With the range of 16000 kms. which of the following is world’s longest range intercontinental ballistic missile:

With the range of 16000 kms. which of the following is world’s longest range intercontinental ballistic missile: Correct Answer SS-18 Satan

The correct answer is SS-18 Satan.

Key Points

• Russia’s R-36M (SS-18 Satan) missile is the world’s longest range and the heaviest in the world with a weight of 8.8 tonnes, with a strike range of 16,000 kilometres.
  •  SS-18 intercontinental ballistic missile is a large, two-stage, tandem, storable liquid-propellant inertial guided missile developed by Russia.
  • The earlier versions of SS-18 entered development in 1964 and were declared operational in 1975.

Additional Information 

• Topol-M is a Russian solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 11,000 km.
  • It has been in service since 1997.
• Dongfeng 5 or DF-5 is a Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile.
  • It has a range between 12,000 to 15,000 kilometres.
• The Trident II D5 is the latest generation of the U.S. Navy's submarine-launched fleet ballistic missiles.
  • Trident II D5 missile is currently aboard OHIO-class and British VANGUARD-class submarines.
  • It has a range of around 4,000 nautical miles (approx. 7000 kilometres)