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Avangard Hypersonic Glide Vehicle

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Avangard Hypersonic Glide Vehicle

The Avangard (Yu-74) is a strategic intercontinental hypersonic glide vehicle mounted atop a UR-100UTTKh ICBM. Maneuvers at Mach 20–27 while gliding in the upper atmosphere, making interception essentially impossible. Carries a nuclear warhead of up to 2 megatons.

Specifications

TypeMissile System
OriginRussia
ManufacturerNPO Mashinostroyenia
Introduced2019
StatusIn service
Range15,000
Speed33,000

History

Announced by Putin in March 2018. Declared operational December 2019. Russia claims 6 launchers operational. Future integration onto RS-28 Sarmat planned. Represents a genuine qualitative shift in nuclear delivery capability.

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
Russia~6 launchers operationalconfirmed

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