RS-24 (missile)

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RS-24 (missile)

RS-24 on MZKT-79221
RS-24 on MZKT-79221

General Information
Type ICBM
Local name RS-24 Jars, 15P171, 15Sch67
NATO designation SS-27 Mod. 2 Sickle-B
Country of origin RussiaRussia Russia
Manufacturer Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering
development 1998
Commissioning 2010
Working time In service
Technical specifications
length 22.90 m
diameter 1,860 mm
Combat weight 47,000-49,600 kg
Drive
First stage
Second stage
Third stage
Solid
Solid
Solid & PBV (Post Boost Vehicle)
Range 12,000 km
Furnishing
steering INS and GLONASS
Warhead 4 MIRV nuclear warheads , each 100–300 kt
Detonator Programmed detonator
Weapon platforms MZKT-79221 truck or missile silo
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The RS-24 "Jars" ( Russian РС-24 Ярс ) is an intercontinental ballistic missile from a Russian production. The NATO code name is SS-27 Mod. 2 Sickle-B and in the GRAU index it is designated 15Sch67 . The troop designation of the system is 15P171 . It is the Topol-M SS-27 Mod 1, but with an estimated 4 MIRVs .

development

The RS-24 was developed largely unnoticed by the West. It is based on the design of the RS-12PM-OS Universal ICBM . This missile was a modified RS-12M Topol (SS-25 Sickle), which was equipped with a new warhead section for up to six MIRV warheads. This project was canceled at the beginning of the 1990s and not pursued further. In the mid-2000s, the warhead section of the RS-12PM-OS Universal was modified so that it could be placed on an RS-12M2 Topol-M . The resulting missile is known as the RS-24 "Jars".

Although a MIRV version of the Topol-M was officially announced in December 2006 by Nikolai Solovtsov, Commander in Chief of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces, and there was even longer speculation about such a move, the first test in 2007 among journalists was received as a surprise. The demonstration, which was also surprising for Western military circles and of which TV recordings were spread around the world, is interpreted by observers as the response of Russia's Vice Prime Minister and armaments officer Sergei Ivanov to the announced US missile defense stations in Poland and the Czech Republic (see Active Layered Theater Ballistic Missile Defense ). Politically, the surprise coup is also seen as a Russian warning to ratify the Disarmament Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (KSE), which, however , was suspended by Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 14, 2007 after unsuccessful negotiations in Vienna .

The rocket launched from the Plesetsk Space Center in northwestern Russia at 10:20 UTC and reached its target less than half an hour later on the Kamchatka Peninsula , 5300 km to the east, with the expected accuracy . There were two more successful test flights from Plesetsk on December 25, 2007 and November 26, 2008. In July 2010, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that the first three missiles had been deployed at the Teikovo missile base . Furthermore, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces (RWSN), Lieutenant General Sergei Viktorovich Karakajew , reported on December 1, 2010 that the mobile Topol and Topol-M missiles with single warheads (MARV) were gradually being replaced by the new intercontinental missiles RS-24 “Jars "To be replaced with multiple warheads (MIRV). The most recent rocket launch took place on February 6, 2019 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome from a mobile launch position. The warheads hit the targets on schedule at the Kura missile test site on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

technology

The RS-24 uses the drive technology of the RS-12M1 Topol-M ( NATO code name : SS-27 Sickle-B) , which was developed in 1991 . This system, a combination of solid fuel propulsion with a mobile rocket launch ramp on an all-terrain 16 × 16 truck of the type MZKT-79221 , is a self-sufficient, mobile ICBM that has a high chance of survival in the event of an enemy first strike . The Russian armed forces announced that there will be a silo-supported version in addition to the mobile version. In contrast to the Topol-M, however, the RS-24 has MIRV technology, i.e. it can release several warheads that target independently of each other, while the Topol-M has a single MARV warhead. The RS-24 will carry four MIRV warheads with an explosive power of 100 to 300 kt each  . The control is effected by means of an inertial navigation platform , as well as the GLONASS - satellite navigation system . With these two systems, an accuracy ( CEP ) of less than 250 m should be achievable.

Versions

  • RS-24 Jars:-M (SS-27 Mod. 2 Sickle-B) mobile version, installed on a 16 × 16 truck 15U175M
  • RS-24 Jars-M: (SS-27 Mod. 3 Sickle-B) silo supported version

status

As of July 27, 2019, at least 120 RS-24 missiles in the mobile and 20 RS-24 missiles in the stationary version are in service with the Russian missile forces . The mobile missiles are stationed in Teikovo , Nizhny Tagil , Yoshkar-Ola , Irkutsk and Novosibirsk , while the silo-based missiles are stationed in Koselsk .

Web links

Commons : RS-24 Jars  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  11. ↑ Russia is planning to upgrade with a new RS-24 super rocket. RIA Novosti, December 1, 2010, accessed April 16, 2014 .
  12. ↑ С космодрома Плесецк проведён пуск ракеты РС-24 «Ярс». In: Красная звезда. redstar.ru, February 8, 2019, accessed August 2, 2019 (Russian).
  13. ↑ Russianforces.org: Silo-based RS-24
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