Rs 28 Sarmat Launch
It is intended to replace the r 36m icbm ss 18 satan in russia s arsenal.
Rs 28 sarmat launch. There was a versions of the r 36m missile with a range of 16 000 km. An image of an rs 28 sarmat. The rs 28 sarmat could carry a payload capable of wiping out a landmass the size of texas or france according to a report by the kremlin aligned sputnik news agency. Ss x 29 or ss x 30 is a russian liquid fueled mirv equipped heavy intercontinental ballistic missile icbm under development by the makeyev rocket design bureau since 2009.
Viktor bondarev the head of russian senate s defense and security committee has claimed that the u s. Russia s new rs 28 sarmat. It is likely that with reduced payload this missile has even longer range. рс 28 сармат named after the sarmatians.
The sarmat a recently unveiled heavy missile set to replace the soviet era voevoda nato reporting name satan has had its performance confirmed during pre. The rs 28 will have a range of at least 11 000 km. The rs 28 рс 28 сармат also known as sarmat or sarmatian ss x 30 is a future russian liquid fueled mirv equipped super heavy thermonuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missile in development by the makeyev rocket design bureau from 2009 intended to replace the previous ss 18 satan its large payload would allow for up to 10 heavy warheads or 15 lighter ones and or a. The rs 28 sarmat is able to employ multiple trajectories over the north pole or south pole in order to reach targets in the united states.
The rs 28 sarmat russian. 9 according to russian media sarmat can reportedly load up to 10 large warheads 16 smaller ones. Of the six strategic weapons unveiled by russian president vladimir putin at his oft cited 2018 annual state of the nation address rs 28 sarmat is among the most consequential. 8 designated a heavy icbm the sarmat can carry a 10 ton payload and can load a wide variety of warhead options.
The rs 28 sarmat is the newest heavy liquid propelled intercontinental ballistic missile currently being developed for the russian military. Getting rid of the land based icbms reduces pressure for the us to maintain the risky launch on warning posture because most of the us warheads will be safely. Would need 500 missiles to defend against one rs 28 sarmat launch.