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Russia Conducts Successful 6,700-Kilometre Mobile ICBM Test Across Country
Russia tested a powerful missile that can travel between continents.
The missile was launched from a space and military site in northwestern Russia.
It flew more than 6,700 kilometres toward a test site in Kamchatka.
Soldiers moved the launcher into a forest before firing.
This means the missile system does not always need to use an underground silo.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said the missile followed its planned path.
The ministry also said all parts of the test were completed successfully.
The test checked how well the missile system works and how quickly it can be used in the field.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said it successfully launched a mobile, solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile.
The missile was fired from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northwestern Russia toward the Kura test site.
The missile traveled more than 6,700 kilometres to the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Officials said the launch confirmed the missile system’s tactical, technical and flight characteristics.
The test demonstrated mobile deployment, remote-area operation and field readiness without a fixed silo.
- Who
- Russia’s Defence Ministry and the Strategic Missile Forces conducted the launch.
- What
- A mobile, solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile was launched in a combat training test.
- Where
- The missile was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region toward the Kura test site on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
- When
- The launch was announced on Friday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Why
- The launch was intended to confirm the missile system’s tactical, technical and flight characteristics and demonstrate field readiness.
Key facts
- Launch site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Arkhangelsk region
- Target area
- Kura test site, Kamchatka Peninsula
- Distance traveled
- More than 6,700 kilometres
- Missile type
- Mobile, solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile
- Launcher
- Mobile transporter erector launcher battery
- Reported result
- Russia’s Defence Ministry said all assigned tasks were completed and the missile maintained a flawless trajectory
- Operational feature
- The system can be deployed from a remote location rather than a fixed underground silo
Quotes
Russia’s Defence Ministry
Russia’s government ministry responsible for defence and the missile test announcement
“All assigned tasks were completed in full”
wionews.com
Sources
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