Defense Ministry revealed some characteristics of the rocket 9М729
During the briefing, the Chief of the Missile Forces and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Matveyevsky, made a statement. According to him, this range of the missile was confirmed during the joint command-staff exercises Zapad-9.
Unlike the base rocket 9М728, the new rocket contains combat equipment of increased power and a new onboard control complex, which improves the accuracy of hitting the target. During the modernization of the rocket "grew" on 53 cm, which was, respectively, the reason for increasing the launch container to the same length. In addition, a new launcher has been created for the 9М729 rocket, which houses four, not two, rockets.
The general stressed that the 9М728 and 9М729 missiles are manufactured exclusively under factory conditions and it is impossible to refuel the missiles under military conditions, namely, the maximum constructive flight range in 480 km depends on the mass of fuel, which meets all the conditions of the INF. For a further flight, the rocket simply does not have enough fuel, he added.
Recall that Washington accused Moscow of violating the treaty precisely because of the 9М729 rocket, which was allegedly tested for a greater range than claimed in Russia. In this case, the United States can not explain where they have such information, in every possible way evading the answer to this question.
- Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
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