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RS-24 Yarslarger figure on 1 of 2
Tayfun (missile)larger figure on 1 of 2
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Length
Single source22,500 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | RS-24 Yars | Tayfun (missile) |
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| Type | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile[source] | Short-range ballistic missile Medium-range ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | Turkey[source] |
| In service | 2010–present[source] | 2023[source] |
| Used by | Russian Strategic Missile Troops[source] | See Users |
Tayfun Block 1 Tayfun Block 4
Single sourceTayfun Block 1 6.5 m Tayfun Block 4 10 m[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology[source] | Roketsan[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant[source] | Roketsan[source] |
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| Produced | 2009[source] | 2023 - present[source] |
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| Warhead | 3 x 200 kiloton MIRV warheads[source] | HE or fragmentation[source] |
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| Engine | Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Inertial with Glonass[source] | GPS + GLONASS aided INS / INS only[source] |
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| Launch platform | Silo , road-mobile TEL MZKT-79221[source] | VOLAT truck[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2022[source] |
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| No. built | — | Unknown[source] |
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| Variants | — | Tayfun (for Turkey)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | Tayfun Block 1 : 500 kg Tayfun Block 4 : 700-1000 kg[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Composite solid propellant[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | GPS + GLONASS Aided INS: ≤5 m CEP[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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