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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Russia's RS-24 ICBM to enter service in 2009


Report on a test of a RS-24 missile (17-12-'07)

A new intercontinental ballistic missile with multiple warheads is due to enter service with Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) next year, the SMF commander said on Wednesday.

The RS-24 is a new-generation intercontinental ballistic missile, which is equipped with a multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) warhead, was first tested on May 29, 2007 after a secret military R&D project, and then again on December 25, 2007.

"The RS-24 ICBM will enter service in 2009," Col. Gen. Nikolai Solovtsov said adding that two more test launches of RS-24 are planned for this year from the Plesetsk space center in northwest Russia.

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