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Max range Missile mass Payload Status First flight MIRV Mobility Accuracy 1 RS-28 Sarmat: Russia: State Rocket Center Makeyev: 18,000 km 208,100 kg [1] [2] 10,000 kg, [2] 10x 1 Mt Active 2018 Yes Silo: N/A 2 BZhRK Barguzin: Russia: Votkinsk: 12,600 km 45,000–50,000 kg N/A Inactive N/A Yes Railroad N/A 3 R-36M2 Voevoda [Note 1] USSR
The DF-5 had its first flight in 1971 and was in operational service 10 years later. One of the downsides of the missile was that it took between 30 and 60 minutes to fuel. The Dong Feng 31 (a.k.a. CSS-10) is a medium-range, three-stage, solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile, and is a land-based variant of the submarine-launched JL-2.
Oreshnik (Russian: Орешник, lit. 'Hazel tree'), [2] is a Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) characterized by its reported speed exceeding Mach 10 (12,300 km/h; 7,610 mph; 3.40 km/s), according to the Ukrainian military.
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea's resumption of long-range missile tests, including a flight of its largest-ever weapon, puts it closer than ever to having a reliable way of delivering multiple ...
K-5 missile, with a maximum range of 6,000 to 8000 kilometers and a payload of one tonne, is under development by DRDO which may be the SLBM version of AGNI-VI (ICBM). [20] India, having completed the development of its first ballistic missile submarine INS Arihant, is reported to be developing at least four submarines in the Arihant class. [21]
The ICBM was in the air for 86 minutes, beating its previous record by 13 minutes. It was launched from near North Korea's capital Pyongyang and traveled for about 620 miles before crashing into ...
The publicly announced ICBM launch comes as PLARF expands its nuclear arsenal and builds up its missile capabilities. Last fall, the Department of Defense reported that PLARF had effectively ...
Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM): Range greater than 5,500 kilometres (3,400 mi) Long- and medium-range ballistic missiles are generally designed to deliver nuclear weapons because their payload is too limited for conventional explosives to be cost-effective in comparison to conventional bomber aircraft.