{"id":21180,"date":"2025-05-19T06:25:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T00:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=21180"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:44:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T10:14:48","slug":"yars-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/yars-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"RS-24 Yars"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>RS-24 Yars Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s military intelligence agency recently said Russia planned to conduct a &#8220;training and combat&#8221; launch of the RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile from the Yars complex to intimidate Ukraine and the West.<\/p>\n<h2>About RS-24 Yars<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Yars RS-24 (<strong>NATO designation SS-29)<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0<strong>Russian-made intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is believed to have entered into service in February 2010.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It is designed to replace Russia\u2019s SS-19 Stiletto and SS-18 Satan ICBMs.<\/li>\n<li>It is able to\u00a0<strong>penetrate\u00a0<\/strong>highly protected targets and also\u00a0<strong>any current Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Yars RS-24 Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a\u00a0<strong>three-stage, solid propellant<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>MIRV-capable (Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicles) ICBM.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The RS-24 missile will be deployed\u00a0<strong>both in silos and on mobile platforms.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The missile is estimated to be 22.5 meters in length and 2 meters in diameter.<\/li>\n<li>The total launch weight of the RS-24 is assessed to be 49,000 kg and is expected to have a\u00a0<strong>minimum range of 2,000 km and a maximum of 10,500 km.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The missile uses an\u00a0<strong>guidance upgraded system of the inertial and Glonass systems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The missile can be\u00a0<strong>armed with up to 10 MIRVs<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0each containing a thermonuclear warhead<\/strong>\u00a0weighing 300 kilotons.<\/li>\n<li>It has the<strong>\u00a0capability to manoeuvre during flight\u00a0<\/strong>and deploy both active and passive decoys, which gives Yars an advantage against modern missile defence systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>RS-24 Yars FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1:<\/strong>\u00a0What is the RS-24 Yars?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2:<\/strong>\u00a0What is the maximum range of the RS-24 Yars missile?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a010,500 km<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3:<\/strong>\u00a0What is the estimated total launch weight of the RS-24 Yars?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a049,000 kg<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/russia-plans-launch-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-sunday-kyiv-says-2025-05-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">REUT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Yars RS-24 (SS-29) is a Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, designed for nuclear deterrence with advanced mobility and targeting 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