Strategic Missile Forces 2024, April

At present, in the interests of the strategic missile forces, a new project of a heavy-class intercontinental ballistic missile is being developed. The result of the current work should be the appearance and adoption of the RS-28 "Sarmat" product, one of the main tasks of which will be

In the mid-fifties of the last century, France began to create its own strategic nuclear forces. In 1962, it was decided to create a ground-based component of the "nuclear triad" and the corresponding weapons. Soon, the basic requirements for the necessary weapons were determined and began

In 1971, France adopted its first land-based medium-range ballistic missile, the S-2. By the time the construction of silo launchers was completed and the first formations began to be on duty, the industry had time to start developing a new missile system of a similar

At the very end of 1965, the 9K76 Temp-S extended-range operational-tactical complex was adopted by the strategic missile forces. Soon, the country's leadership decided to continue the development of existing projects in order to create promising missile systems. On

In 1974, the French armed forces began the development of the first domestic self-propelled operational-tactical missile system Pluton. This system carried a ballistic missile with a firing range of up to 120 km and could attack targets using a nuclear or high-explosive warhead. With all of their

In 1987, the USSR and the United States signed the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Short-Range Missiles, which prohibited the development, construction and operation of complexes with a firing range of 500 to 5500 km. Fulfilling the terms of this agreement, our country was forced to abandon the continuation of exploitation

One of the main goals of early projects of tactical missile systems was to increase the firing range. The first systems of this class could fire at targets at ranges of no more than a few tens of kilometers, while other missiles could already fly hundreds. Solve the existing problem and

In the mid-fifties, France began to create its own nuclear forces. Over the next few decades, a number of complexes of various classes and for different purposes were developed and put into service. Land-based ballistic missiles were commissioned

In 1963, work was completed in our country to determine the ways of developing tactical missile systems. According to the results of the special research work "Kholm", two main variants of such systems were formed. Using the research results, it was decided

In the early stages of the development of tactical missile systems in our country, a variety of projects of such systems were proposed, including those that differed in some original ideas and features. So, it was proposed to develop the promising R-18 rocket for the land complex on the basis of the existing

Since the end of the fifties, the Soviet industry has been working on the creation of promising operational-tactical missile systems with a firing range of up to several hundred kilometers. The 9K71 "Temp" complex became the first representative of this class of equipment brought to the test. He had some

By the early sixties, it became obvious that promising tactical missile systems should be equipped with missiles with control systems. Only in this case could the required accuracy of hitting the target be ensured. In order to accelerate the development of new systems, it was proposed

Part I. The land component The aggravation of the political confrontation between Russia and the United States, which coincided in time with the active phase of renewal of the domestic nuclear triad, heightened public interest in the strategic nuclear forces (SNF) of the leading powers. In the near future, it will only be warmed up, since

A few days ago, the domestic defense industry proposed another project to modernize existing ICBMs and turn them into launch vehicles for launching spacecraft. The layout of the modified complex has already been shown to the leadership of the military

In the mid-fifties of the last century, work began in our country to study the topic of guided missiles for self-propelled missile systems. Using the gained groundwork and experience, several new projects were subsequently created. One of the results of this work was the emergence

I dare not be annoying in the recollections of my service in the formidable form of the troops - the Strategic Missile Forces. I saw enough photos on the Internet about the R-12 missile system, which was called "Sandal" in the west. Sandalwood in nature is a tree with a wide crown. If you process a picture of this tree in "Photoshop", transferring the picture to

The first domestic tactical missile systems based on self-propelled chassis received unguided missiles of various types. Such a weapon made it possible to solve the assigned tasks, but did not differ in high accuracy characteristics. Experience has shown that the only way to increase

Since the fifties of the last century, the armed forces of the Soviet Union have mastered the latest helicopter technology, which could perform transport and some other tasks. In the course of the search for new methods of using new rotary-wing machines, the most original proposals appeared. Among other things, was given

The appearance of helicopters with a sufficiently large payload has seriously influenced the development of the armed forces. Now it is possible to quickly transfer personnel and equipment to one point or another. Among other things, there was a theoretical possibility of transporting tactical ballistic missiles

Early domestic tactical missile systems were mainly equipped with solid fuel engines. Several liquid-propellant rockets were created, but they were not widely adopted. In addition, some other options for the power plant were being worked out

At the very end of the forties, Soviet specialists began work on promising tactical missile systems for the ground forces. Based on the experience gained in the course of preliminary research, by the mid-fifties, the development of full-fledged projects of new technology began. One

On June 21, a new exhibit appeared at the exhibition site of the Patriot Park near Moscow. The delivery of new models of weapons and military equipment to the park is not news, but this time we are talking about replenishing the exhibition with a unique sample that was not previously available to the general public. Everything

In the early fifties, the Soviet defense industry began developing several projects of tactical missile systems. By the end of the decade, a number of new models of this class were adopted, which differed from each other in various design features and characteristics

Nuclear weapons of the first models, which were distinguished by their large dimensions, could only be used by aviation. In the future, progress in the field of nuclear technology made it possible to reduce the size of special ammunition, which led to a significant expansion of the list of potential carriers. Besides

In 1960, the 2K6 Luna tactical missile system was adopted by the rocket forces and artillery. It differed from its predecessors in improved performance, and was also built in a large series, which made it possible to transfer several hundred complexes to the troops. Soon after adopting a new

Since the beginning of the fifties, our country has been developing several tactical missile systems capable of using weapons with special warheads. In the framework of the first projects, some success was achieved, but it was necessary to continue the development of existing systems in order to

The first reports on the development of a new project of a promising ballistic missile appeared in the domestic media. The details of this project are still unknown, but certain assumptions are being made. Attempts are being made to predict the destination

Reconstruction of the railway-based strategic missile system is a necessary task today. This is at least a response to the development of the so-called American missile defense system, complete with the concept of a rapid global strike, the task of which is to nullify our nuclear potential

Russian operational-tactical missile systems in Syria are especially useful in the spring of March 27 in the program "I Serve Russia", one of the stories of which was devoted to our military group at the Khmeimim airbase, the 9P78-1 launcher of the Iskander-M operational-tactical complex was captured ". But

Strange sensations are caused by this, calmly wading through the forest, not particularly bothering in choosing a route. A sort of calm and unhurried creation of the Soviet military-industrial complex. And when you think about how many years "Tochka" has been in service, you get the same feelings when you look at

The development of Chinese weapons and military equipment attracts the attention of specialists and the general public, and the creation of new strategic systems is of particular interest. One of the most interesting developments in the Chinese industry today is the intercontinental

China continues to develop its armed forces, which naturally causes concern for third countries. As it became known a few days ago, Chinese specialists continue to test the latest DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile. In this case, the new product is proposed to use

The project of a promising submarine with jet armament P-2 was stopped at the earliest stages due to the excessive complexity and the impossibility of its implementation based on the technologies of the late forties. Nevertheless, work in the promising direction was continued, since the fleet

They say that the new is the well-forgotten old. Nevertheless, sometimes there are situations when a return to the old is both expedient and even necessary. We are talking about BZHRK - combat railway missile systems. At the end of the Soviet era, our country possessed such a miracle weapon. Moreover, the term

The missile system with a unique Topol-type intercontinental ballistic missile will be Russia's missile shield until 2021 The delicate balance between war and peace is now maintained by the parity of US and Russian strategic nuclear weapons. These are ammunition of various capacities

45 years ago, a system was created in the Soviet Union, which has no analogues so far Command "Attention, start!" is formed at an early warning system only when there is a real danger of a nuclear missile strike on the territory of the Russian Federation. After this, events unfold rapidly. Automation decides everything

On March 11, 1976, the legendary RSD-10 medium-range mobile missile system was adopted. The appearance of the complex in the late 1970s made the entire North Atlantic bloc flinch and recall the events of the Cuban missile crisis. For the first time since then, a weapon has appeared in the USSR that can

Construction of two lead submarines, project 629 (the second component of the weapon system) was going on simultaneously in Severodvinsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur. They were commissioned in 1957, and two years later the naval flag was raised on five of the same boats. They were all equipped with a rocket

Work on the creation of rocket weapons systems began in the USSR with the release of the USSR Council of Ministers Decree of May 13, 1946, from which, one might say, the time is counted for organizing the rocket and then the rocket and space domestic industry. Meanwhile, the decision itself did not appear

In August 1945, the command of the US Air Force came up with a proposal to create promising ground-to-ground cruise missiles with an intercontinental range. Such weapons, equipped with nuclear warheads, could be used to attack various important objects