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Russian Strategic Missile Forces deploy another Avangard hypersonic missile

Forces (RVSN) in the Orenburg region is currently undergoing an extensive re-equipment process, transitioning to the Avangard hypersonic missile system.

Russia shows Avangard missile to USA to save New START

The Russian Avangard missile was demonstrated to American experts in the framework of the bilateral treaty on the reduction of strategic offensive armaments (New START). The Russian Foreign Ministry said the weapon did not contradict the treaty,...

Russia launched serial production of Avangard hypersonic missile

Russia launched serial production of invulnerable aero-ballistic hypersonic Avangard missiles, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his State of the Nation Address. The new weapon can fly in the dense layers of the atmosphere to intercontinental...

RS-26 Rubezh SS-X-31

The RS-26 was initially projected to enter service in 2016. However, its deployment was delayed in favor of the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle program, though it remains a critical asset within Russia's missile arsenal. In November 2024, the RS-26...

Analysis: Russia uses new hypersonic missiles in Ukraine which cannot be intercepted

Citing information published by the Russian Ministry of Defense on December 23, 2022, Russia's armed forces use for the first time in Ukraine new hypersonic missiles in combat operations including the Kinzhal air-to-surface and 3M22 Zircon...

Russia has to maintain leadership in hypersonic technologies

Media reports say Russia has overtaken the United States in hypersonic weapons. American officials say the same. Does it mean the Americans admit the defeat in the hypersonic race? The Vzglyad business newspaper writes about the Russian breakthrough...

Russia confirms replacement of all old Topol ICBM Missiles with new RS-24 Yars

The old Topol / topol-M ICBMs (InterContinental Ballistic Missiles) is now replaced by the RS-24 Yars able to launch Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle.

Analysis: Russian armed forces military power of new nuclear ballistic missiles

According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on November 26, 2020, Russia’s aerospace forces conducted another successful test of a new ballistic missile of the Russian missile defense system at the Sary-Shagan firing range in...

Russia has to maintain leadership in hypersonic technologies

Media reports say Russia has overtaken the United States in hypersonic weapons. American officials say the same. Does it mean the Americans admit the defeat in the hypersonic race? The Vzglyad business newspaper writes about the Russian breakthrough...

Sarmat ICBM to enter service after Voyevoda ICBM’s service life

Russia’s armed forces will receive the advanced Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) when the service life of the Voyevoda ICBM expires, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.

Latest Russian arms may be included into START

The New Start is a bilateral strategic nuclear arms reduction treaty between Russia and the United States which came into force on February 5, 2011. Several years ago, the USA doubted the necessity to extend it for five years, but now foreign observers...

Russia and USA lead in hypersonic technologies

US national security adviser John Bolton accused Russia of stealing hypersonic technologies. He claimed the Russian hypersonic designs are based on stolen US technologies. Borrowed technologies were the basis of many designs on both sides of the...

Russia continues to develop its strategic missile forces

Russia`s Strategic Missile Forces (Raketniye Voyska Strategisheskogo Naznacheniya, RVSN) will receive some 100 new weapon systems, including the Yars (NATO reporting name: SS-27 mod 2 or SS-29) intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in mobile and...

Experts assess prospects of Russian, US strategic nuclear forces

The Russian-US New START Treaty is likely doomed and will become history in the coming years following the Intermediate Nuclear Force Treaty (INF). The Military-Industrial Courier assesses prospects of the development of the Russian and US nuclear...

Analysis Hypersonic Missile Race: Russia, China, and the US in the Battle for Speed

to adapt to this game-changing threat. Follow Army Recognition on Google News at this link A rendering of Russia's Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle in flight. Capable of reaching speeds up to Mach 27, the Avangard is designed to evade missile defenses...

Russia is planning to build a center for production of flarecraft WIGE wing-in-ground effect aicraft 2901121

Russian media cited a government source on Friday, January 27, 2012, saying that the center will be built at the former Avangard shipyard in the northern city of Petrozavodsk.

Russian RS-28 Sarmat ICBM can carry several types of warheads

Voevoda R-36M2 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is one of the most powerful Russian nuclear deterrence. However, there is the task to create a modern ICBM that can replace Voevoda and break through missile defense, which constantly increases...

Russian MoD summarizes 2018 results

Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu summarized the results of the Ministry of Defense`s (MoD`s) 2018 activities at a meeting at the National Defense Control Center in Moscow.

Some Russian arms do not fall under New START treaty

Russian and U.S. diplomats are discussing numerous issues for the prolongation of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). The inclusion of new Russian strategic deterrence is considered. The Izvestia daily writes about the development stage of...

Analysis: Tsirkon hypersonic missile will increase Russian Navy capabilities

Russia is pursuing two hypersonic weapons programs including the Avangard and the 3M22 Tsirkon also called Zircon. Tsirkon is reportedly capable of striking both ground and naval targets. The Severodvinsk Yasen-class SSGM of project 885 for the first...