Sarmat Missile Held Back By Repeated Delays Despite Kremlin Boasts, Leaked Documents Show
News Analysis Sarmat Missile Held Back By Repeated Delays Despite Kremlin Boasts, Leaked Documents Show By Charlie Hancock July 27, 2026 A test of the Sarmat missile on May 12. Russian Defense Ministry On May 12, Moscow announced that its flagship RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile would be put on combat duty by the end of the year. It had already been declared ready for combat duty once before — in September 2023.
- ▪News Analysis Sarmat Missile Held Back By Repeated Delays Despite Kremlin Boasts, Leaked Documents Show By Charlie Hancock July 27, 2026 A test of the Sarmat missile on May 12.
- ▪Russian Defense Ministry On May 12, Moscow announced that its flagship RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile would be put on combat duty by the end of the year.
- ▪It had already been declared ready for combat duty once before — in September 2023.
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News Analysis Sarmat Missile Held Back By Repeated Delays Despite Kremlin Boasts, Leaked Documents Show By Charlie Hancock July 27, 2026 A test of the Sarmat missile on May 12. Russian Defense Ministry On May 12, Moscow announced that its flagship RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile would be put on combat duty by the end of the year. It had already been declared ready for combat duty once before — in September 2023. And before that, President Vladimir Putin said it would be ready by the end of 2022. Since it was unveiled in 2018, the Sarmat has been beset with successive failures to meet official deadlines.
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