According to him, it will be a modernization, "which will increase the efficiency of this complex in relation to the possibility of operating as a part of modernized missile cruisers".

He recalled that the "Bulava" was created for 10-12 years. "And came the natural process of updating the design and technical solutions" - said Yu.Solomonov.

At the end of May 2012 the Russian Defense Ministry and defense companies have signed three contracts on upgraded strategic missile submarine 955-A project with power nuclear arms. With CDB for Marine Engineering "Rubin" signed a contract for the design of the head of the modernized "Boreas", now "Sevmash" - for its construction, with the United Shipbuilding Corporation - for the construction of four modernized production "Boreas".

P30 3M30 "Bulava" (RSM-56 - for use in international treaties, SS-NX-30 - according to NATO classification) - Russia's newest three-stage solid-fuel missile, designed for arming prospective nuclear-powered strategic missile project "Northwind".

The missile is capable of carrying multiple independently targetable hypersonic nuclear blocks. "Bulava" will be the basis of a promising group of Russia's strategic nuclear forces to 2040-2045 years

seems that one of the Boreys is back at Sevmash as new image of Severodvinsk shows

Hey George, the Borei Class is roughly of the same size as the Ohio Class. So why does the Borei carry just 16 Bulava missiles whereas the Ohio can carry 24 Trident missiles?

The current international treaty on strategic weapons limits both sides to about 1,200-1,500 warheads each.

If the Borei class had 24 Bulava missiles, that would mean up to 240 warheads per boat, and 24 x 6 = 144 warheads per boat, so assuming 1/3rd of warheads per triad branch that means 400-500 warheads for the Navy... I don't think they will be happy with just 2-3 Boreis.

Having 12-16 tubes means they can have 8 or so Boreis which is a much more sensible distribution of warheads... ie 12 missiles with 6 warheads is 72 warheads per boat, while 16 missiles is 96 missiles per boat. Or 576 warheads for 98 boats at 12 missiles and 6 warheads, and 768 warheads for 16 missiles per boat with 8 boats.

I would think 10 missiles and two S-500s launchers would be an interesting loadout....

GarryB wrote: I would think 10 missiles and two S-500s launchers would be an interesting loadout....

sooner or later AAD missiles will be installed on subs and I am not talking about MANPADs. Now question what will be first? cancellation of START-3 or need to install AAD complexes o Subs

GunshipDemocracy wrote:

GarryB wrote: I would think 10 missiles and two S-500s launchers would be an interesting loadout....

sooner or later AAD missiles will be installed on subs and I am not talking about MANPADs. Now question what will be first? cancellation of START-3 or need to install AAD complexes o Subs

Doesn't make sense to put air deffence onto nuclear subs.

Where is it getting the targeting data underwater?
The airplane is allways in better positin to destroy a sub on the surface than a sub to destroy an airplane.


They put air deffense onto kilos because they has to go to the surface to recharge the batteries.

Regarding the news posted by max steel on the top of this page about the plan to launch a salvo of Bulava missiles a couple of months earlier, has anyone heard of the outcome? I've seen that announcement of the plan as well and so far I've not found anything about how it proceeded yet; no news, video clip - not even a VK group of Russian submarines enthusiasts that I stalk posted anything about it.

Doesn't make sense to put air deffence onto nuclear subs.

S-500 has little to do with air defence... it is practically a mobile ABM system.

On an SSBN it could be used to interfere with the US satellite array to weaken it ahead of an attack...

GarryB wrote:

Doesn't make sense to put air deffence onto nuclear subs.

S-500 has little to do with air defence... it is practically a mobile ABM system.

On an SSBN it could be used to interfere with the US satellite array to weaken it ahead of an attack...

Still, who will provide the targeting data?

For satellites the same channel that sends launch commands to SSBNs could transmit details of problematic satellites that might need to be dealt with.

Of course there are already widely deployed expendable sonarbuoys that can detect or help triangulate a submerged vessel... would not be that hard to develop a floating platform that could be released from submarine that surfaces after 10 minutes or an hour and has a 360 degree IFF system and IIR sensor package on board... any detected enemy anti sub helos would be real serious targets due to the threat they pose... and a medium range missile with Morfeis IIR seeker fitted would be a perfect match as it has lock on after launch capability, so the platform could detect multiple threats and several missiles are launched cued to turn to and acquire those targets after launch... while the sub itself goes deep and leaves the area.

You could even containerise the system and push it off a container ship at sea to be activated by satellite over head when a US carrier group passes through the area...

GarryB wrote:For satellites the same channel that sends launch commands to SSBNs could transmit details of problematic satellites that might need to be dealt with.

Of course there are already widely deployed expendable sonarbuoys that can detect or help triangulate a submerged vessel... would not be that hard to develop a floating platform that could be released from submarine that surfaces after 10 minutes or an hour and has a 360 degree IFF system and IIR sensor package on board... any detected enemy anti sub helos would be real serious targets due to the threat they pose... and a medium range missile with Morfeis IIR seeker fitted would be a perfect match as it has lock on after launch capability, so the platform could detect multiple threats and several missiles are launched cued to turn to and acquire those targets after launch... while the sub itself goes deep and leaves the area.

You could even containerise the system and push it off a container ship at sea to be activated by satellite over head when a US carrier group passes through the area...

No argument about that it is technicaly possible.

However launching SAM from an SSBN compromising it position.
The SAM restricted in its use, you can use it against stationary/known position objects ( satelite), and the cost of carrying platform is extremly high.

If you use mobile / ship platform that cost way less,and doesn't decrease the SSBN capacity.

Russia is quite wide, from its territory/coastline is possible to shoot down practicaly every satelite in 60 minutes time, without the need to go to the deep ocean.