Strategic Missile Forces 2023, April

Today JSC "State Missile Center named after Academician V. P. Makeev" (JSC "GRTs Makeev") is the leading developer of solid-propellant and liquid-propellant strategic missile systems with ballistic missiles intended for installation on submarines. And also one of the most

Amazing details from the history of guards mortars, hiding behind a dense veil of historical myth. The BM-13 rocket artillery combat vehicle is much better known under the legendary name "Katyusha". And, as is the case with any legend, its history over the decades has not only been mythologized, but also

THE FIRST IN THE WORLD WITH NUCLEAR HEADS, THE FIRST INTERCONTINENTAL, THE MASSIVE AND THE HEAVYEST The atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, forever divided the twentieth century, and with it the entire history of mankind, into two so far unequal nuclear epochs: prenuclear and nuclear epochs. The symbol of the second was, alas, precisely

Despite the fact that the United States and other Western countries supplied the most modern weapons during the Shah's reign, by the beginning of the Iran-Iraq war, there were no tactical missile systems in the Islamic Republic. The first tactical missile system delivered from China to Iran was the M-7 (project

"He was sitting at the stern of his new boat. Not as big as before, in his youth. Then every weekend his boat became a refuge for many guests. A huge, diverse, multilingual international. An international of comrades with whom he grew up in the same yard. Life then was like that

The rocket, which laid the foundation for the domestic operational-tactical and underwater missile systems, was born as a result of a scientific and engineering experiment The self-propelled launcher of the R-11M rocket at the November parade in Moscow. Photo from the site http: //military.tomsk.ru Even before the end of the tests, the P-11 happened

In addition to the development of ballistic missiles in Iran, much attention is paid to anti-ship missile systems. On the basis of the Fateh-110 operational-tactical complex missile, the Khalij Fars ballistic anti-ship missile was created, first presented in 2011. Initially, the anti-ship missile system was launched with

The rocket, which laid the foundation for the domestic operational-tactical and underwater missile systems, was born as a result of a scientific and engineering experiment Photo from the site http: //militaryrussia.ru Soviet missile systems

What hardships the creators of the last oxygenated intercontinental missile of the Soviet Union had to go through, the R-9 rocket on a pedestal at the Central Museum of the Armed Forces in Moscow. Photo from the site http: //kollektsiya.ru How breakthrough was the technology of using the central drive in the system

"… And for anti-missile defense" This is how the fate of the future "Soviet Minuteman" - the first ampoule-type light intercontinental ballistic missile in the history of the USSR, was actually decided. The speech of the then Secretary General of the CPSU Central Committee Nikita Khrushchev determined the outcome of the rivalry between Yangel and Chelomei

At the time of the collapse of the Union, the Strategic Missile Forces had six armies and 28 divisions. The number of missiles on alert reached its peak in 1985 (2,500 missiles, of which 1,398 are intercontinental). At the same time, the largest number of warheads on alert was noted in 1986 - 10,300

What hardships had to go through the creators of the last oxygen intercontinental missile of the Soviet Union R-9A rocket on a pedestal at the Central Museum of the Armed Forces in Moscow. Photo from the site http: //an-84.livejournal.com In a long list of domestic intercontinental ballistic missiles

On February 2, 1956, for the first time in world history, a ballistic missile with an atomic warhead took off. In the history of the Russian armed forces, there were two famous operations called "Baikal". One of them, "Baikal-79", became known almost immediately to the whole world: such a name

In comments to the recent series of articles on the Iranian air defense system, the readers of Voennoye Obozreniye expressed a wish that a similar review be published on Iranian missiles designed to destroy land and sea targets. Today, those who are interested in this topic will introduce themselves

The 15P696 mobile combat missile system developed in Leningrad became the forerunner of the legendary Pioneer. The first prototype of the 15P696 self-propelled launcher in field tests. Photo from the site http://www.globalsecurity.org "Land submarines" - what could be behind this

As part of the Russian Armed Forces, there is a separate branch of the armed forces, which is directly subordinate to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - the Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces). Their holiday - the Day of the Strategic Missile Forces - is celebrated in the troops on December 17, according to the Presidential Decree

Why was the development of "weaving" given to OKB-52 of Vladimir Chelomey, who had not previously dealt with intercontinental ballistic missiles UR-100 rocket in a silo launcher with an open TPK. Photo from the site http: //www.arms-expo.ru Among the many legendary samples of domestic weapons, a special place

New details of the planned development of the strategic nuclear forces have become known. The development of means of delivery of nuclear weapons continues, for which this time it is proposed to modernize one of the recently adopted models. According to the latest reports from domestic funds

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