{
  "id": "russia-ssbn-force",
  "name": "Russian SSBN force",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "nuclear",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Nuclear force component",
  "status": "active",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "summary": "Thirteen ballistic missile submarines, each carrying 16 SLBMs.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "platforms",
      "v": "13 SSBNs: 5 Delta IV (Northern Fleet, Yagelnaya Bay) and 8 Borei/Borei-A; 12 Borei planned",
      "src": [
        "fas-nn-rus-2026"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "wh_assigned",
      "v": 928,
      "src": [
        "fas-nn-rus-2026"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Up to 928 SLBM warheads"
    },
    {
      "k": "wh_deployed",
      "v": 704,
      "src": [
        "fas-nn-rus-2026"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "delivery",
      "v": "Bulava/SS-N-32 (Borei, up to 6 warheads, possibly 4); Sineva and Layner/SS-N-23 (Delta IV, up to 4)",
      "src": [
        "fas-nn-rus-2026"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "nuclear",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-11-08",
      "change": "Entry created from Russian nuclear weapons, 2026 (FAS Nuclear Notebook)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/russia-ssbn-force.html",
  "sources": {
    "fas-nn-rus-2026": {
      "title": "Russian nuclear weapons, 2026",
      "publisher": "Federation of American Scientists Nuclear Notebook, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists",
      "url": "https://thebulletin.org/premium/2026-05/russian-nuclear-weapons-2026/",
      "published": "2026-05-01",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}