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RS-24
FunctionIntercontinental ballistic missile
ManufacturerMoscow Institute of Thermal Technology
Country of originRussia
Launch history
StatusStill in testing as of 2009
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The RS-24 is a Russian MIRV-equipped, thermonuclear intercontinental ballistic missile first tested on May 29, 2007 after a secret military R&D project, to replace the older R-36 and UR-100N until 2050.[1][2] RS-24 is a missile that is heavier than Topol M, created in response to the missile shield that the United States wants to deploy in Europe,[3] which can carry up to 10 independently targetable warheads.[4]

Purported by the Russian government as being designed to defeat present and potential anti-missile systems,[5] the ICBM was fired from a mobile launcher at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northwestern Russia at 14:20 local time and its test warheads landed on target about 5,750 km (3,573 mi) away at the Kura Test Range in Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.[6][7][8] The second launch from Plesetsk to Kura Test Range was conducted on December 25, 2007 at 13:10 GMT. It successfully reached its destination. The Third successful launch from the Plesetsk space center in northwest Russia was conducted on November 26, 2008. It was launched at 4:20 p.m. Moscow time (13:20 GMT). It reportedly travelled 6,000 miles (9,700 km) across Russia to the Kamchatka Peninsula where the missile's multiple re-entry vehicles successfully landed on targets on the Kura testing range. [9][10]

Deployment

In June 2008 the chief designer of the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology, Yuri Solomonov, announched that the RS-24 is an enhanced, MIRVed development of the Topol-M missile that would finish all testing in 2008 and most likely be deployed in 2009.[11] According to Nikolai Solovtsov, the commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces, the first RS-24 missiles will be deployed in Teykovo in 2009.[12] [13]

On march 17 2009 the commander of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces announched that the first regiment of RS-24 ICBM missiles will be put in to service in December 2009 when START-1 is set to expire.[14]

Operators

 Russia

References and notes

  1. ^ "Russia tests new ICBM". Interfax-AVN. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  2. ^ "Russian Official Boasts of New ICBM". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  3. ^ "Russian missile test new warning over US shield". Gulf Times. May 31, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
  4. ^ Sweeney, Conor (November 28, 2008). "Russia seeks new missiles due to U.S. shield plans". Reuters. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
  5. ^ BBC NEWS: Russia blames US in missile row
  6. ^ "Russia hits target in ICBM debut test". RIA Novosti. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  7. ^ "Russia Tested Satan Successor". Kommersant. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  8. ^ BBC NEWS: Russia tests long-range missile
  9. ^ "Russia test launches new RS-24 ICBM". RIA Novosti. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  10. ^ "Russia successfully tests intercontinental missile: Space War report".
  11. ^ ВПК
  12. ^ Russia test-launches new-generation RS-24 ballistic missile - RIA Novosti
  13. ^ First RS-24 will be deployed in Teykovo - Blog - Russian strategic nuclear forces
  14. ^ http://en.rian.ru/russia/20090317/120606613.html
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