Development work on the creation of a new missile system with an intercontinental ballistic missile “Cedar” will begin in 2023-2024 years. It is reported by TASS with reference to a source in the defense industry.
According to the source, funding for the creation of a new ICBM was allocated within the framework of the current state armaments program until 2027 of the year. The start of development work is scheduled for 2023-2024 year.
Research work (NIR) by “Cedar” funded under the current state armaments program until 2027 of the year. OCD will start at 2023-2024 years
– said the source.
he explained, that the new missile system “Cedar” created to replace complexes “yars”, into service, it will have to be adopted in the 2030s. The new ICBM will be delivered to the troops as in a mine, and in mobile version.
Earlier, information appeared in the media about the start of research work on the creation of a new generation strategic missile system. There are no specifics on the new complex yet., work has just begun. As stated by an unnamed representative of the Russian defense industry, more specific data will appear with the onset of OCD.
Currently, the basis of the Strategic Missile Forces weapons are missile systems with silo-based and mobile-based ICBMs. “Topol M” and “yars”, is gradually being phased out of service with ICBMs “Poplar”. Newest ICBM missile system is being tested “Sarmatic”, are put into service with missiles with a hypersonic unit “avant-garde”. Nuclear submarine missile carriers “Northwind” and “Borey-A” are carriers of the missile system “Mace”.
