Russia to Test Upgraded Yars Ballistic Missile in Next Few Months |
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Multithumb found errors on this page: There was a problem loading image http://cdn3.img.sputniknews.com/images/102951/64/1029516404.jpg Russia 17:34 16.05.2016(updated 17:42 16.05.2016) Get short URL © Sputnik/ Sergey Pyatakov "In the next few months, we will carry out a test launch of a modernized version of the Yars missile, which is expected to increase the effectiveness of the existing system," Yuri Solomonov said. The current version of the RS-24 Yars (NATO designation SS-27 Mod 2) can reportedly carry up to 10 MIRV warheads and has a range of 11,000 kilometers (some 6,800 miles).
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