Top 10 Longest Range ICBMs In The World (Pdf Download)
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Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are a major nuclear deterrent and only a few nations possess the technology to launch such long-range weaponry these deadly missiles have a minimum range of 5,500 kilometers modern ICBMs typically carry more than one nuclear warhead most modern designs support, Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRVs). So a single missile can carry several warheads each of which will strike a different target furthermore ICBMs carry an array of decoys that allow overcoming hostile air defenses.
List of Top 10 longest range Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs)
#10. M51 (10,000 km)
the M51 is a french long-range solid-fueled mirv capable submarine-launched ballistic missile it’s a core component of France’s nuclear deterrent force the m51 carries four and six mirvs using the TN-75 warheads developed for the m45 missile each RV has a total weight of 230 kilograms while holding a 115-kilogram warhead each mirv has a nuclear yield of 150 kilotons.
| Country | France |
| Missile Name | M51 – Submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) |
| Range | 8,000–10,000 km |
| Speed | Mach 25 |
| Unit cost | €4 billion (program cost) |
| Diameter | 2.3 m |
| Warhead | 6 to 10 TN 75 MIRV 110 kilo |
| Manufacturer / Designer | ArianeGroup |
#9. RT-2PM2 Topol-M (11,000 km)
this RT-2PM2 Topol-M ICBM is also known as ss ss27 sickle b by nato it may be deployed either inside a reinforced missile silo or a road-mobile transporter it’s reported to typically be equipped with a 550 kiloton yield warhead however there are unconfirmed reports suggesting a yield of one megaton has been achieved as well as the placement of up to six mirv warheads in 2016 Russia has 18 road mobile topple m launchers deployed along with 60 more deployed in fixed silos.
| Country | Russia |
| Missile Name | RT-2PM2 Topol-M |
| Range | 11,000 km (6,800 mi) |
| Speed | Mach 22 |
| Engine | Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket |
| Diameter | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Warhead | 1 Megaton warhead |
| Manufacturer / Designer | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology |
#8. DongFeng 31 (DF-31) (11,200 km)
Dongfeng 31 is a solid-fueled ICBM that can be fitted with either a single one megaton warhead or up to three to four MIRV units it’s been reported that there are both road-mobile and silo-based versions of the df-31 china first deployed the df-31 in 2006 and have developed two successive variants the df-31a and df-31ag.
| Country | china |
| Missile Name | Dongfeng 31 |
| Range | 11,200 km (7,000 mi) |
| Speed | 23.51 Mach |
| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket |
| Launch platform | Silo, 8 axle TEL |
| Warhead | 1 Thermonuclear weapon@ 1 Mt with decoys |
| Manufacturer / Designer | China Aerospace Science Corporation (CASC) and the Tai’an Special Vehicle Company |
#7. R-29RMU Sineva (11,500+ km)
R-29RMU Sineva also known as the RSM-54 it’s a Russian liquid-fueled submarine launching a ballistic missile with grau index 3m27 designation ssn 23a skip it’s launched from delta iv class submarines as of 2017 there are 96 launchers deployed on the submarines unlike its predecessor the ssn 23 skip the Sineva carries 10 independently targetable re-entry vehicles instead of four with a yield of 100 kilotons each.
| Country | Russian |
| Missile Name | R-29RMU Sineva |
| Range | 11,547 km (7,174 miles) |
| Accuracy | 250-500 meters |
| Engine | Three-stage liquid-propellant rocket |
| Guidance system | Astroinertial, GLONASS |
| Warhead | 4 MIRV with a yield of 500 kiloton each or 10 MIRV with 100 kiloton yield |
| Manufacturer / Designer | ZMZ/KMZ / Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau |
#6.UGM-133 Trident II (12,000 km)
UGM-133 Trident II is a three-stage solid solid-fueled submarine-launched intercontinental-range ballistic missile the trident d5 missile is deployed by both the united states and the united kingdom on their respective Ohio and vanguard-class nuclear missile submarines it can carry up to eight mirvs either the mark iv with a w76 100 kiloton yield warhead or the mark v which is a w88 475 kiloton yield warhead.
| Country | United States, British |
| Missile Name | UGM-133 Trident II (SLBM) |
| Range | 7,500 mi (12,000 km) |
| Speed | Approximately 18,030 mph (29,020 km) |
| Engine | Three solid-fuel rocket motors |
| Guidance system | MK 6 Astro-inertial guidance |
| Warhead | 1–12 Mk-5 RV/W88 (475 kt) or
1–14 Mk-4 RV/W76-0 (100 kt) or 1–14 Mk-4A RV/W-76-1 (90 kt) |
| Manufacturer / Designer | Lockheed Martin Space |
#5. Hwasong-15 (13,000 km)
the Hwasong-15 u.s designation kn-22 is a north Korean road-mobile ICBM the largest and most powerful missile north Korea is tested to date it’s capable of reaching the continental united states currently there is no consensus assessment in the u.s intelligence community on the performance of this ICBM.
| Country | North Korea |
| Missile Name | Hwasong-15 |
| Range | 13,000 kilometres (7,000 NMI) |
| Speed | 10 times the speed of sound |
| Engine | 1 Paektusan (potentially RD-250); 788 kilonewtons (177,000 lbf) |
| Flight altitude | 4,500 kilometers |
| Warhead | nuclear weapon, possibly MRV |
| Launch platform | The 9-axle Transporter erector launcher (TEL) vehicle |
#4. DongFeng 5 (DF-5) (14,000+km)
DongFeng 5 is a silo-based ICBM it’s the first ICBM that china developed and has been extensively modernized since its entry into service to develop the more sophisticated df-5b and df-5c variants in 2017 media reports surfaced that china tested a new variant of the missile the df-5c that’s equipped with 10 mirvs this number of mirvs is a significant increase from the three warheads previously deployed on the df-5b.
| Country | China |
| Missile Name | DongFeng 5 |
| Range | 12,000–15,000 km (7,500–9,300 mi) |
| Speed | Mach 22 (26,950 km/h; 16,745 mph; 7.486 km/s) |
| Engine | Two-stage Liquid-propellant rocket |
| Guidance system | Inertial + on-board computers |
| Warhead | One (DF-5 & DF-5A)
MIRV (3-8 warheads) (DF-5B)[2][3] MIRV (10 warheads) (DF-5C) |
| Blast yield | 4–5 Mt (non-MIRV warhead) |
#3. Dongfeng-41 (DF-41) (15,000 km)
the Dongfeng-41 is a Chinese road-mobile ICBM it’s currently the most powerful Chinese ICBM and one of the deadliest in the world it can carry up to 10 mirvs with its 15,000-kilometer range it’s sufficient to reach all areas of the united states Europe and Russia it will take roughly 20 to 25 minutes from launch for the df-41 to reach targets in the united states.
| Country | China |
| Missile Name | Dongfeng-41 |
| Range | ~12,000–15,000 kilometres (7,500–9,300 mi) |
| Speed | Mach 25 (30,600 km/h; 19,000 mph; 8.51 km/s) |
| Engine | Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket |
| Guidance system | Inertial, likely with stellar updates and BeiDou |
| Warhead | The thermonuclear weapon, up to 10 MIRVs, 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) throw weight) |
| Launch platform | Silo, road-mobile Transporter erector launcher, rail-mobile |
#2. R-36M (SS-18 Satan) (16,000 km)
R-36M (SS-18 Satan) is a silo-based liquid propellant ballistic missile initially developed by the soviet union and now the Russian federation it’s believed that a total of 6 versions have existed since the program’s inception with only the mod 6s still operationally deployed the mod 6 has 10 mirv warhead with each warhead having a 500 to 750 kiloton yield.
| Country | Russia |
| Missile Name | R-36M (SS-18 Satan) |
| Range | 10,200–16,000 km |
| Speed | 23.2155 machs |
| Engine | liquid-fueled rocket stages |
| Guidance system | Inertial, autonomous |
| Warhead | the current one (R-36M2 Mod. 5), 10 × 550–750 kiloton MIRV warheads with many decoys and other penetration aids. |
| Launch platform | Silo |
#1. RS-28 Sarmat (18,000 km)
RS-28 Sarmat also known as satan 2 Russia began developing this silo-based missile in the early 2000s and can load up to 10 large mirvs 16 smaller ones with a combination of warheads and countermeasures or hypersonic boost-glide vehicles it’s a super heavy thermonuclear armed intercontinental range ballistic missile that weighs 200 metric tons it’s about 220 tons the Sarmat missile was developed to replace Russia’s current intercontinental ballistic missile the aging soviet-era r36 or Voevoda dubbed satan by NATO.
| Country | Russia |
| Missile Name | RS-28 Sarmat |
| Range | ~18,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) |
| Speed | over Mach 20 (24,500 km/h; 15,220 mi) |
| Engine | First stage: PDU-99 (RD-274 derived) |
| Guidance system | Inertial guidance, GLONASS, Astro-inertial |
| Warhead | 10–15 MIRVs; Unspecified number of Avangard HGVs |
| Launch platform | Silo |
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