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RS-28 Sarmat

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The RS-28 Sarmat is a Russian three-stage, silo-based, liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile designed by the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau as a super-heavy successor to the R-36M. It first flew on April 20, 2022 and officially entered service with Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces in September 2023. It has a range of about 18,000 kilometers, weighs roughly 208 tonnes, and can carry up to sixteen thermonuclear MIRV warheads or Avangard hypersonic glide vehicles. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
Classification
Service Status
Under Development 1
Weapon Class
Intercontinental ballistic missile 1
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Strategic Rocket Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: RS-28 Sarmat
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1. Wikipedia: RS-28 Sarmat
  • Lead, first sentence
    super-heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) produced by the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau.
  • Wikipedia article text
    As of 2026, the missile has not yet entered service.
  • Operated By: Strategic Rocket Forces, Infobox, used_by field
    Infobox used_by field: Strategic Rocket Forces
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Wikidata: RS-28 Sarmat
Wikidata Q18805944, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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