A-235 anti-ballistic missile system
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System A-235 PL-19 Nudol (Russian: Система А-235 / ПЛ-19-181М / Нудоль) is a Russian hypersonic anti-ballistic missile and anti-satellite weapon[1][2] system in development.[3][4] It is designed to deflect a nuclear attack on Moscow and other regions within European Russia. The main developer of the system is JSC Concern VKO Almaz-Antey. The new system should replace the current one — A-135. The two main differences will be that the A-235 will use conventional warheads and it will be road-mobile.[5]
A-235 PL-19 Nudol | |
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Type | Anti-ballistic missile Anti-satellite missile |
Place of origin | Russia |
Production history | |
Designer | Almaz-Antey |
Variants | See Variants |
According to reports in early 2018, the system will not be equipped with nuclear warheads.[6] According to Russian sources, the system will be deployed at points surrounding Moscow by the end of 2018.[7]
The new PRS-1M (45T6)[8] is a modernized variant of the PRS-1 (53T6 Gazelle) and can use nuclear or conventional warheads. It can hit targets at ranges of 350 km and altitudes of 50 km.[9]
The long-range missiles will most likely be equipped with nuclear warheads, while the others will have kinetic energy warheads. Testing of new missiles for the A-235 Samolyot-M system began in August 2014.[5]