R-29RMU2 Sineva | |
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Type | SLBM |
Place of origin | Russia |
Service history | |
In service | 2007–present |
Used by | Russian Navy |
Production history | |
Designer | Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau |
Manufacturer | ZMZ/KMZ |
Specifications | |
Mass | 40.3 tonnes |
Length | 14.8 m |
Diameter | 1.9 m |
Warhead | 4 MIRV with a yield of 500 kiloton each or 10 MIRV with 100 kiloton yield[1][2] |
Engine | Three-stage liquid-propellant rocket[3] |
Operational range | 8,300 km (max range),[4] |
Guidance system | Astroinertial, GLONASS |
Accuracy | 250-500 m[5] |
The R-29RMU2 Sineva (Russian: Синева, lit. "blueness"), code RSM-54, is a Russian liquid-fueled submarine-launched ballistic missile with GRAU index 3M27, designation SS-N-23A Skiff.[citation needed] It can carry four warheads and is designed to be launched from Delta IV-class submarines, which are armed with 16 missiles each. As of 2017, there are 96 launchers deployed on the submarines.[6]
The first full-range test was reportedly conducted on October 11, 2008; the reported range was 11,547 kilometres (7,175 mi). The R-29RMU2 entered service in 2007 and is expected to remain in service until at least 2030.[citation needed]
Current plans call for the construction of approximately 100 such missiles.[7]
The Sineva missile has reportedly been modified into R-29RMU2 Layner missile as of 2012.[8]