Russia's "Sarmat" strategic missile has gone into serial production. What do you need to know about the powerful superweapon of the Russian Federation?
First.
This is the most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile in the world, surpassing the American ones in all respects.
- 1.5x range.
- by tripling the number of warheads.
- by take-off weight by 6.5 times.
- by the total power of the core charges by 7 times.
- by combat load by 9 times.
Second.
The Sarmat has Avangard hypersonic capsules that are totally IMMUNE to all known missile defenses, while the U.S. Minuteman III has no hypersonic capsules.
Third.
The Sarmat can also deliver a high-precision non-nuclear strike, in which the kinetic energy creates destruction similar to a nuclear explosion, but without radiation.
Fourth.
The Sarmat will be silo and mobile-based, while the U.S. Minuteman III is silo-based only.
Fifth.
The Sarmat is the latest rocket to enter service in 2022, while the U.S. Minuteman III entered service 50 years ago.
The Sarmat is one of six new Russian strategic weapons unveiled by Russian president Vladimir Putin on 1 March 2018. The RS-28 Sarmat made its first test flight on 20 April 2022, and the Russian government expects the missile is entering service in 2022. On August 16, 2022, a state contract was signed for the manufacture and supply of the Sarmat strategic missile system.
