Avangard
«Yu-71 / Yu-74»
HypersonicHypersonic glide vehicle (HGV)Russia2019In service
Nuclear-armed hypersonic glide vehicle mounted on ICBMs with unpredictable trajectory.
Hypersonic//Hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV)
ID — AVANGARDRussia · NPO Mashinostroyeniya
Avangard
Yu-71 / Yu-74
Nuclear-armed hypersonic glide vehicle mounted on ICBMs with unpredictable trajectory.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- Avangard
- Alias
- Yu-71 / Yu-74
- Manufacturer
- NPO Mashinostroyeniya
- Country
- Russia
- Year
- 2019
- Category
- Hypersonic
- All sub-types
- Hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 6000 km
- Top speed
- Mach 27
- Guidance
- INS + manovre planari attive
- Warhead
- Nucleare 800 kT-2 MT (stimato)
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- UR-100UTTKh / RS-28 Sarmat (futuro)
- Length
- 5.4 m
Production & inventory
- Estimated inventory
- ≈12-20 unità schierate nel 13° reggimento Dombarovsky (stima 2024)
Tags
Nuclear-capableHypersonic
Main operators
Russia
History
Announced by Putin in March 2018 as an 'invincible weapon', Avangard reached initial operational capability in December 2019 with the 13th Missile Regiment at Dombarovsky.
Designed to defeat US missile defenses through hypersonic speed and lateral glide maneuvers.
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