Russian nuclear submarine test-fires missile

September 4th, 2009 VLADIVOSTOK - A crew of Indian submariners will take part in sea trials in mid-September of the Russian nuclear submarine which is to be leased to the Indian Navy by the end of 2009, a source said Friday. Russia's Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, damaged in a fatal accident during tests last November, resumed sea trials July 10 in the Sea of Japan after extensive repairs that cost an estimated 1.9 billion roubles ($60 million).

August 3rd, 2009 MOSCOW - Russia's latest Borey class nuclear submarine, the Yury Dolgoruky, will undergo at least six more sea trials before it is inducted into the Russian Navy, officials said Monday. The submarine, to be armed with the new Bulava sea-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM), successfully completed its first round of sea trials in the White Sea July 10.

July 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Monday called the launching of India's first nuclear-powered submarine a "destabilising step" that could trigger an arms race in the region, a media report said. The induction of INS Arihant is "a destabilising step which will jeopardise the security paradigm of the entire Indian Ocean region", Pakistani Navy spokesman Captain Asif Majeed Butt was quoted as saying by Dawn News.

July 26th, 2009 SEVASTOPOL - The Russian Navy is developing a concept of building a balanced nuclear missile force by 2050, the Russian Navy commander said Sunday. "In our understanding, it is important to know exactly what the navy should be by the year 2050, proceeding from two things: it must be a balanced nuclear missile force and, secondly, it must comply with the state's national interests and economic possibilities," Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky said on the occasion of Russia's Navy Day celebrated Sunday.

July 26th, 2009 VISAKHAPATNAM - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will launch the country's first indigenously designed and built nuclear-powered attack submarine - INS Arihant, here Sunday. The submarine will be commissioned in the Indian Navy after extensive outfitting and sea trials.

July 16th, 2009 Reports: test of Russian missile Bulava failsMOSCOW — News agencies says Russia's latest test of the advanced ballistic missile Bulava has failed, with the missile self-destructing. It's the sixth failure in 10 test launches for the Bulava — a major setback for Russia's efforts to upgrade its aging missile arsenal.

July 16th, 2009 Test of Russian ballistic missile failsMOSCOW — Russia's latest test of its advanced submarine-launched ballistic missile Bulava has failed, with the missile self-destructing, the Defense Ministry said Thursday — another setback for the nation's efforts to upgrade its aging arsenal. The failure was the seventh in 11 test launches for the Bulava, and could have consequences for Russia's top missile designers and missile force commanders.

July 14th, 2009 Reports: Russia tests 2nd sub-launched missileMOSCOW — News agencies say Russia has successfully tested its second submarine-launched ballistic missile in as many days. RIA-Novosti and Interfax quote the head of Russia's joint chief of staff as saying a Sineva-type missile was fired Tuesday from the submarine Bryansk near the White Sea.

July 10th, 2009 MOSCOW - A Russian nuclear submarine that is to be leased to India and which was damaged in an accident that killed 20 people resumed sea trials Friday after extensive repairs, a defence official said. "The sea trials of the Nerpa nuclear submarine will continue for two weeks.

July 2nd, 2009 Chronology of North Korea's missile programDevelopments in North Korea's missile program: — Aug. 31, 1998: North Korea fires suspected missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean, calling it a satellite.

June 22nd, 2009 MOSCOW - A Russian official Monday dismissed media reports that Russia planned to lease several nuclear submarines to India, saying the contract envisioned only the transfer of Nerpa nuclear submarine. "We will lease only one submarine.

May 25th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea test fired two more missiles off its east coast Monday amid heightened tension over its second nuclear test, a media report said. The launch of the two more short-range missiles came after the country fired a short-range missile off its east coast base around noon, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported, quoting an anonymous source.

May 25th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea appears to have test-fired one short-range missile Monday after it conducted a second nuclear test, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said. The 130 km-range missile was fired from its Musudanri missile base in Southern Hamkyung province, Yonhap said.

January 28th, 2009 MOSCOW - An investigation into an accident on board a Russian nuclear submarine will be completed by March, a source in the investigation commission said Thursday. The accident occurred Nov 8 last year when the Nerpa submarine was undergoing sea trials in the Sea of Japan.

January 25th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos must take a proactive stand on the testing and production of sea-based Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles, a deputy prime minister said Monday. The latest unsuccessful submerged test launch took place Dec 23 from the Dmitry Donskoi nuclear-powered submarine in the White Sea, off Russia's northwest coast.