Flight design tests of the latest intercontinental ballistic missile “Sarmatic” continue, developers plan to conduct a second launch of ICBMs. An informed source said.
Second test launch of a heavy ICBM “Sarmatic” scheduled to be completed by the end of this year. According to a source, such plans exist, but probably, that it will be postponed to the beginning of next year. First start “Sarmadi” within the framework of the LCI was held in April this year, the rocket delivered training and combat units to the Kamchatka Kura training ground. Generally considered, that in order to complete full-fledged flight design tests of ICBMs, at least five launches must be carried out, one of which must be completed via the South Pole.
By the end of this year, flight design tests (LKI) “Sarmadi” can be continued with the second launch of the product- quotes TASS source words.
The second test will also be carried out from the silo at the launch site. “Plesetsk”, the missile will have to hit targets at the Kura training ground in Kamchatka. After launch, a final decision will be made on the deployment of the first regiment of ICBMs “Sarmatic”.
earlier it was reported, that the first regiment with ICBMs “Sarmatic” should take up combat duty at the end of this year in the mine version in the Uzhur missile formation. At the first stage, it will be several ICBMs, later their number will be brought to the standard.
MBR RS-28 “Sarmatic” prepare to replace the world's most powerful silo-based ICBM RS-20V “voivod” (NATO – SS-18 “Satan”), the rocket will become a carrier of hypersonic blocks “avant-garde”.
