Expert: "The delivery of the Mace to the army is a hasty decision and will be dangerous for the fleet"
Alexander Sukhorukov, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, reported on the upcoming adoption of the Bulava missile complex for the armament of the Russian army. According to him, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has already prepared a corresponding decree.
Baranets said that since the creators of the Bulava initially went on an adventure, trying to unify the Topol land complex to the sea-launched missile system, problems began immediately with the rocket. The reason for this, in his opinion, was the constructive flaws, which were aggravated by the "human factor". However, Chief of the General Staff Nikolai Makarov, giving comments about the failures with the launch last weekend, referred to the “human factor”. He said that, to a greater extent, the reasons for the failed missile tests "were in the human factor, where a person did his work unprofessionally."
As a result, the Bulava missile was not properly developed, and now, according to a military expert, it can “fly to the wrong place or not fly at all.” Baranets with bitter irony remarked that the Russian fleet would fear the Bulava more than the foreign one.
Recall that the tests of the Bulava missile system, developed by scientists of the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering, began in the 2004 year and for a long time were unsuccessful. The rocket was launched from the submarines "Yuri Dolgoruky" and "Dmitry Donskoy" - from the underwater and surface position. After the fifth unsuccessful launch, during which the rocket self-destructed in the twentieth second of the flight, Yuri Solomonov, who had previously been the director and general designer of the institute developer, resigned.
Changes have occurred since 2010, when there were several successful launches in a row. From 18, the Bulava perfect launches 11 were successfully completed according to the planned scenario.
Last December, the last salvo launch of the Bulava missiles from the nuclear submarine “Yuri Dolgoruky” from the waters of the White Sea took place. After that, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made a statement about the adoption of the rocket into service, without naming, however, the exact dates.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported that the submarines of the Borey project, which are equipped with a Bulava, will go into service with the Russian naval fleet this summer.
According to Viktor Barantz, the Bulava missile system is in a hurry to adopt before the presidential elections take place, since the employees of the Ministry of Defense are afraid of losing their posts after the arrival of the new head of state. A military analyst stated that story with Bulava is the purest adventure, dictated by the pre-election conditions and the fact that in such an electoral atmosphere some ministers, designers, admirals seek to consolidate their positions so that the new Russian authorities do not punish this story. The expert said that the head of the General Staff even went so far as to say that the rocket would be introduced in parts, which caused “horse neighing” in the ranks of specialists. At the same time, Baranets added that the rocket was “raw” and, in this form, it would be more of a threat to the Russian army itself than to the armed forces of the enemy.
At the same time, Vladimir Yevseyev, an expert on rocket armament, does not agree with Baranz’s opinion. He believes that if we approach the preparation with full responsibility, there is nothing to be afraid of. According to Yevseyev, it’s impossible not to put the Bulava missile system into service with the Russian army, since 2 Borei-type submarines, for which the missile was designed, remain to this day without weapons.
According to the expert, the most serious problems with the Bulava have been resolved, as evidenced by the series of successful launches. The remaining minor flaws can be overcome with proper support of the rocket. And for this you need to on the submarine, which is equipped with a "Bulava", for some time were representatives of the developer.
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