ICBMs Fielded With Units In Ivanovo, Saratov Regions
December 20 2010
Russia
The Russian strategic rocket force has fielded two new units of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), reports Interfax-AVN.
A second battalion of RS-24 Yars missiles has been fielded with the Teikovo division in the Ivanovo region northeast of Moscow.
The RS-24, which can carry up to four nuclear warheads, is intended to replace aging SS-19 Stiletto and SS-18 Satan systems.
The strategic forces also fielded a new regiment of Topol-M ICBMs in Tatishchevo in the...
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