{"id":26204,"date":"2025-04-21T10:33:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T05:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=26204"},"modified":"2025-05-28T13:15:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T07:45:15","slug":"hrim-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/hrim-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sapsan Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sapsan Missile Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>The Russian Ministry of Defence for the first time acknowledged the growing threat posed by Ukraine\u2019s newly developed short-range ballistic missile, the Sapsan.<\/p>\n<h2>About Sapsan Missile<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Sapsan (or\u00a0<strong>Hrim-2, Grom-2)<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0<strong>Ukrainian tactical ballistic missile system.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is designed to\u00a0<strong>combine\u00a0<\/strong>the features of a\u00a0<strong>tactical missile system<\/strong>\u00a0and a\u00a0<strong>multiple rocket launcher.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In its\u00a0<strong>export version<\/strong>, the Hrim-2 missile system is designed to\u00a0<strong>target individual and group stationary targets<\/strong>\u00a0within distances ranging from\u00a0<strong>50 to 280 km.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>However, for the needs of the\u00a0<strong>Ukrainian armed forces,<\/strong>\u00a0the system&#8217;s range has now been extended to 700 km, significantly enhancing its previous known\u00a0<strong>range of 450 to 500 km.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Sapsan system\u00a0<strong>comprises a 10-wheeled Transporter-Erector-Launcher (TEL)<\/strong>\u00a0capable of carrying two containerized missiles simultaneously.<\/li>\n<li>Its\u00a0<strong>aero-ballistic capabilities allow evasion of modern air defenses\u00a0<\/strong>like the S-300 and S-400, drawing parallels to the Russian 9K720 Iskander missile complex.<\/li>\n<li>The Hrim-2&#8217;s versatility is a key aspect, as it\u00a0<strong>can launch both ballistic and cruise missiles,\u00a0<\/strong>making it suitable for various applications, from air defense to coast guard duties.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Its single-stage ballistic missile carries a warhead with a mass of 480 kilograms, and it offers options for both unitary and cluster configurations.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The system&#8217;s<strong>\u00a0onboard control system is inertial\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>integrates various navigation and guidance systems,\u00a0<\/strong>including radar-based and optoelectronic components.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sapsan Missile FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1<\/strong>. The Sapsan missile system is developed by which country?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Ukraine<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2<\/strong>. What is the range of the export version of the Hrim-2 missile system?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. 50 to 280 km<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3<\/strong>. What feature helps the Sapsan evade advanced air defense systems like the S-300 and S-400?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Aero-ballistic flight capabilities<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurasiantimes.com\/deadlier-than-atacms-russia-for-the-1st-time-admit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ET<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sapsan (Hrim-2, Grom-2) is a Ukrainian tactical ballistic missile system designed for precision strikes with a range of up to 500 km.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":48448,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[209],"class_list":{"0":"post-26204","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-sapsan-missile","9":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}