Goodbye ‘Satan’: Russia to get rid of iconic ICBM & get top replacement

“It [Satan missile] is at the end of its life span, and we are about to start discarding that missile,” Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov said.

Borisov did not elaborate on the exact model though. Six modifications have been developed since its deployment in 1974.

The once-state-of-the-art liquid-propelled missile is known in Russia as R-36 Voevoda, but in the West it’s dubbed with the more fearsome name, Satan. The aging weapon will be replaced with new-generation Sarmat missiles, which are to become latest additions to Russian arsenal, Borisov said.

“There is no doubt that by the end of Voevoda’s resource capabilities, we will get new Sarmat missiles,” he said.

The ICBM is capable of overcoming missile defense systems and has already completed tests, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced during his state of the nation address on March 1. The missile “practically no range restrictions” and is capable of carrying a wide range of nuclear weapons.

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