New RS-28 Sarmat ICBM was launched successfully from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia, the country’s military said Wednesday. The test launch was the first in a series of trials required for the adoption of the new missile by Russia’s strategic forces. The missile flew across the whole country, touching …
Read More »New Russian ICBM to enter combat service in 2022: 208-ton Sarmat can carry 16 warheads and has operational range of 18,000km
“Flight tests [will begin] this year and should be completed in 2022. In 2022, the first batch should enter service with the strategic missile forces,” Shoigu said on Friday while visiting Krasmash, a machine-building plant in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. The new RS-28 Sarmat ICBM is capable of carrying 16 warheads. The …
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