Russia intends to place rockets for beats in Europe: what is in the arsenal of Moscow

According to Western experts, Russia may revive the Rubizh project for the implementation of such plans, which was stopped in 2015. This complex involved the use of hypersonic missiles with a range of up to 8 thousand km. During the celebration of the Navy Day of Russia, on June 28, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would place offensive missiles near Western Europe if the United States has made its plans for missile deployment in Germany in 2026.

In this regard, the Defense News observers have shown what the arsenal has Moscow to implement such plans. The material stated that on July 10, the White House announced plans to start the deployment of ordinary missiles in Germany in 2026. This arsenal will include SM-6, Tomahawk missiles and developed hypersonic weapons with greater range than existing land missiles in Europe.

In response, Putin reported that Russia will take "mirror measures" in response to the actions of the United States and their allies, deploying missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. He emphasized that the medium -range American missile missiles can be about 10 minutes, which poses a serious threat.

The senior researcher of the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non -Playing Mykola Sokkov in this connection that "obvious choice" for the Russian Federation may be the ability to use the Caliber terrestrial missile, which can be easily developed by 2026. Other possible options include an increase in the "Iskander" range already placed in Kaliningrad and Belarus, as well as the revival of the Rubezh project.

Michael Duitzman from the Center for James Martin's Non -Proliferation Center said Putin mentioned "coastal troops" that can use the Ball and Bastion systems with modernized launchers for lanes for terrestrial purposes. These Okins-M missiles based in Kaliningrad can hypothetically cover the entire territory of Poland.

According to Russian profile publications, the development of a moving soil missile system PC-26 "Rubezh" began in the mid 2000s by the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering, but it was known in early 2010. By 2013-2015 it was planned to complete the development, to carry out test The complex for duty, but these plans have not been fully implemented.

The first launch of the Rubezh rocket took place in September 2011, the trials lasted at Plesetsk, Kapustin Yar and Sarah Shagan until 2015, but the project did not reach the stage of combat duty. The trials attracted the attention of foreign military and politicians, alleging accusations of violating an international treaty on the elimination of medium and less range missiles (DRSMD).

Russia argued that the maximum range of the rocket corresponds to the intercontinental class, so there is no violation. There is little data on the technical features of the PC-26 "Rubezh", but, according to estimates, the complex should be smaller and lighter than "Poplar" and "Yarsa", which would provide him with greater mobility and patency. The rocket was built according to a three -stage scheme with a degree of breeding and solid fuel engines. The flight range from 2-2.