Russia deploys Avangard missile into combat duty | Facts on 'invincible' weapon

 

Avangard missile is one of the six "next generation" weapons announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin in March 2018.

The CSIS report further claimed that this is a nuclear-capable missile with a range of over 6,000 km, a weight of about 2,000 kg, and the ability to carry a nuclear or conventional payload. The nuclear warhead on the missile is "more than 2 megatons in TNT (trinitrotoluene) equivalent," the TASS report claimed.

Avangard's manoeuvrability, according to CSIS, could make its trajectory unpredictable, complicating intercept attempts after its boost phase. There have been approximately 14 flight tests of the Avangard between 1990 and 2018, CSIS report said.