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Thursday, November 07, 2013

Russia to Deploy More Yars Ballistic Missiles by Year-End

RS-24 YarsRussia will arm two more regiments of the Strategic Missile Forces with Yars mobile ballistic missile systems by the end of 2013, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday.

“We are facing an important task – to preserve the balance of the strategic deterrence system, which makes the maintenance and timely re-equipment of the strategic nuclear forces a key area of military development,” Shoigu said.

The SMF has so far fully equipped two regiments of the Teikovo Missile Division in central Russia with Yars systems.

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