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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

RS-24 missiles to replace UR-100NUTTH in Kozelsk


The Strategic Rocket Forces are removing some of the UR-100NUTTH/SS-19 missiles from silos at the Kozelsk division to make room for future deployment of silo-based RS-24 Yars missiles.

Deployment of silo-based RS-24 missiles in Kozelsk was expected for some time - it was mentioned in 2008 and confirmed in 2011.

In the last START data exchange in 2009 Russia reported having 29 deployed SS-19 missiles in Kozelsk.

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