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Russia to test missile that 'beats all defence systems' with range of 6,200 miles
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mirror.co.ukRussia is preparing to carry out flight tests of its next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile, a weapon it claims can overcome any defences.
The RS-28 Sarmat is destined to replace the R-36, named SS-18 Satan by Nato. Weighing 208 tonnes and with a range of about 6,200 miles, the Sarmat will carry up to 16 warheads and, according to Moscow, will be able to bypass any missile defence system.
It could carry a payload capable of destroying an area the size of Texas or France, according to Zvezda, the Russian defence ministry’s TV channel.
The introduction of the missile has been put back several times because of delays in testing. But Alexei Krivoruchko, the deputy defence minister, told Krasnaya Zvezda, a military newspaper, that
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