Stiletto ICBMs May Serve For 40 Years
December 14 2018
Russia’s rocket design bureau NPO Mashinostroyenia says it is working to extend the life of the SS-19 Stiletto intercontinental ballistic missile, reports Interfax-AVN (Russia).
The service life of the UR-100N UTTKh Stiletto missile system is being increased from the original 10 years to 40 years, said a bureau official.
The Stiletto missile was commissioned in 1980 and has undergone several life extensions, increasing its operational life to 35 years.
Each missile can carry up to...
Please log in to continue reading.
Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.
Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…
- More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
- Nearly every country's armed forces
- Militant organizations
Try Military Periscope free for seven days
Your online source for military news, weapons, and nation's armed forces worldwide
Military Periscope FEDLINK information
Service ID: UC
Contract Number: LCFDL24D0002
Military Periscope is a product of GovExec.
600 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 510,
Washington DC, 20037, USA.
customerservice@militaryperiscope.com
©Military Periscope 2024
All rights reserved. Redistribution of the content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.