R-29 (missile)

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Variants

R-29

• Deployment date: 1974
• Manufacturer designation: 4K75
• DoD designation: SS-N-8 Mod 1
• ASCC designation: "Sawfly"
• SALT designation: RSM-40
• Submarine: Delta I and Delta II
• Total Mass: 32,800 kg
• Core Diameter: 1.80 m
• Total Length: 13.20 m
• Span: 1.80 m
• Payload: 1100 kg
• Maximum range: 7,700 km (4,784 miles)
• Number of Standard Warheads: 1 (800 kt)
• Number of stages: 2

R-29R

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• Manufacturer designation: 4K75R
• DoD designation: SS-N-18 Mod 1
• ASCC designation: "Stingray"
• SALT designation: RSM-50
• Submarine: Delta III
• Total Mass: 35,300 kg
• Core Diameter: 1.80 m
• Total Length: 14.40 m
• Span: 1.80 m
• Payload: 1650 kg
• Maximum range: 6,500 km (4,038 miles)
• Number of Standard Warheads: 3 (500 kt) <ref name="sagepub.com"/>
• Number of stages: 2

R-29RK

• Manufacturer designation: 4K75RK
• DoD designation: SS-N-18 Mod 2
• ASCC designation: "Stingray"
• SALT designation: RSM-50
• Submarine: Delta III
• Total Mass: 34,388 kg
• Core Diameter: 1.80 m
• Total Length: 14.40 m
• Span: 1.80 m
• Maximum range: 6,500 km (4,038 miles)
• Number of Standard Warheads: 7 (100 kt)
• Number of stages: 2

R-29RL

• Manufacturer designation: 4K75RL
• DoD designation: SS-N-18 Mod 3
• ASCC designation: "Stingray"
• SALT designation: RSM-50
• Submarine: Delta III
• Total Mass: 35,300 kg
• Core Diameter: 1.80 m
• Total Length: 14.09 m
• Span: 1.80 m
• Maximum range: 9,000 km (5,592 miles)
• Number of Standard Warheads: 1 (450 kt)<ref>ru:Подводные лодки проекта 667БДР «Кальмар»</ref>
• Number of stages: 2

R-29RM

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R-29RMU

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R-29RMU2

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Operators

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• The Russian Navy is the only operator of the R-29 missile family. Modernized and active variants are the R-29RMU Sineva and R-29RMU2 Layner. As of 2023, 64 R-29RMU/RMU2 on Template:Sclass2 ballistic missile submarines:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Delta IV class has 16 (R-29RMU/RMU2) per ship.
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Former operators

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• Soviet Navy

See also

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References

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External links

• CSIS Missile Threat - SS-N-18
• FAS guide on the R-29R
• FAS guide on the R-29RM
• State Rocket Company Makayev