Only 8 Russian SSBN combat-ready
A Russian military analyst said on Monday that the Russian Navy only has eight nuclear-powered ballistic nuclear missile-carrying submarines that are combat-capable.
"Out of 12 vessels, Northern Fleet's Typhoon class Dmitry Donskoi submarine has been overhauled to test new Bulava sea-based ballistic missiles, six Delta-IV class units are being refitted with modernized version of the R-29RM (SS-N-23) missile, known as Sineva, and five Delta-III class submarines are deployed with the Pacific Fleet" said Mikhail Barabanov, editor-in-chief of the Moscow Defense Brief magazine.
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