In January 2020 Russia was estimated to have 532 strategic launchers that can carry about 2100 nuclear warheads. In its September 2019 New START data exchange Russia reported 513 deployed launchers with 1426 New START-accountable nuclear warheads.
Starting in late 2022, right when it began the deployment of the second regiment of Avangard missiles, Russia started an upgrade of missile positions. By late 2024, all positions of 368th missile regiment had been upgraded. All include a characteristic...
The Air and Space Forces conducted a successful launch of a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the launch pad No. 4 of the launch complex No. 43 of the Plesetsk space launch site. The launch took place at 11:36 MSK (08:36 UTC)...
As of March 2025, Russia has conducted six launches of the new-generation early-warning satellites, known as Tundra (the system is known as EKS/Kupol). In January 2024 four Tundra satellites were in operation. A March 2025 check suggests that Cosmos-2546 ended...
The Air and Space Forces conducted a successful launch of an Angara 1.2 rocket from the launch pad No. 1 of the launch complex No. 35 of the Plesetsk space launch site. The launch took place at 13:49:26 MSK (10:49:26...
The Air and Space Forces conducted a successful launch of a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the launch pad No. 3 of the launch complex No. 43 of the Plesetsk space launch site. The launch took place at 01:22:17 MSK on 3...
According to Alexandr Leonov, the General Director and General Designer of NPO Mashinosroyeniya (NPO Mash, the old Chelomey design bureau), quoted by TASS, the service life of UR-100NUTTH/SS-19 missiles is still being extended. The missile has been in service since...
The Air and Space Forces conducted a successful launch of a Soyuz-2.1v rocket from the launch pad No. 4 of the launch complex No. 43 of the Plesetsk space launch site. The launch took place at 06:59 MSK (03:59 UTC)...
Knyaz Pozharsky submarine of the Project 955A/Borey-A class will be accepted for service in June 2025. The construction of the submarine began in 2016. It was rolled out of the construction hall in February 2024. It was said to be...
On 4 December 2024, at 21:03:13 MSK (18:03:13 UTC) crews of the Air and Space Forces conducted a successful launch of a Soyuz-2.1b launcher from the Plesetsk test site. (Note that the time of launch in the ministry of defense...
On 31 October 2024, at 10:51:31 MSK (07:51:31 UTC) crews of the Air and Space Forces conducted a successful launch of a Soyuz 2.1a launcher from the launch pad No. 4 of the launch complex No. 43 of the Plesetsk...
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