The 5th generation strategic missile system Sarmat has been put into serial production.

The #Sarmat is one of six new Russian strategic weapons unveiled by Russian president Vladimir Putin on 1 March 2018.

Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspects fulfilment of state defence order at the Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant defence industry enterprise

The Russian Defence Minister inspected production workshops of the enterprise and the technological process of serial production of the Sarmat 5th-generation strategic missile system.

Currently, the enterprise manufactures the first supply of mass-produced missiles which will be put on combat duty as soon as possible. In a missile deployment area of a formation at the final stage construction, installation, and commissioning works are carried out on units and systems of the silo launchers and the command post.

The management of the enterprise briefed the Russian Defence Minister on fulfilment of contracts for the production of the Sarmat strategic missile system and the Minister focused the attention of the company's management on that issue. 'To implement directives of the President of the Russan Federation the promising Sarmat strategic missile complex is being put on combat duty. The re-equipment of Strategic Missile Forces for this complex which will become the basis of the ground grouping of Russia's Strategic Nuclear Forces is a priority in ensuring the country's defence capability. Currently, the task of equipping the first missile regiment with the Sarmat complex at the main Russian Strategic Missile Forces facility is being solved,' said Russian Defence Minister.

In turn, the CEO of JSC Krasmash reported on expansion of the production capacity of the enterprise, introduction of modern technological equipment, and imminent commissioning of a new production building of the mechanical processing plant with an area of 18,000 square meters for 300 workplaces equipped according to the modern standards.

The RS-28 Sarmat is capable of carrying 10 tonnes of payload, of ten 750 kiloton or 15 lighter MIRV warheads, and up to 24 #Avangard #hypersonic #glider #vehicles (HGVs) or a combination of warheads and several countermeasures against anti-ballistic missile systems. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the missile is Russia's response to the U.S. Prompt Global Strike system.

Sarmat has a short boost phase, which shortens the interval when it can be tracked by satellites with infrared sensors, such as the U.S. Space-Based Infrared System, making it more difficult to intercept. The Sarmat is able to fly a trajectory over the South Pole, which would require Fractional Orbital Bombardment (FOBS) capability,[citation needed] and is claimed to be completely immune to any current or prospective missile defense systems.

According to various sources, RS-28's launch sites are to be equipped with the "Mozyr"[citation needed] active protection system, designed to negate a potential adversary's first strike advantage by discharging a cloud of metal arrows or balls kinetically destroying incoming bombs, cruise missiles and ICBM warheads at altitudes of up to 6 km.

#RS28 #ICBM #Mozyr #HGV #FOBS

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