Precision Strike Missile vs R-36 (missile)

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Precision Strike Missile — licensed reference photograph

ABallistic missiles

Precision Strike Missile

Rocket artillery Short-range ballistic missile Medium-range ballistic missile Anti-ship ballistic missile

Credit

Darrell Ames · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

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R-36 (missile)

Intercontinental ballistic missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Precision Strike MissileLength

4 m

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R-36 (missile)Length

32.2 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Precision Strike Missilelarger figure on 0 of 2

None

R-36 (missile)larger figure on 2 of 2

Length+705%
Diameter+609%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

32.2m

Length+705%

All recorded figures & sources

4 m

Length

Single source

13 ft (4.0 m)^[source]

32.2 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Precision Strike Missile and R-36 (missile) configuration
Specification	Precision Strike Missile	R-36 (missile)
Type	Rocket artillery Short-range ballistic missile Medium-range ballistic missile Anti-ship ballistic missile^[source]	Intercontinental ballistic missile^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	2023–present^[source]	1966–1979 (original variant) 1988–present (R-36M2 Voevoda variant)^[source]
Used by	United States Australia^[source]

Wars	2026 Iran war^[source]	—

Designer	Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control^[source]	—

Unit cost	< $3.5 million (Increment One)^[source]	$7,000,000^[source]

Warhead	HE fragmentation blast Unknown number of submunitions Future iterations will possibly include Coyote drones and Hatchet miniature glide bombs from Northrop Grumman .^[source]	Depending on variant (see variants). Newest (R-36M2), 10 × 550–750 kiloton MIRV warheads with a large amount of decoys and other penetration aids . Originally (R-36), 1 × 8–20 megaton warhead.^[source]

Propellant	solid-propellant rocket^[source]	N 2 O 4 / UDMH^[source]

Guidance system	Base: INS + GPS Land-based anti-ship missile: Base + anti-radiation seeker + Imaging Infrared (IIR)^[source]	Inertial, autonomous^[source]

Launch platform	M270 MLRS , M142 HIMARS , GMARS^[source]	Silo^[source]

Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control^[source]	Factory: Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant Developer: Yuzhnoye Design Office^[source]

Launch platforms	M270A2 Multiple Launch Rocket System and the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System^[source]Unspecified by source	—

Designed	—	From 1962^[source]

Engine	—	Two or three (R-36MUTTKH and R-36M2) liquid fueled rocket stages First Stage: 1x RD-251 (R-36) 1x RD-251P (R-36P) 1x RD-251M (R-36-O) 1x RD-264 (R-36M) 1x RD-264 (R-36MUTTKh and R-36M2) Second Stage: 1x RD-252 (R-36) 1x RD-252 (R-36P) 1x RD-0228 (R-36M) 1x RD-0255 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-0255 (R-36M2) Third Stage: 1x RD-864 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-869 (R-36M2)^[source]