CDI – On June 28, 2007, the Russian navyís missile program finally got a break when it conducted a successful flight test of its new RS-30 (SS-NX-30 by NATO classification) ìBulavaî submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). The successful test comes against a backdrop of failures ñ three since last fall ñ which had some commentators expressing doubt about the missileís future. However, the successful test is sure to boost confidence in both the missileís design and its developer, the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology (MITT).
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