The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: the old ICBM will not spoil the trajectory

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation decided to extend the life of intercontinental ballistic missiles and rocket launchers.

The state budget allocates 938,000,000 rubles for the fulfillment of the defense order on the restoration of missiles and rocket launchers. On the implementation of works released about two years. The implementation of the program should be completed by November 10, 2020. The application for the tender has already appeared on the public procurement website.

In accordance with the requirements, the contractor is obliged to perform a number of "measures to ensure the extended life of strategic missile systems."

Under the plans of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to extend the service life of a ballistic missile "Topol-M", "Satan" and the installation of the UR-100N "Stilet".

By the way, in parallel, the rearmament of the Strategic Missile Forces of Russia continues. Up to 21 years, the Yars and Yars-M missile systems will take up combat duty.

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