Comparison of ICBMs
This is a comparison list of intercontinental ballistic missiles developed by various countries.
ICBMs by country
[edit]Legend for launch system status in below table: Operational Under development Inactive Unknown status
S No. | Name | Operator | Manufacturer | Max range | Missile mass | Warhead/payload[clarification needed] | Status | First flight | MIRV | Mobility | Accuracy (CEP) | |
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1 | RS-28 Sarmat | Russia | State Rocket Center Makeyev | 18,000 km | 208.1 tonnes[1][2] | 10,000 kg,[2] 10 * 1 Mt | Active | 2018 | Yes | Silo | N/A | |
2 | BZhRK Barguzin | Russia | Votkinsk | 12,600 km | 45-50 tonnes | N/A | Inactive | N/A | Yes | Railroad | N/A | |
3 | R-36M2 Voevoda[Note 1] | USSR | Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant | 11,000 km (or 16,000 km with a single warhead)[3] | 211,400 kg[3] | 10 x 800 kt / 8730 kg[3] | Unknown | 1986 | Yes | Silo | 220 m | |
4 | UR-100N UTTKh | USSR | Khrunichev Machine-Building Plant | 10,000 km | 105,600 kg | 6 x 550 kt / 4350 kg | Active[Note 2] | 1977[4] | Yes[Note 3] | Silo | 350-500m | |
5 | RT-2PM Topol | USSR | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant | 10,500 km | 45,100 kg | 800 kt | Active | 1985 | No | Road-mobile TEL | 200–900 m | |
6 | RT-2PM2 Topol-M | Russia | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant | 11,000 km | 47,200 kg | 800 kt | Active | 1994 | No | Silo, road-mobile TEL | 200 m | |
7 | RS-24 | Russia | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant | 12,000 km | 49,000 kg | 3-4 x 300 kt | Active | 2007 | Yes | Silo, road-mobile TEL | 150 m | |
8 | R-29R | Russia | State Rocket Center Makeyev | 6,500 km | 35,300 kg | 3*500kt | Active | 1978 | Yes | Delta III submarine | 900 m | |
9 | R-29RK | Russia | State Rocket Center Makayev | 6,500 km | 34,388 kg | 7*100kt | Inactive | N/A | Yes | Delta III submarine | 900m | |
10 | R-29RL | Russia | State Rocket Center Makeyev | 9,000 km | 35,300 kg | 1*450kt | Inactive | N/A | No | Delta III submarine | 900m | |
11 | R-29RM | Russia | Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant | 8,300 km | 40,300 kg | 4*200kt | Inactive | 1982 | Yes | Delta IV submarine | 550m | |
12 | R-29RMU Sineva | Russia | Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant | 11,547 km | 40 300 kg | 4*500kt | Active | 2004 | Yes (4) | Delta IV submarine | 250-500m | |
13 | R-29RMU2 Layner | Russia | Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant | 11,000 km+ | 40 000 kg | 4*500kt | Active | 2011 | Yes (4) | Delta IV submarine | 250m | |
14 | RSM-56 Bulava | Russia | Votkinsk Plant State Production Association | 8000–10000 km | 36,800 kg | 6 x 150 kt | Active | 2005 | Yes | Borei-class submarine | 350 m | |
15 | R-7 Semyorka[Note 4] | USSR | Soviet Academy of Sciences | 12,000 km | 280,000 kg | 2.9 Mt of TNT | Inactive | 1959 | No | Launch pad | 5,000 m | |
16 | R-16 | USSR | Khartron | 11,000 km | 141,000 kg | 5 Mt | Inactive | 1961 | No | Silo | 2,700 m | |
17 | R-9 Desna | USSR | NPO Energomash Khartron | 11,000 km | N/A | 2.3 Mt | Inactive | 1961 | No | Silo | 2,000 m | |
18 | UR-100 | USSR | Khrunichev Machine-Building Plant | 10,600 km | 41,400 kg | 1 Mt | Inactive | 1966 | No | Silo | N/A | |
19 | RT-2 | USSR | 10,186 km | 34,000 kg | 600 kt | Inactive | 1968 | No | Silo | |||
20 | MR-UR-100 Sotka | USSR | Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant | 10,250 km | 71,200 kg | 4×0.4 Mt | Inactive | 1971 | Yes | Silo | ||
21 | RT-23 Molodets | USSR | Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | 10,450 km | 104,500 kg | 10 x 550 kT | Inactive | 1986 | Yes (10 ) | Silo, Railroad | 150–250 m | |
22 | R-29 | USSR | State Rocket Center Makayev | 7,700 km | Inactive | 1969 | No | Delta I submarine | ||||
23 | R-39 Rif | USSR | Zlatoust Machine-Building Plant | 8,300 km | 84,000 kg | 10 x 100–200 kT | Inactive | 1983 | Yes | Typhoon-class submarine | N/A | |
24 | Minuteman III | US | Boeing | 13,000 km | 35,300 kg | 3 x 300 kt of TNT | Active | 1970 | Yes | Silo | 200 m | |
25 | Trident | US | Lockheed Martin Space Systems | 7,400 km | 33,142 kg | 8 x 100 kt | Inactive | 1977 | Yes | Ohio-class submarine | 380 m < | |
26 | Atlas[Note 5] | US | Consolidated Vultee Aircraft (Convair) | 14,500 km | Inactive | 1959 | No | |||||
27 | Titan I | US | Glenn L. Martin Company | 10,200 km | 105,140 kg | 3.75 Mt | Inactive | 1959 | No | Silo | ||
28 | Titan II | US | Glenn L. Martin Company | 15,000 km | 154,000 kg | 9 Mt | Inactive | 1962 | No | Silo | ||
29 | Minuteman I | US | Boeing | 1.2 Mt | Inactive | 1961 | No | Silo | 200 m | |||
30 | Minuteman II | US | Boeing | 1.2 Mt | Inactive | 1965 | No | Silo | ||||
31 | LGM-118 Peacekeeper | US | Boeing, Martin Marietta, TRW, | 14,000 km | 96,750 kg | 10 x 300 kt | Inactive | 1983 | Yes | Silo | 120 m | |
32 | Midgetman | US | Martin Marietta | 11,000 km | 13,600 kg | 475 kT | Inactive | 1992 | No | 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 kg | 8 x 475 kt or 14 * 100 kt | Active | 1987 | Yes | Ohio-class and Vanguard-class submarines | 90–120 m | |
34 | M4 | France | EADS SPACE Transportation | 5,000 km | 36,000 kg | 6 x 150 kt | Inactive | 1985 | Yes | Le Redoutable-class submarine | ||
35 | M45 | France | Aérospatiale/EADS SPACE Transportation | 6,000 km | 35,000 kg | 6 x 110 kt TNT | Active | 1986 | Yes | Triomphant-class submarine | 350 m | |
36 | M51.1 | France | EADS Astrium Space Transportation | 10,000 km (or more) | 52,000 kg | 6 to 10 x 100 kt of TNT | Active | 2006 | Yes | Triomphant-class submarine | 150-200m | |
37 | M51.2 | France | EADS Astrium Space Transportation | 10,000 km (or more) | 52,000 kg | 6 to 10 x 150kt of TNT (new Tête nucléaire océanique) | Under development | Yes | Triomphant-class submarine | |||
38 | DF-5 | China | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology | 12,000 km | 183,000 kg | 4 Mt | Unknown | 1971 | No | Silo | 1,000 m | |
39 | DF-5A | China | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology | 15,000 km | 183,000 kg | 5 Mt | Active | 1983 | No | Silo | 1,000 m | |
40 | DF-5B | China | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology | 15,000 km | 183,000 kg | 3 to 8 | Active | 2015 | Yes | Silo | 800m | |
40 | DF-5C | China | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology | 15,000 km | 183,000 kg | 10 * 1 Mt | Active | 2015 | Yes | Silo | 800m | |
41 | DF-4 | China | Factory 211 (Capital Astronautics Co.) | 7,000 km | 82,000 kg | 3.3 Mt | Inactive | 1975 | No | Silo | 1,500 m | |
41 | DF-4A | China | Factory 211 (Capital Astronautics Co.) | 7,000 km | 82,000 kg | 3*1 Mt | Inactive | 1975 | Yes | Silo | 1,500 m | |
42 | DF-31 | China | Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT) | 8,000 km | 42,000 kg | 1 Mt | Active | 1999 (Reported) | No | Road-mobile TEL | 150m | |
43 | DF-31A | China | Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT) | 12,000 km | 42,000 kg | 3*20 or 90 or 150 kt | Active | 2007 | Yes | Road-mobile TEL | 150m | |
44 | DF-41 | China | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology | 12,000 km-15,000 km | 80 000 kg | 10*1 Mt | Active | 2012[citation needed] | Yes | Road-mobile TEL/ Rail-mobile | 100–150 m | |
45 | JL-2 | China | Factory 307 (Nanjing Dawn Group) | ~7200 km | 42,000 kg | 1*1 Mt or 3 * 20/90/150 kt | Active | 2001 (Believed) | Yes | Type 094 Jin-class submarine | 500 m | |
46 | JL-3 | China | Factory 307 (Nanjing Dawn Group) | 9000-12,000 km | Under development | Yes | Type 096 submarineType 094A (speculated) | |||||
47 | Agni-V | India | Defence Research and Development Organisation | 7,000 – 8,000 km [6] | 50,000 kg | 3-6 | Active | 2012 | Yes | Road mobile TEL, Rail Mobile | <10 m (single digit accuracy) [7] | |
48 | Agni-VI | India | Defence Research and Development Organisation | 11,000 – 12,000 km | 55,000 - 70,000 kg | 10 | Under development | 2022 | Yes | Road mobile TEL, Rail Mobile | <10 m (single digit accuracy) [8] | |
49 | Surya | India | Defence Research and Development Organisation | 12,000 – 16,000 km | 55,000 - 70,000 kg | 10-15 | Unknown | N/A | Yes | Road mobile TEL, Rail Mobile | <15 m (single digit accuracy) | |
50 | KN-08 | North Korea | 1,500 – 12,000 km (Speculated)[9] | Unknown [10] | 2012 | No | Silo | |||||
51 | Hwasong-14 | North Korea | 6,700 – 10,000 km [11][12][13][14][15][16][17] | 33,800 kg[18] | 500 kg[19] | Under development | 2017 | No | Road-mobile TEL | N/A | ||
52 | Hwasong-15 | North Korea | 13,000 km [20] | 72,000 kg[21] | 1,000 kg[22] | Under development | 2017 | Maybe[23][24][25][26] | Road-mobile TEL | N/A | ||
53 | Jericho III | Israel | Israel Aerospace Industries | 4,800 – 11,500 km (Speculated) | 30,000 kg | 750 kg single or MIRVed (Suspected)[27] | Unknown | 2008 | Yes | Road-mobile TEL | 50m at 1000km | |
54 | LGM-35 Sentinel | United States | Northrop Grumman | Under Development | Yes | Silo |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ This is world's heaviest ICBM with a throw-weight of 8,800 kg.
- ^ Only in mod 4 version with 1 warhead.
- ^ Active only in mod 4 version with 1 warhead.
- ^ The world's first tested intercontinental ballistic missile.
- ^ The world's first operational intercontinental ballistic missile.
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