Moscow. August 7. INTERFAX-The ground stage of work on the new Sarmat ICBM is almost complete, said the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin.
"In fact, we are already completing the ground testing of the entire system, Russia has never created such a missile before, "Rogozin said on the YouTube channel"Solovyov Live".
He said that he hopes for an early transfer of the missile to the military for the next stage of work.
"It has not only a strategic range, it can hit the aggressor both through the North Pole and through the South Pole. Its range is unlimited. The combat power is such that one missile, sorry, will demolish one of the coasts, " Rogozin said, talking about the capabilities of the Sarmat.
Flight tests of the new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile " Sarmat "will begin in 2021 and should be completed in 2022, the missile should also begin to arrive in the Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) in 2022, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on August 6, visiting the Krasmash plant (Roscosmos). This plant will produce the Sarmat rocket.
"Flight tests (will begin) this year, they should be completed in 2022, and in 2022 our first regiment should enter service in the Strategic Missile Forces. I will not say a specific place, not far away, " the minister said.
