TASS:
MOSCOW, October 29. /TASS/. Russia’s state armament program stipulates deploying two regiments armed with Avangard hypersonic missile systems by 2027, a source in the domestic defense industry told TASS on Monday.
“The year 2027 is the term for deploying two regiments of six launchers each and putting them on combat duty. For the purpose of arming these regiments, the state armament program includes 12 UR-100N UTTKh missiles, each of which will be outfitted with a hypersonic glide vehicle,” the source said.
As Russia’s Defense Ministry has stated officially, both regiments will make part of the Red Banner Missile Division based in the Orenburg Region in the south Urals.
According to the source, the decision on deploying only two regiments is not final. “Everything will depend on the [international] situation,” the source said.
