Comparison of ICBMs

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This is a comparison list of intercontinental ballistic missiles developed by various countries.

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ICBMs by country

Legend for launch system status in below table:  Operational  Under development  Inactive  Unknown status

S No.NameOperatorManufacturerMax rangeMissile massPayloadStatusFirst flight MIRV MobilityAccuracy (CEP)
1 RS-28 Sarmat Russia State Rocket Center Makeyev 18,000 km208,100 kg [1] [2] 10,000 kg, [2] 10x 1 MtActive2018Yes Silo N/A
2 BZhRK Barguzin Russia Votkinsk 12,600 km45,000–50,000 kgN/AInactiveN/AYesRailroadN/A
3 R-36M2 Voevoda [Note 1] USSRYuzhny Machine-Building Plant11,000 km (or 16,000 km with a single warhead) [3] 211,400 kg [3] 10x 800 kt / 8730 kg [3] Unknown1986YesSilo220 m
4 UR-100N UTTKh USSR Khrunichev Machine-Building Plant 10,000 km105,600 kg6x 550 kt / 4350 kgActive [Note 2] 1977 [4] Yes [Note 3] Silo350–500m
5 RT-2PM Topol USSR Votkinsk Machine Building Plant 10,500 km45,100 kg800 ktActive1985NoRoad-mobile TEL 200–900 m
6 RT-2PM2 Topol-M Russia Votkinsk Machine Building Plant11,000 km47,200 kg800 ktActive1994No Silo, road-mobile TEL200 m
7 RS-24 RussiaVotkinsk Machine Building Plant12,000 km49,000 kg3–4 300 ktActive2007YesSilo, road-mobile TEL150 m
8 R-29R RussiaState Rocket Center Makeyev6,500 km35,300 kg3x 500ktActive1978Yes Delta III submarine 900 m
9 R-29RK RussiaState Rocket Center Makayev6,500 km34,388 kg7x 100ktInactiveN/AYesDelta III submarine900m
10 R-29RL RussiaState Rocket Center Makeyev9,000 km35,300 kg1x 450ktInactiveN/ANoDelta III submarine900m
11 R-29RM Russia Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant 8,300 km40,300 kg4x 200ktInactive1982Yes Delta IV submarine 550m
12 R-29RMU Sineva Russia Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant 11,547 km40 300 kg4x 500ktActive2004Yes (4)Delta IV submarine250–500m
13 R-29RMU2 Layner Russia Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant 11,000 km+40 000 kg4x 500ktActive2011Yes (4)Delta IV submarine250m
14 RSM-56 Bulava RussiaVotkinsk Plant State Production Association8000–10000 km36,800 kg6x 150 ktActive2005Yes Borei-class submarine 350 m
15 R-7 Semyorka [Note 4] USSR Soviet Academy of Sciences 12,000 km280,000 kg2.9 MtInactive1959NoLaunch pad5,000 m
16 R-16 USSR Khartron 11,000 km141,000 kg5 MtInactive1961NoSilo2,700 m
17 R-9 Desna USSR NPO Energomash
Khartron		11,000 km80,400 kg2.3 MtInactive1961NoSilo2,000 m
18 UR-100 USSRKhrunichev Machine-Building Plant10,600 km41,400 kg1 MtInactive1966NoSiloN/A
19 RT-2 USSR10,186 km34,000 kg600 ktInactive1968NoSilo
20 MR-UR-100 Sotka USSRYuzhny Machine-Building Plant10,250 km71,200 kg4x 0.4 MtInactive1971YesSilo
21 RT-23 Molodets USSR Yuzhnoye Design Bureau 10,450 km104,500 kg10x 550 kTInactive1986Yes (10 )Silo, Railroad150–250 m
22 R-29 USSRState Rocket Center Makayev7,700 km32,800 kgInactive1969No Delta I submarine
23 R-39 Rif USSRZlatoust Machine-Building Plant8,300 km84,000 kg10x 100–200 kTInactive1983Yes Typhoon-class submarine N/A
24 Minuteman III US Boeing 13,000 km35,300 kg3x 300 kt Active1970YesSilo200 m
25 Trident US Lockheed Martin Space Systems 7,400 km33,142 kg8x 100 ktInactive1977Yes Ohio-class submarine 380 m <
26 Atlas [Note 5] USConsolidated Vultee Aircraft (Convair)14,500 km117,900 kgInactive1959No
27 Titan I US Glenn L. Martin Company 10,200 km105,140 kg3.75 MtInactive1959NoSilo
28 Titan II USGlenn L. Martin Company15,000 km154,000 kg9 MtInactive1962NoSilo
29 Minuteman I USBoeing8,900 km29,000 kg1.2 MtInactive1961NoSilo
30 Minuteman II USBoeing10,200 km33,000 kg1.2 MtInactive1965NoSilo
31 LGM-118 Peacekeeper US Boeing, Martin Marietta, TRW,14,000 km96,750 kg10x 300 ktInactive1983YesSilo120 m
32 Midgetman US Martin Marietta 11,000 km13,600 kg475 ktInactive1992No Small ICBM Hard Mobile Launcher [5] 90 m
33 Trident II United Kingdom and United States Lockheed Martin Space Systems 11,300 km+58,500 kg8x 475 kt or 14x 100 kt Active1987YesOhio-class and
Vanguard-class submarines 		90–120 m
34 M4 France EADS SPACE Transportation 5,000 km36,000 kg6x 150 ktInactive1985Yes Le Redoutable-class submarine
35 M45 France Aérospatiale/EADS SPACE Transportation 6,000 km35,000 kg6x 110 ktActive1986Yes Triomphant-class submarine 350 m
36 M51.1 France EADS Astrium Space Transportation 10,000 km (or more)52,000 kg6 to 10x 100 ktActive2006YesTriomphant-class submarine150–200m
37 M51.2 France EADS Astrium Space Transportation 10,000 km (or more)52,000 kg6 to 10x 150kt (new Tête nucléaire océanique)Under developmentYesTriomphant-class submarine
38 DF-5 China China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology 12,000 km183,000 kg4 MtUnknown1971NoSilo1,000 m
39 DF-5AChina China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology 15,000 km183,000 kg5 MtActive1983NoSilo1,000 m
40 DF-5B China China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology 15,000 km183,000 kgActive2015YesSilo800m
40 DF-5C China China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology 15,000 km183,000 kg10x 1 MtActive2015YesSilo800m
41 DF-4 ChinaFactory 211 (Capital Astronautics Co.)7,000 km82,000 kg3.3 MtInactive1975NoSilo1,500 m
41 DF-4AChinaFactory 211 (Capital Astronautics Co.)7,000 km82,000 kg3x 1 MtInactive1975YesSilo1,500 m
42 DF-31 ChinaAcademy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT)8,000 km42,000 kg1 MtActive1999
(Reported)		NoRoad-mobile TEL150m
43 DF-31A ChinaAcademy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT)12,000 km42,000 kg3x 20/90/150 ktActive2007YesRoad-mobile TEL150m
44 DF-41 China China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology 12,000 km–15,000 km80 000 kg10x 1 MtActive2012[ citation needed ]YesRoad-mobile TEL/ Rail-mobile100–150 m
45 JL-2 ChinaFactory 307 (Nanjing Dawn Group)~7200 km42,000 kg1x 1 Mt or 3x 20/90/150 ktActive2001
(Believed)		Yes Type 094 Jin-class submarine 500 m
46 JL-3 ChinaFactory 307 (Nanjing Dawn Group)9000–12,000 kmUnder developmentYes Type 096 submarine Type 094A (speculated)
48 Agni-VI India Defence Research and Development Organisation 11,000–12,000 km55,000–70,000 kgUnder development2022YesRoad mobile TEL, Rail Mobile
49 Surya India Defence Research and Development Organisation 12,000–16,000 km55,000–70,000 kgUnknownN/AYesRoad mobile TEL, Rail Mobile
50 KN-08 North Korea 1,500–12,000 km
(Speculated) [6] 		Unknown
[7] 		2012NoSilo
51 Hwasong-14 North Korea 6,700–10,000 km
[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] 		33,800 kg [15] 500 kg [16] Under development2017NoRoad-mobile TELN/A
52 Hwasong-15 North Korea 13,000 km
[17] 		72,000 kg [18] 1,000 kg [19] Under development2017Maybe [20] [21] [22] [23] Road-mobile TELN/A
53 Jericho III Israel Israel Aerospace Industries 4,800–11,500 km
(Speculated)		30,000 kg750 kg single or MIRVed
(Suspected) [24] 		Unknown2008YesRoad-mobile TEL50m at 1000km
54 LGM-35 Sentinel United States Northrop Grumman Under DevelopmentYesSilo

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ This is world's heaviest ICBM with a throw-weight of 8,800 kg.
  2. ↑ Only in mod 4 version with 1 warhead.
  3. ↑ Active only in mod 4 version with 1 warhead.
  4. ↑ The world's first tested intercontinental ballistic missile.
  5. ↑ The world's first operational intercontinental ballistic missile.

References

  1. ↑ Podvig, Pavel (2016-05-09). "Sarmat to be deployed in Uzhur and Dombarovskiy". Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces.
  2. 1 2 "RS-28 Sarmat". Missile Threat. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  3. 1 2 3 "Стратегический ракетный комплекс Р-36М2 Воевода (15П018М) с МБР 15А18М | Ракетная техника". rbase.new-factoria.ru. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  4. ↑ "UR-100N family". www.russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  5. ↑ "Midgetman / Small ICBM – United States Nuclear Forces". Fas.org. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
  6. ↑ Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat (Report). Defense Intelligence Ballistic Missile Analysis Committee. June 2017. p. 29. NASIC-1031-0985-17. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Missili nordcoreani, parla l'ingegnere tedesco..." Difesa Online. November 27, 2017.
  8. ↑ "North Korea Appears to Launch Missile with 6,700 km Range". 3 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "N. Korea likely to have operational ICBM capable of striking U.S. West Coast next year or two: U.S. expert".
  10. ↑ Panda, Ankit. "Why Is Russia Denying That North Korea Launched an ICBM?". thediplomat.com.
  11. ↑ "What is True and Not True About North Korea's Hwasong-14 ICBM: A Technical Evaluation | 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea". 38 North. July 10, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Arms Control Wonk : North Korea's ICBM: Hwasong-14". armscontrolwonk.libsyn.com.
  13. ↑ "Arms Control Wonk : North Korea's New Missiles". armscontrolwonk.libsyn.com.
  14. ↑ "North Korean ICBM Appears Able to Reach Major US Cities | Union of Concerned Scientists". www.ucsusa.org.
  15. ↑ "North Korea's newest nuclear HS-14 ICBM". www.b14643.de.
  16. ↑ "North Korea's Third ICBM Launch | 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea". 38 North. November 29, 2017.
  17. ↑ "North Korea's Longest Missile Test Yet". All Things Nuclear. November 28, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Hwasong-15 ICBM". www.b14643.de.
  19. ↑ "The New Hwasong-15 ICBM: A Significant Improvement That May be Ready as Early as 2018 | 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea". 38 North. November 30, 2017.
  20. ↑ http://www.newsweek.com/north-koreas-missile-could-carry-multiple-warheads-strike-us-mainland-728078 [ dead link ]
  21. ↑ "Yonhapnews Agency - Mobile". Archived from the original on 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  22. ↑ https://asia.nikkoi.com/Spotlight/North-Korea-crisis/North-Korea-s-new-missile-may-herald-multiple-warhead-payloads?n_cid=NARAN1501%5B%5D
  23. ↑ "Blog". The National Interest.
  24. ↑ "Jericho 1/2/3 | Missile ThreatYA-1, YA-3, YA-4 | Missile Threat". missilethreat.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21.
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