List of ICBMs

This is a list of intercontinental ballistic missiles developed by various countries.

Russia

Specific types of Russian ICBMs include:

Active

Inactive

India

  • Agni-V : 2012, Road and Rail mobile ICBM, silo-based, 5,500 – 8,000 km.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
  • Agni-VI : 2017, Road and Rail mobile ICBM,silo-based, 10,000 – 12,000 km MIRV,[11] up to 10.[12]
  • Surya missile : Intercontinental-RN, surface-based, solid and liquid propellant ballistic missile with MIRV capability. Operational Range between 12,000 – 16,000 kilometers.

United States

Active

Inactive

  • RTV-A-2 Hiroc (High-altitude Rocket)
  • Atlas (SM-65, CGM-16): Former ICBM launched from silo, the rocket was modified and used in 1962-1963 for four manned Mercury-Atlas flights, and was used, along with the Agena or Centaur upper stages, as a medium-lift satellite and interplanetary probe launcher for NASA and the USAF. Original design, with "balloon tanks" and "1.5 staging," has since been retired and replaced with the Atlas V, which has an internal structure similar to the Titan ICBM, but using conventional propellants.
  • Titan I (SM-68, HGM-25A): Based in underground launch complexes. Used LOX/RP-1 propellants like Atlas, but stored in conventional tanks.
  • Titan II (SM-68B, LGM-25C): Former hypergolic-fueled ICBM launched from silo, the rocket was used in 1965-1966 for ten manned Gemini flights and its two-stage core was modified into the heavy-lifting Titan III and Titan IV rockets. All Titan II, III, and IV models have since been retired.
  • Minuteman I (SM-80, LGM-30A/B, HSM-80)
  • Minuteman II (LGM-30F)
  • LGM-118 Peacekeeper / MX (LGM-118A): silo-based, with rail basing tested; decommissioned in September 2005
  • Midgetman: road mobile launcher; has never been operational, cancelled in 1992

China

DF (Dong Feng or East Wind) are land-based ICBMs.

France

France's proximity to Russia made only Intermediate-range ballistic missiles and Submarine-launched ballistic missiles necessary for strategic deterrence, while smaller warheads have been used as free-fall bombs and on airborne cruise missiles or short-range ballistic missiles (Pluton and Hadès).

Active

France now only deploys submarine-launched ballistic missiles, with all land based IRBMs decommissioned in September 1996. The French Air Force and French Navy retain aircraft-carried nuclear-tipped cruise missiles (SCALP-EG) to fulfill the pre-strategic role (tactical-sized weapons used as "ultimate warning" before launching an all-out strategic strike).

  • M45 SLBM (progressively retired)
  • M51 SLBM (three variants : M51.1 from 2010; M51.2 from 2015; M51.3 projected from 2025 onwards)

Inactive

Israel

  • Jericho III is a road mobile ICBM which entered service in 2008, a three-stage solid propellant missile with a payload of 1,000 to 1,300 kg with a range of 4,800 to 11,500 km [15] (2,982 to 7,180 miles).[16] In November 2011, Israel successfully test fired an ICBM believed to be an upgraded version of the Jericho III.[17]

North Korea

Intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missiles

Trident missile launch at sea from a Royal Navy Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine

Under development

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Missile defence system ready for induction: DRDO chief". IndianExpress news service. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  2. ↑ IANS (20 April 2012). "Agni-V can reach targets 8,000 km away: Chinese researcher". The Times of India. Beijing. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "India downplaying Agni-V's potential: Chinese expert". First Post. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Bedi, Rahul. "Agni-V missile to take India into elite nuclear club". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  5. ↑ "Agni-V, India's first ICBM test-fired successfully". The Times Of India. 19 April 2012.
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  8. ↑ "Eyeing China, India to enter ICBM club in 3 months". The Times of India. 17 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "These Are The Chinese Military Advancements That Are Shifting The Balance Of Power In Asia". Business Insider. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  10. ↑ "Five Homegrown Missiles Lined up for Tests in Nov". The New Indian Express. 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
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  12. ↑ "Agni-V with China in range tested; next in line is Agni-6, with multiple warheads - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  13. ↑ "DF-41, CSS-X-10". Global Security. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  14. ↑ "DF-41 (CSS-X-10) (China), Offensive weapons". Jane's Strategic Weapon Systems. Feb 10, 2012. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  15. ↑ Andrew Feickert (5 March 2004). Missile Survey: Ballistic and Cruise Missiles of Foreign Countries (PDF). Congressional Research Service ˜ (Report). The Library of Congress. RL30427. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  16. ↑
  17. ↑ Pfeffer, Anshel (2 November 2011). "IDF test-fires ballistic missile in central Israel". Haaretz. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  18. ↑ "North Korea claims it tested first intercontinental ballistic missile - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  19. ↑ John Pike (2017-05-15). "Russian Navy Ships". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
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  21. ↑ "India to achieve N-arm triad in February". The Times of India. Jan 2, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
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