The
RS-24 (code NATO SS-X-29), missile with solid fuel and three
floors, is a more powerful version of RS-12M2 Topol-M missile.
The first firing test of the RS-24 was proceeded in May
2007 from the site of Plessetsk (Russia). Its performances
were not revealed until now.
At
the end of November, the commander of the Russian strategic
ballistic Troops (RVSN), the general Sergueï Karakaïev,
announced that its troops will not use the mobile version
of the intercontinental missile Topol-M to the profit of
multiple warheads missile RS-24 Iars.
The
new missile has to replace the out-of-date missile systems
with RS-18 and RS-20 (Stiletto and Satan, according to the
classification of NATO). In the future, the RS-24 will constitute,
with the Topol-M (RS-12M2), the main core of the Russian
Strategic Missile Troops. |
