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Test of a (new?) missile defense interceptor

On June 16, 2017 the Air and Space Defense Forces conducted a successful test of an interceptor of the Moscow missile defense system. The test took place at the Sary-Shagan test site. It was supported by crews of the test site (Strategic Rocket Forces) and industry representatives. According to the official statements, the test was carried out as part of a work on improving Russia's missile defense system.

The "improvement of Russia's missile defense" language is new - in previous tests the goal of the test was stated as "confirmation of technical characteristics of the interceptors" (the most recent test took place in June 2016). This may suggest that this time the interceptor is a bit different. It's quite possible that it is an upgrade of the 53T6/Gazelle missile. A completely new interceptor seems unlikely - the video shows that it uses the same container, so it's probably not that different from the 53T6 (but, of course, we cannot see the missile).

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Hi Pavel!
Thanks for updating the figures of the Rocket Forces!
One question: Regarding SS-19 you mentioned 20 (without warheads) at Tatishchevo. But in the unit section below that figures you mentioned 30 missiles.
Could you please clarify?
Cheers

[Bernd Reuter ] [June 22, 2017] [#]

Thank you for noticing. It should be 30 everywhere. Not that I have any real information about their status, though - it's just a guess.

[Pavel Podvig ] [June 22, 2017] [#]

Hi Pavel!
Please allow another question regarding those numbers:
1. 84 mobile RS-24...isn't it nearly the same number as last year? I expected some more deployment e.g. at Irkutsk
2. Any news about RS-26 deployment?
Thanks

[Bernd Reuter ] [June 26, 2017] [#]

It was 63 mobile/10 silo last year. 84 mobile/12 silo in 2017. No, there is nothing on RS-26.

[Pavel Podvig ] [June 27, 2017] [#]

The new book about missile defense is recently published in Russia:
https://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/141699052/
On page 26 in material about the Saratov SEPO-ZEM Company:
http://www.sepo.ru/about/sg/
...we can read:
"Today the company in cooperation with the Elektropribor Design Bureau makes and delivers the equipment for completing of the RTTs-181M system launching sites. In 2016 delivery for two launching sites of system took place, and in 2018 there will be a delivery for three positions".

[Alexander Stukalin ] [August 8, 2017] [#]

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