MOSCOW, May 12. /TASS/. Russia has successfully tested the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile system (ICBM), Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces Sergey Karakayev said in a report to Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Putin.
TASS has compiled the main details of the report.
Strategic Missile Forces Commander Sergey Karakayev reported to the president that the deployment of Sarmat launchers "will significantly enhance the combat capabilities of the ground-based strategic nuclear forces to guarantee the destruction of targets and fulfill strategic deterrence missions."
He noted that the test results of the Sarmat missile system confirmed the specified characteristics and the correctness of the solutions incorporated into it: "The test results confirmed the correctness of the design and technological solutions, as well as the missile system’s ability to achieve its quality conformance characteristics."
The Strategic Missile Forces commander noted that the Russian Sarmat strategic missile system surpasses the Soviet-made Voyevoda system in terms of operational range and combat capabilities: "The Sarmat stationary silo-based strategic missile system with an intercontinental ballistic missile is being developed to replace the Soviet-made Voyevoda system. In terms of combat capabilities, the Sarmat surpasses its predecessor, primarily in terms of range, throw-weight, launch readiness, and the countermeasures it employs, which allow it to reliably overcome existing and future missile defense systems."
