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To: FtrPilot

“It was again tested on December 24, 2013, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northwest Russia.

“On December 26, 2014, the Strategic Forces conducted a successful launch of an RS-24 Yars missile. The missile was launched from a mobile launcher deployed at the Plesetsk test site. Missile warheads were reported to have successfully reached their targets at the Kura test site in Kamchatka. The launch, which was performed with support of the Air and Space Defense Forces, took place at 11:02 MSK (08:02 UTC)

“More than 10 successful launches took place between 2012 and 2022.”


Appears to be a very successful ICBM, as this is the first reported failure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-24_Yars


15,923 posted on 05/19/2025 6:04:27 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: PIF
PIF: "Appears to be a very successful ICBM, as this is the first reported failure."

I wonder if the ruzzians are trying to develop conventional warheads for some of their ICBMs.

The weight & CG of a conventional warhead (bomb) would be significantly different than a nuclear warhead.

This would alter the weight & balance of the missile which would impact the flight control software.

15,927 posted on 05/19/2025 6:29:16 AM PDT by FtrPilot
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