RS-24 Yars
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RS-24 Yars is a Russian road- and silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with multiple independently targetable nuclear warheads, designed to modernize and enhance Russia’s strategic nuclear deterrent.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RS-18 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intercontinental ballistic missile
ⓘ
road-mobile missile system ⓘ silo-based missile system ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Russian strategic nuclear forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
ballistic missile
ⓘ
nuclear weapon delivery system ⓘ |
| classification | strategic missile ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| deploymentCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deploymentMode |
road-mobile
ⓘ
silo-based ⓘ |
| designer | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deterrenceRole | second-strike capability ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| enteredService | 2010 ⓘ |
| era | post-Cold War ⓘ |
| fuelType | solid propellant ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem |
GLONASS-assisted guidance
ⓘ
inertial guidance ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
missile silo
ⓘ
transporter erector launcher ⓘ |
| launchType | ground-launched ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MIRVCapability | yes ⓘ |
| mobility | road-mobile on heavy TEL vehicle ⓘ |
| NATOCodename | SS-27 Mod 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nuclearCapability | yes ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payloadType | MIRV bus ⓘ |
| predecessor | RT-2PM2 Topol-M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellant | solid fuel ⓘ |
| purpose | modernization of Russian ICBM force ⓘ |
| range | over 10000 km ⓘ |
| role | strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Russian Strategic Rocket Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | in service ⓘ |
| targetTestRange | Kura Test Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testLaunchSite | Plesetsk Cosmodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testLaunchYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| treatyContext | post-START era ⓘ |
| usedBy | Russian Strategic Rocket Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Russian nuclear triad land component ⓘ |
| warheadDelivery | reentry vehicle ⓘ |
| warheadType |
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle
ⓘ
thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
SS-19 Stiletto
this entity surface form:
RS-18
subject surface form:
RT-2PM Topol