The silo-based missile system RS-28 Sarmat has been put into serial production, said Vladimir Degtyar, the head of the Makeev State Rocket Center (SRC).
«The missile system has already been launched into mass production, provided with the necessary materials and production equipment,» he said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
As Degtyar noted, «Sarmat» in the next 40-50 years will strengthen the combat potential of the Armed Forces, reliably ensure Russia’s security from external threats.
According to the head of the SRC, in the current geopolitical conditions, this weapon will become the main factor in nuclear deterrence and a guarantee of maintaining peace.
«Sarmat» will replace the world’s heaviest strategic missile «Voevoda» (according to NATO classification — «Satan», RS-20V). The new missile will be able to attack targets both through the North Pole and through the South Pole, overcoming missile defense systems.