The RS-28 Sarmat, known to NATO as Satan 2, is a next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by Russia’s Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau. Designed to replace the aging R-36 ...

Known familiarly in the West as Satan II, the 115-foot-long RS-28 Sarmat is designed to carry nuclear warheads, independently targetable warheads, or hypersonic glide vehicles and can strike ...

Dangerous missiles of Russia like the RS-28 Sarmat, Iskander, RS-24 Yars, Onyx anti-ship cruise missile, and RSM-56 Bulava have positioned Russia as a formidable nation internationally.

Repeated setbacks The 35-meter-long (115 feet) RS-28 Sarmat, known in the West as Satan II, has a range of 18,000 kilometers (11,000 miles) and a launch weight of over 208 tons.

This missile, the RS-28 Sarmat (NATO codename: SS-X-29 or SS-X-3, and already unofficially nicknamed “Satan-II”), is designed to be an apex engine of atomic annihilation in the event of a full ...

This is at least the second time an RS-28 Sarmat missile has failed in less than two years, dealing a blow to the country's nuclear forces days after the head of the Russian legislature issued a ...

The RS-28 Sarmat is a Russian liquid-fueled ICBM produced by the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau. It was built with the intention to replace the R-36 ICBMs which only had a range of up to 9,940 miles.

The missile — called the RS-28 Sarmat by Russia and ominously dubbed the “Satan II” by NATO — is designed to carry up to 15 nuclear warheads, five more than the outgoing Soviet-era R-36M ...

The updated RS-28 Sarmat missile, considered an advanced version of Satan-2, has an increased range of 13,000 to 16,000 kilometers, making it one of the most powerful missiles in Russia's arsenal.

The Sarmat missile, also known as the RS-28 Sarmat, is a Russian intercontinental ballistic missile designed to replace the older R-36M (known by NATO as the SS-18 Satan).

The RS-28 Sarmat is a liquid-fueled, silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with an exceptional range of around 11,185 miles—allowing it to strike targets virtually anywhere on Earth.

Of the six strategic weapons unveiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin at his oft-cited 2018 annual state-of-the-nation address, “RS-28 Sarmat” is among the most consequential.