A-135 anti-ballistic missile system
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The A-135[5] (NATO: ABM-4 Gorgon) is a Russian anti-ballistic missile system deployed around Moscow to intercept incoming warheads targeting the city or its surrounding areas. The system was designed in the Soviet Union and entered service in 1995. It is a successor to the previous A-35, and complies with the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.[2]
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51T6 (ABM-4 Gorgon) | |
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Type | Anti-ballistic missile |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1995–present |
Used by | Russia |
Production history | |
Designer | NPO Novator Design Bureau |
Designed | 1978 |
Produced | 1988 |
No. built | 68 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 33,000–45,000 kg (73,000–100,000 lb) |
Length | 19.8 m[1] |
Diameter | 2.57 m[1][2] |
Blast yield | 10 kilotonnes of TNT (42 TJ) |
Engine | 2-stage, solid-fuel |
Operational range | 350–900 km[2] |
Flight ceiling | 350–900 km |
Maximum speed | Mach 7 (8,600 km/h; 5,300 mph; 2.4 km/s) |
Launch platform | silo, launcher(?)[2][3] |
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The system is operated by the 9th Division of Anti-Missile Defence, part of the Air Defence and Missile Defence Command of the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces.[6][7]