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Like most of the Russian Armed Forces, the Strategic Missile Forces had limited access to resources for new equipment in the Yeltsin era. However, the Russian government made a priority of ensuring that the Missile Forces received new missiles to phase out older, less-reliable systems, and to incorporate newer capabilities in the face of ...
In December 2012, commenting on the development of a replacement for its R-36M2 Voevoda ICBM, the commander of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces, Sergey Karakaev, stated that the missile would allow Russia "to realize such opportunities as the creation of high precision strategic weapons with non-nuclear warheads and a practical global range ...
US Consolidated Vultee Aircraft (Convair) 14,500 km 117,900 kg Inactive 1959 No 27 Titan I: US Glenn L. Martin Company: 10,200 km 105,140 kg 3.75 Mt Inactive 1959 No Silo 28 Titan II: US Glenn L. Martin Company 15,000 km 154,000 kg 9 Mt Inactive 1962 No Silo 29 Minuteman I: US Boeing 8,900 km 29,000 kg 1.2 Mt Inactive 1961 No Silo 30 Minuteman II
2012: The U.S., Russia and NATO hold missile defense exercises in Germany, from March 26 to March 30. 2012: American, Russian and NATO military forces agree to strengthen cooperation to counter piracy in the Horn of Africa on March 27. 2012: Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev attends the 38th G8 summit in Maryland, from May 18 to May 19.
Short-range ballistic missile: Place of origin: Russia: Service history; In service: 2006–present [1] Used by: Russian Ground Forces Armenian Armed Forces Algerian People's National Army Armed Forces of Belarus: Wars: Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War [2] Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russian invasion of Ukraine: Production history; Designed ...
What become known as the Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the Cold War between the U.S. and Soviet Union ever became of turning hot. MORE: Russian warships, nuclear submarine enter Havana ...
In a clear warning that Russia will respond if it deems its security is threatened, Sergei Karakayev, the commander of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces, said the country plans maximum-range test ...
The main role of the Bastion-P is to engage surface ships including carrier battle groups, convoys, and landing craft.A typical battery is composed of 1-2 command and control vehicles based on the Kamaz 43101 6×6 truck, one support vehicle, four launcher vehicles based on the MZKT-7930 8×8 chassis each operated by a 3-man crew and holding two missiles, and four loader vehicles; launcher ...