Strategic Missile Forces 2024, November

In the Teikovo missile formation, a regiment equipped with a novelty of the Strategic Missile Forces, a mobile complex "Yars", took up combat duty. The rearmament of the regiment took place since December last year by divisional divisions, and in March all 3 missile divisions began to carry out combat duty on new equipment in full

In mid-September, negotiations were held between Bucharest and Washington, during which agreements were reached on the deployment of the European segment of the American missile defense system in Romania. The Romanian authorities were enthusiastic about the attempt to

In early September of this year, experts presented to the general public the latest modification of the old and well-known to many rocket R-33. For thirty years it was this missile that was the main armament of the MiG-31 fighter-interceptor. However, this fighter was

Whether in response to Washington's reluctance to abandon the deployment of a European missile defense cluster, or as a test of the reliability of long-range missiles, one way or another, a few days ago, a Topol missile warhead successfully hit a target on the Kamchatka Peninsula. In twenty minutes

Representatives of the US Air Force reported the failure of tests of an interceptor missile of the Raytheon SM-3 type, which ended on September 2. The Standard Missile (SM) -3 Block IB missile, according to the declared standards, must intercept all types of intercontinental missiles and become one of the core

General Designer of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation Boris Obnosov announced the start of research work on a project to create a unique hypersonic missile. According to B. Obnosov, the new rocket will be able to reach a speed 12-13 times higher than the speed of sound. “Our task in the future is

The development of the Albatross missile system was started by government decree No. 173-45 of February 9, 1987 at NPO Mashinostroyenia under the leadership of Herbert Efremov. The complex was supposed to become an asymmetric response of the USSR to the development of the SDI program in the USA. Experienced flight tests

Appeared (more precisely, revived) in the late 1970s. in the USSR and the USA, as an independent class of strategic offensive weapons, long-range aircraft and sea cruise missiles (CR) have been considered since the second half of the 1980s as high-precision weapons (WTO)

One of the most famous and most significant projects in the field of military-technical cooperation between Russia and India is the creation of a missile complex armed with a supersonic cruise missile by the joint interstate enterprise BrahMos Aerospace. In the very name "BrahMos"

The MAKS International Aviation Show, which is annually held in the city of Zhukovsky, has repeatedly become a platform for the demonstration of unusual air weapons systems. The MAKS-2007 air show was no exception. Its main exhibit was an aviation supersonic cruise missile (SKR)

For many years, land-based ICBMs have been the largest component of the USSR's strategic triad. At the height of the Cold War, the Strategic Missile Forces included up to 1,400 ICBMs with 6,600 nuclear warheads installed on them. Many years have passed since that time, the wall of the "iron

The new rocket surpasses most Russian and foreign counterparts in its characteristics. Makeeva - "Liner", a sea-based strategic missile based on the use of solid fuel. The combat load of a new type of weapon is two

The development of cruise missiles is closely related to the work of Soviet scientists. Rocket weapons, precisely as the main strike weapon, first appeared on the warships of the Soviet Union at the turn of the 50-60s of the last century. Other countries did not appreciate it at first. But after October 1967

Today, Russia's security largely depends on the functionality of the Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces). As a rule, the presence of modern anti-missile defense systems is the main argument in negotiations concerning vital topics, for example, the deployment of US and NATO missile defense systems in

The next stage of the diplomatic war between NATO and Russia, around the European missile defense system, continues. At the beginning of the year, representatives of our country made statements that if a solution that suits Russia is not found, Moscow will apply the most severe measures

US Army experts are not confident that American ships will be able to repel an attack by Russian Klub missiles. The US Navy has ordered an additional 7 GQM-163A Coyote SSST supersonic targets. Each target costs $ 3.9 million. The Americans ordered these targets to

A few days ago, all the Russian media and the world with some apprehension spread the news: in the waters of the White Sea, the strategic missile submarine Yuri Dolgoruky, under the command of Captain 1st Rank V. Shirin, launched the Bulava ballistic missile. Ministry of Defence

In many Russian media, information has appeared about the next successful test of the R-29RMU-2 Sineva ballistic intercontinental missile. The test launch was carried out on May 20 from the Yekaterinburg nuclear submarine, which is part of the Russian Northern Fleet. As pointed out in posts referencing

The history of the X-90 began in 1971. Then the developers turned to the USSR government with a project to build small strategic cruise missiles that could operate at low altitudes, applying to the terrain. This proposal did not find a response from the management then, however, after

The southern regions of Russia are inaccessible to the MX. "Satan" flies to any point. The USR-36M was indeed the largest and heaviest mass-produced combat missile in the world. On the one hand, you involuntarily begin to be proud of this fact, and on the other, you ask yourself: why? After all, Soviet microcircuits

Why did the West get scared of the new Russian missile system “When we started developing the Club-K missile system, we proceeded from the understanding that not all states have the opportunity to keep such expensive“toys”as corvettes, frigates, destroyers, cruisers, etc

According to numerous media reports, on April 12, the consultant to the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Rocket Forces), former chief of the Main Staff of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel-General Viktor Yesin said that in 2018 Russia should adopt a new heavy liquid-propellant intercontinental

The Russian army is armed with one of the most powerful non-nuclear weapons in the world - a vacuum bomb. According to specialists from the Russian General Staff, the new bomb is comparable in its capabilities and effectiveness to nuclear weapons. At the same time, experts emphasize that this type of weapon

In 1944, the Third Reich steadily approached its death, Germany grabbed at any, even illusory, hope to change the course of the war, trying to implement the most impossible and fantastic projects. One of these projects was the project called "Schwarzenebel" ("Black Mist")

Popular Mechanics magazine rating The most mobile missile launcher: Mobile and silo-based Topol-M ICBMs Country: Russia First launch: 1994 START code: RS-12M Number of stages: 3 Length (with warhead): 22.5 m Launch weight: 46.5 t Throwable weight : 1.2 t Range: 11000 km Warhead type:

The most powerful bombs of the second world: Tallboy and Grand Slam Country: Great Britain Developed: 1942 Mass: 5.4 t Mass of explosives: 2.4 t Length: 6.35 m Diameter: 0.95 m Barney Wallis did not become a famous aircraft designer: his Victory bomber project was rejected by the British military. But he became famous as

The Chinese newspaper Global Times reported on February 18 that the PRC has begun developing a new type of combat missile with a range of 4,000 kilometers. The new missile will be designed to engage targets on land, sea, air and space. And, according to the publication, the new rocket will be able to

According to Alexander Leonov, general director of the NPO Mashinostroyenia Military-Industrial Corporation, the service life of the RS-18 strategic multi-unit missiles will be extended to 35-36 years. “Today, the confirmed service life of these missiles has been extended to 33 years

The most powerful ballistic missiles R-36M2 "Voyevoda", known in the West under the terrible name "Satan", will be replaced by super-missiles of the fifth generation. Development of a new heavy intercontinental ballistic missile silo-based one of the largest

A New Weapon for the United States as a World Leader After the arrival of the new 44th President of the United States of America in the White House, some analysts believed that the Global Rapid Strike (PGS) project would soon be put in the trash. Barack Obama's campaign rhetoric and proclaimed

The twentieth century was the century of the birth of the nuclear bomb, but the excitement and enthusiasm about this quickly subsided when humanity realized the threat they pose. Indeed, in addition to the destruction that occurs during its explosion, it also leaves radioactive contamination due to which the territory on

For the first time, the Russian mobile coastal missile system "Club-M" was presented to the general public at the international naval show in 2006, where it immediately attracted the attention of specialists from many countries. In terms of its combat power, it has no analogues in the world, and the ability to deliver blows, as if

Ten combat training and test launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles are planned to be carried out in 2011 by the Strategic Missile Forces. In addition, in the Strategic Missile Forces, over the past three years, all deputy commanders have changed, as well as commanders of missile armies and

The new operational-tactical missile system (OTRK) "Iskander" for the Ground Forces, created at one of the leading enterprises of the domestic "defense" by the Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering (KBM) from Kolomna near Moscow, is classified by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "among the absolute priorities." Complex

The development of an updated version of the heavy ballistic missile RS-20 Voevoda (Satan in NATO classification) contradicts disarmament logic, is environmentally unsafe and does not correspond to the current modernization course, warns the designer of solid fuel missiles

On the eve of the Day of Strategic Missile Forces, which is celebrated in Russia on December 17, it became known that the ground-based strategic deterrent forces, which form the basis of the Russian "nuclear shield", may receive a serious update. According to the general director

In 2011, the Bulava strategic naval missile will face the most difficult and crucial stage of testing. The missile cannot be accepted into service until a salvo launch from the submarine missile carrier is carried out

Russia is developing a new heavy liquid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile, which will be capable of breaking through any existing and promising anti-missile defense systems that were put into service until the 2050s, said Arthur, general director of the Rosobschemash corporation

The launch of the Russian intercontinental missile Bulava, prepared on December 17, 2010, has been postponed indefinitely due to worsening weather conditions in the White Sea

The Indian Air Force has allocated two Su-30MKI fighters for flight tests of supersonic air-based BrahMos cruise missiles, Interfax AVN reports, citing Pravin Patak, head of marketing for the Russian-Indian BrahMos joint venture. “It is expected that the contract with