Avangard (hypersonic glide vehicle)
| Avangard Авангард | |
|---|---|
The UR-100UTTKh ICBM launched from the Dombarovsky Air Base carrying the Avangard | |
| Type | Hypersonic glide vehicle |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2019–present |
| Used by | Strategic Rocket Forces |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology |
| Manufacturer | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant |
| Produced | 2018–present |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | ~2 tonnes (4,400 lb) |
| Length | 5.4 m |
| Blast yield | unknown |
Launch platform | ICBM R-36M2, RS-28, UR-100 |
The Avangard (Russian: Авангард, "Vanguard"; previously known as Objekt 4202, Yu-71 and Yu-74) is a Russian hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV). It can be carried as a multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) payload of heavy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), such as the UR-100UTTKh, R-36M2 and RS-28 Sarmat. It can deliver both nuclear and conventional payloads. The Avangard is reportedly capable of travelling at re-entry speeds (over Mach 27 and close to Mach 30).
The Avangard is one of the six new Russian strategic weapons unveiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 1 March 2018.