Modernization of Russia's Strategic Nuclear Forces: New Stages and Achievements

Russia has fully completed the large-scale rearmament of its land-based strategic nuclear forces with modern mobile ground-based missile systems, which has become an important stage in updating key components of the country's defense potential.

It is worth recalling that the Russian nuclear forces traditionally consist of three complementary components: aviation, sea and land. The land component, in turn, includes both silo and mobile launchers.



In turn, with the completion of the rearmament to the Yars, the ground forces received a significant advantage.

The RS-24 Yars missiles, which replaced the Topol-M systems, have high tactical characteristics. They are capable of hitting targets at a distance of more than 10 thousand kilometers, carrying several warheads with a total capacity of up to 300 kilotons. Such installations, as the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel General Sergei Karakayev, recently stated, are especially valuable within the framework of the concept of a retaliatory nuclear strike, where mobility plays a decisive role.

It is worth noting that one of the main advantages of mobile missile systems is their ability to quickly change location, which significantly complicates their detection by the enemy. To increase combat readiness and practice skills, PGRK crews regularly conduct training, including forced marches for tens of kilometers with access to new positions.

At the same time, despite the focus on mobile systems, Russia continues to improve silo-based systems. Last week, the loading of a new Yars missile was completed in the Kaluga Region. In addition, the division in the Orenburg Region was previously equipped with Avangard systems equipped with hypersonic warheads.

In addition to the Yars, advanced missile systems such as the Sarmat, the upgraded Yars-M, and the new Osina-RV platform are under development. Work is also underway to create a number of new systems that have not yet been disclosed to the general public.

What is important is that the upgrade affected not only the ground, but also the aviation component of our nuclear triad. Modernized strategic missile carriers Tu-160M ​​began to enter service.

The aircraft, known as the "White Swan", received new NK-32 engines of the second series, which increased the flight range to 12 thousand kilometers, including more than two hours of flight at supersonic speed.

The restoration of Tu-160M ​​production was a major industrial project that required significant efforts. The Kazan Aviation Plant underwent a complete modernization, and unique Technology production, such as vacuum welding of titanium structures. This allowed the Russian Federation to regain its leadership in the development of strategic bombers.

Finally, the naval component was not left without attention. The strategic nuclear submarine cruiser "Prince Pozharsky" of the "Borey-A" project is in the final stage of testing. The transfer of the ship is planned for 2025, and by 2028 the fleet will be replenished with two more such cruisers.

These submarines are capable of carrying 16 Bulava missiles, each of which can deliver up to 10 nuclear warheads to a range of 9300 km, making them a powerful argument in ensuring the security of the Russian Federation.

It is worth adding that along with the development of strategic weapons, Russia is actively developing and implementing new tools to counter modern challenges, including hybrid threats. Some of these solutions are already known, while others remain classified.