Russia to test RS-26

The next test launch of a recently declassified Russian intercontinental ballistic missile RS-26 will be made at the end of this year, from Kapustin Yar range ground in the Astrakhan region,Interfax reports with reference to a source in the space industry.

"This is a new missile, of which the Russian Foreign Ministry notified the Americans in accordance with adequate procedures," the source said, declining to specify the specs, which is expected to replace Topol-M mobile missile complexes.

Russian Official: New Missile Will Beat U.S. Defenses

 

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin says a planned U.S. missile-defense shield will not be able to stop Russia’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Rogozin announced that a new ICBM prototype fired from a mobile launcher was successfully tested late on June 6 in Russia’s southwestern Astrakhan region. He also stated that cyberwar had become a military threat to NATO. (Read more)

Russian missile forces to hold 200 drills in next 6 months

 

Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces will conduct over 200 exercises in the next six months, the Defense Ministry said.

 

Russia’s SMF plans by 2016 to modernize its command-and-control systems in order to improve their ability to overcome missile defenses and increase the survivability of delivery vehicles. At present, six types of silo-based and mobile ICBM systems are on combat duty with the SMF, including the heavy Voyevoda (SS-18 Satan), capable of carrying 10 warheads, the Topol-M (Stalin) and RS-24 Yars systems.

 

On Thursday, SMF successfully tested a prototype of a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which is expected to replace Topol-M and Yars in the future. The missile was fired from a mobile launcher at the Kapustin Yar testing range in the Astrakhan region and hit its designated target at the Sary Shagan testing range in Kazakhstan.