Russia to develop new ballistic missile system by 2013

[Lankan Ranger]

Russia to develop new ballistic missile system by 2013

Russian scientists will develop a new land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system by 2013, a leading missile designer said on Thursday.

"I cannot be specific about the details but new design solutions will significantly boost the fire control and communications components of the system," said Yury Solomonov, general designer at the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology.

Solomonov, who designed Russia's Topol and Bulava ballistic missiles, said the new system would feature high survivability and enhanced striking capability.

Russia's Strategic Missile Forces reportedly have over 400 ICBMs, including 171 Topol (SS-25), 70 Topol-M (SS-27), and three RS-24 Yars missiles.

Russia to develop new ballistic missile system by 2013 | Defense | RIA Novosti

 

[azfar]

arent their icbms on top already?

 

[Skull and Bones]

arent their icbms on top already?

Yes, and now they are even better

 

[misterme2]

I wish India become a partner in this

 

[Skull and Bones]

I wish India become a partner in this

No man! Russia can't allow any foreign country join this program. They are a signatory of MCTR

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

I wish India become a partner in this

The strategic weapons can't be shared with any foreign country.

 

[AUz]

I wish India become a partner in this

 

[F-16_Falcon]

I wish India become a partner in this

Indian dream.

 

[nightcrawler]

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on-topic:
So what they will get is a lighter warhead with same or better yeald and a new RV , the new RV will be an autonomous one , which carries small fuel , control surface ( most likely jet control surfaces ), guidance and warhead.

Most of the manouvering are done in space , any manouvering done in atmosphere will slow it down and it will impart tremendous G on the warhead , so any atmospheric manouvering is at best non existant , the only manouvering if it will every do will be to correct its terminal accuracy , for which it does not need much.

These warhead are autonomous and have guidance of their own making it far accurate then the free fall provided by bus ejected passive RV.

Most of the anti-ABM manouvering will take in space as most percentage of ABM are space based , one the small RV is gravitating towards the earth is it coming at a speed of Mach 18-22 and any terminal interceptor has a very tight job to intercept it , considering RV are small target and Russians have developed decoys that falls along with RV into atmosphere without slowing down , which means any ABM has to track the RV from Decoys which is almost impossible , so a terminal interceptor has to hit all the RV and Decoys thinking its the real warhead.


Plans are to refit the entire current range of Ballistic Missile SS-18,19,Topol with the new charge and RV and they are testing this currently on a modified Topol.

check this Topol launch from Kapustin Yar - Blog - Russian strategic nuclear forces
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[poseidon]

Is this to try and counter the usa/nato making their anti BM shield in turkey? lol

 

[nightcrawler]

Is this to try and counter the usa/nato making their anti BM shield in turkey? lol

There will be no anti BM shield in Turkey read this
DefenceDog: Russia-Turkey: A Farewell to Arms