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Russian cruise missile

The Novator 9M729 is a cruise missile designed by NPO Novator in Russia.[1][2][3] It was responsible for Mike Pompeo’s denunciation of the INF Treaty in August 2019.[4]

History[edit]

The missile now known as 9M729 was subject to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty signed in December 1987 and had been tested. Six launchers with 84 missiles were deployed at the Missile/Launcher Storage in Jelgava (Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic) and had been destroyed by November 1990.[7][8]

In early 2017, US officials and analyst Jeffrey Lewis asserted that Russia was violating the INF through the deployment of the 9M728 (SSC-X-7) and 9M729[9] (SSC-X-8) missiles as part of the Iskander missile system. These are widely reported as variants of the earlier SS-C-4. According to U.S officials, two missile battalions equipped with SSC-8 were deployed as of 14 February 2017 in violation of the INF treaty.[7][10][11] Each battalion consists of 4 launchers, each launcher supplied with six potentially nuclear-tipped cruise missiles. One battalion is allegedly located at Kapustin Yar near Volgograd; the other’s location is unknown at this time.

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The German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung argued in February 2019 that in addition to two known locations where missiles and battalions are stationed – at a launch pad at Kapustin Yar, in southern Russia, and Yekaterinburg – there would be two other places equipped with these missiles: Mozdok in North Ossetia and Shuya near Moscow. Each of the four battalions would have four-axle TELs, each carrying four missiles. This adds to 64 SSC-8 missiles in Russia’s possession, which can be armed with conventional or nuclear warheads.[12]

In December 2017 it was revealed that Novator’s product the 9M729 cruise missile was believed by the US National Security Council to be in violation of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty.[2][3][13]

In October 2018 it was responsible for the US denunciation of the INF Treaty.[14][15][16][17]

Description[edit]

It may use the Transporter erector launcher (TEL) of the 9K720 Iskander missile system.[18] Other reports have six missiles carried on the MAZ 543 launcher of the R-17 (SS-1 ‘Scud B’).[19]

The 9M729 is thought to be a land-based variant of the Novator Kalibr cruise missile used by the Russian Navy.[18]

This type of missile has a range of 2,350 kilometers. With a conventional warhead of 500 kilograms, the range is 2,000 kilometers.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Borger, Julian (2 October 2018). “US Nato envoy’s threat to Russia: stop developing missile or we’ll ‘take it out’“. Guardian News & Media Limited.
  2. ^ a b Majumdar, Dave (7 December 2017). “Novator 9M729: The Russian Missile that Broke INF Treaty’s Back?”. Center for the National Interest.
  3. ^ a b Goncharenko, Roman (5 December 2018). “Russia’s controversial 9M729 missile system”. Deutsche Welle.
  4. ^ “China will not join Russia-US disarmament talks”. Artsakhpress.am. TASS. 8 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b Gordon, Michael R. (February 14, 2017). “Russia Deploys Missile, Violating Treaty and Challenging Trump”. The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  6. ^ “INF TREATY”. www.bits.de. December 8, 1987. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  7. ^ Majumdar, Dave (2017-02-14). “Russia’s Dangerous Nuclear Forces are Back”. The National Interest. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  8. ^ Pike, John. “9M729 – SSC-X-8”. www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  9. ^ Burns, Robert. “Official: Russia Has Deployed Missile in Violation of Treaty”. Military.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  10. ^ a b “Russia has more SSC-8 cruise missiles than expected, with conflictual range”. Army Recognition. 11 February 2019.
  11. ^ “The INF Treaty culprit identified. Now what?”. Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. 5 December 2017.
  12. ^ Pengelly, Martin (20 October 2018). “Trump says US will withdraw from nuclear arms treaty with Russia”. The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  13. ^ Sanger, David E.; Broad, William J. (October 19, 2019). “U.S. to Tell Russia It Is Leaving Landmark I.N.F. Treaty”. The New York Times. Retrieved May 21, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ “President Trump to pull US from Russia missile treaty”. BBC. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  15. ^ “Trump: U.S. to exit nuclear treaty, citing Russian violations”. Reuters. October 20, 2019.
  16. ^ a b “Russia’s Deadly and Mysterious 9M729 Cruise Missile – What Can it Do and Why Does it Worry NATO?”. Military Watch Magazine. 8 December 2018.
  17. ^ “RK-55 (SSC-X-4 ‘Slingshot’ and 3K10 Granat)”, Jane’s Strategic Weapon Systems, 2008-09-12, archived from the original on 2012-09-03, retrieved 2009-02-04

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