Rs 28 Sarmat System
In late 2017 russia successfully tested a completely new type of armament unmatched in the world a nuclear powered missile putin said.
Rs 28 sarmat system. The rs 28 sarmat satan 2 is a heavy intercontinental ballistic missile that is currently in development. 1 after awarding production contracts to makeyev design bureau and npomash in early 2011 russia concluded research and development of the sarmat icbm on july 21 2011. The rs 28 sarmat russian. 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.
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. 2 russia completed its first. However if the scenario is skin to the soviet days of over 200 ss 18s coming over the pole no it would sa. Commissioned by the russian federation in 2010 this weapons system is expected to become operational between 2018 and 2020 replacing the aging r 36m2 voyevoda.
The rs 28 is reportedly housed in a modified 15p718m silo launching system. The maximum range of the rs 28 is 18 000 kilometers. 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. Although many of the missile s specifics are confidential it is known that the missile will be a silo based system.
The first new type of missile went on duty in 2021 and full replacement of obsolete r 36m will take place only a few years after that. It is intended to replace the r 36m icbm ss 18 satan in russia s arsenal. A single rv against gmd coming over the pole i believe the gbi would be capable of an intercept. It is likely that with reduced payload this missile has even longer range.
Thus in the coming years the potential enemy will mostly keep the existing mbr. рс 28 сармат named after the sarmatians. Following this announcement putin declared the. Development the sarmat icbm s march 2018 ejection test at plesetsk cosmodrome.
Product rs 28 sarmat is a serious threat to a potential enemy but the risks involved remain the problems of the future. With a launch weight of over 200 tons it can carry up to 10. Designed to replace russia s aging ss 18 satan icbm the rs 28 sarmat began development some time in the 2000s. The rs 28 will have a range of at least 11 000 km.