The MoD does say that the Astraeas will be loaded into Mk 7 re-entry vehicles, a new design that will also be used with the ...
The reentry technology is required to ensure a missile's warhead can withstand extremely high temperatures during reentry to Earth's atmosphere. Despite repeated ICBM tests, it remains unknown ...
North Korea has acquired the ability to attack anywhere in the U.S. mainland with intercontinental ballistic missiles.
An ICBM can fly more than 3,410 miles and carry more than one warhead, also known as the reentry vehicle. The U.S. and Russia deploy 400 and 329 ICBMs, respectively. These are the most responsive ...
It was launched from the Kapustin Yar ballistic missile base in the Astrakhan region and reportedly carried a six “multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV)” warheads payload that was ...