The 208-ton weapon, officially called RS-28 Sarmat (pictured), is the biggest beast in Vladimir Putin's modernised nuclear arsenal, and is due to go into service in 2022
* Russia will carry out three tests of its intercontinental ballistic missile this year
* The 208-ton weapon, called the RS-28 Sarmat, is due to go into service in 2022
* Three launches will be reportedly carried out as part of flight development tests
* They are set to be from an underground silo at Plesetsk space centre in Russia
* The first launch is expected in the third quarter of this year, a source claimed
Russia is to carry out three tests of its new deadly hypersonic 'Satan-2' intercontinental ballistic missile this year, it was announced today.
The 208-ton weapon, officially called RS-28 Sarmat, is the biggest beast in Vladimir Putin's modernised nuclear arsenal, and is due to go into service in 2022.
'Three launches of the Sarmat ICBM will be carried out as part of flight development tests in 2021,' a defence source told TASS state news agency.
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Update: RS-28 Sarmat: New Russian ICBM to Enter Combat Duty in 2022 -- National Interest
WNU Editor: There have been developmental problems with this ICBM. It was suppose to be deployed in 2020.
