RFS Vladimir Monomakh

The RFS "Vladimir Monomakh" (Russian: АПЛ "Владимир Мономах") is a Russian submarine of the fourth generation "Borei" class (Project 955) currently under construction. It is named after Vladimir Monomakh (1053-1125), the Grand Duke of Kievan Rus'. The project was developed by the Rubin Design Bureau, and the chief designer is Sergey Kovalev. The keel was laid down on March 19, 2006 in the Sevmashpredpriyatiye shipyard in Severodvinsk. The submarine is going to be armed with 16 of the newest submarine-launched ballistic missile developed in Russia, the "Bulava" (NATO designation SS-NX-30). The "Vladimir Monomakh" and its sister ships are going to replace the aging "Delta" class in the Russian Navy.

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