Avangard (hypersonic glide vehicle)

Avangard
Авангард
The UR-100UTTKh ICBM launched from the Dombarovsky Air Base carrying the Avangard
TypeHypersonic glide vehicle
Place of originRussia
Service history
In service2019–present[1]
Used byStrategic Rocket Forces
Production history
DesignerMoscow Institute of Thermal Technology
ManufacturerVotkinsk Machine Building Plant
Produced2018–present[2]
Specifications
Mass~2 tonnes (4,400 lb)[3]
Length5.4 m[4]
Effective firing rangeMore than 6000 kilometers
Blast yield2 megaton [5]
Maximum speed Mach 27-30[6][7][8]
Launch
platform
ICBM R-36M2, RS-28, UR-100

The Avangard (Russian: Авангард, "Vanguard"; previously known as Objekt 4202, Yu-71 and Yu-74) is a Russian hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) that can be carried as an MIRV payload by the UR-100UTTKh,[9][10] R-36M2 and RS-28 Sarmat heavy ICBMs. It can deliver both nuclear and conventional payloads.[11][12][13] The Avangard is reportedly capable of travelling at re-entry speeds (over Mach 27 and close to Mach 30).[14][15]

The Avangard is one of the six new Russian strategic weapons unveiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 1 March 2018.

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  10. ^ "Russia to use SS-19 ICBMs as carriers for Avangard hypersonic glide vehicles — source".
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  14. ^ "Russia loads missile with nuclear-capable glide vehicle into launch silo". Reuters.
  15. ^ "Борисов: испытания комплекса "Авангард" доказали его способность разгоняться до 27 Махов - ТАСС". TACC (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-09-21.