MDAA Alert: Russia’s RS-28 Sarmat Heavy ICBM– A Superheavy Deterrent Advancing Through a Troubled Development 

July 17, 2026

The Sarmat is a genuine leap in Russian counter-defense payload capability, yet a decade and a half of delays and repeated test failures leave its operational reliability an open question. 

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