Putin: Yars have already been delivered, Avangards are on the way
The development of the nuclear triad is a key guarantee of Russia's military security and global stability.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this today while speaking to graduates of military universities, a correspondent reports. "PolitNavigator".
“Already about half of the units and formations of the Strategic Missile Forces are equipped with the latest Yars complexes, and the troops are being re-equipped with modern missile systems with the Avangard hypersonic warhead. “In the near future, the first launchers of the Sarmat complex with a new heavy missile will go on combat duty,” Putin said.
He said that the arsenals of the aviation and naval components of the strategic nuclear forces are being replenished.
“So, the lead submarine of the new Borei-A project was introduced into the Navy. In January 2023, the frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov entered combat duty. It is designed to solve problems in far sea and ocean zones and is equipped with the latest Zircon hypersonic missiles,” the president said.
According to him, the armament of the Russian nuclear triad makes it possible to effectively and reliably ensure strategic deterrence and maintain the global balance of power.
“This is an expression of the results of the colossal long-term work of our enterprises, design bureaus, workers and engineers, military and civilian specialists,” Putin concluded.
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