Strategic Rocket Forces (RVSN): Discussion & News

sepheronx wrote:

You know, maybe that is a good idea for Russia in recycling their old ICMB's or theater ballistic missiles. Turn them into interceptors.

sepheronx wrote:

But what about putting up a conventional warhead and use it as an interceptor?

sepheronx wrote:

Fair enough. Then what about turning it into a conventional weapon rather then Nuclear? For instance, the conventional weapon that US is wanting to produce?

Russia takes a heavy liquid to create a new intercontinental ballistic missile, which will be able to break through any existing and future missile defense system, taken into service until 2050-ies. On this, as reported by ITAR-TASS news agency , said General Director of the Corporation Rosobschemash Arthur Usenko.According to him, in order to develop missiles that will eventually replace the R-36M ICBM, "Voivod", was given in 2009.

In mid-December 2009 the then acting commander of the Strategic Missile Forces Shvaychenko Andrew , said that the new ballistic missile will be established by the end of 2016. According Usenkova posed a missile, and also as "Leader" will have multiple warheads with ten independently targetable warheads.She will be able to overcome any missile defense system, whether missile defense or NATO's European missile defense.

He noted that the modernization will affect the combat equipment (ie, warheads), and "Will this work for three or four years, after which we proceed to mass production, and in 2016 our missiles will already be a new military equipment," - he said.

"Regarding the railway complex, really, it could be. Such design work carried out, and found it inappropriate to develop these works due to the fact that in terms of survivability, compared with moving ground complexes, it is the same," - said Solomon at a press conference in RIA Novosti.

The Americans went a long way: they held a flight tests with the missile" Hera "- is virtually medium-range missiles, but formally they can not grasp the hand, because they used it as a launch target when developing the ABM treaty and apply to missiles ground-to-earth. "Nevertheless, they have tested this missile," - he said.

He explained that despite the fact that, theoretically, "Hera" is a rocket cash "ground-to-air missiles, to modify it to ground-to-earth" is not difficult. "Because after we flew in an active plot to fly to land on a ballistic trajectory of the mind do not need much" - said the designer.

"By 2012, the task will be fully completed. Deploying runs parallel to, somewhere will put missiles yars, and somewhere to be," Topol-M. This task will be completed by 2012 "- Solomon said at a press conference in RIA Novosti "Strategic Weapon: today and tomorrow."

Solomon noted that the single-warhead Topol-M has a more powerful warhead that could destroy the well-protected targets.

At the same time, he said, the rocket yars "with multiple head units are capable of destroying not one but many goals.

"The government program of weapons of work on the creation of heavy missiles are fixed, but I think it necessary to confine it sketch design work, so that in 2012-2013 could be taken collectively, that is, with the participation of experts, decide on further work to build such missiles, "- said Solomon.

He considers it essential that such a complex and important issue as the establishment of a new type of strategic weapons, not to be taken exclusively by the Ministry of National Defense.

"This issue goes beyond the competence of the Ministry of Defence. It's a question state" - said Solomon.

According to Solomon, the effort spent on developing new heavy missiles, would not reduce the technological gap with other countries, in particular with the United States.Moreover, "this is (the development of heavy missiles), which makes the technological lead irreparable."

SRF moving to a new automated control system
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The Russian Strategic Rocket Forces (SRF) are implementing the automated control system (ACS), the fourth generation with triple redundant communication channels, said the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Lieutenant General Sergei Karakayev.

Currently, the SRF is the introduction of ACS units of the fourth generation. In each set of control equipment is provided triple redundancy," - said the commander in a report released Thursday interview with " Izvestiya ".

He noted that at a time when increasing the importance of each launcher and warheads, and significantly increases the role of the management of strategic nuclear forces. "All this is achieved by continuous collection of reports in the management of the Strategic Rocket Forces, as well as high dependability of its equipment parts management", - said Karakayev.

Troubleshooting equipment located up to a model element to be replaced, he said. "The implementation of works on creation and introduction of latest technology of communication and automation management, competitive with the best foreign counterparts, will not only maintain the existing level of reliability management Strategic Rocket Forces, said rocketeer" three nines after the decimal point( 99.999 %) but also greatly enhance the sustainability of the SMF in all conditions of the situation "- added the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces.

Austin wrote:Oh I am a late entrant to this thread but this is my favourite topic , I have mentioned this on another board , they are developing a new charge (TN) and new RV.

So what they will get is a lighter warhead with same or better yeald and a new RV , the new RV will be an autonomous one , which carries small fuel , control surface ( most likely jet control surfaces ), guidance and warhead.

Most of the manouvering are done in space , any manouvering done in atmosphere will slow it down and it will impart tremendous G on the warhead , so any atmospheric manouvering is at best non existant , the only manouvering if it will every do will be to correct its terminal accuracy , for which it does not need much.

nightcrawler wrote:Rules of the game are changing with Airborne Lasers [no out-manoeuvring needed]. The next generation will use a solid state or FEL laser. The current one is a chemical laser that uses large tanks of extremely toxic chemicals.