Ballistic missiles are generally classified into four different categories: ... The DF-21 has a range of 2,150 km and — with a 600 kg payload — can carry 250 or 500 kiloton nuclear warheads.

Ballistic missiles are unfortunately very much in the news lately. ... The DF-21 has a range of 2,150 km and — with a 600 kg ...

The Tupolev Tu-95 remains active due to its ability to carry a heavy payload over long distances. Adaptations of the Tu-95 include cruise missile deployment and maritime patrols, making it ...

These missiles can be fitted with three independently targeted reentry vehicles, but since 2016 have had only a single 300-335 kiloton warhead apiece. That’s still 20 times more powerful than ...

Russia has been lobbing missiles into Ukraine throughout its five-month war, ... or a 100-kiloton nuclear warhead. ... the Kh-32, has improved range and payload.

It also still uses, to a lesser extent, the W78 warhead, which packs a 335-350 kiloton payload. In other words, the older tops off at a mere 73 percent of the newer nuke’s punching power potential.

Minuteman missiles have a range of 8,000 miles and carry estimated payloads equivalent to 170-335 kilotons—enough to effectively destroy the whole of Washington, D.C.

The B61-13 is designed to have a 360-kiloton payload — equivalent to 361,000 tons of TNT — according to Interesting Engineering. ... had a 15-kiloton yield, equivalent to 15,000 tons of TNT.

Inducted into active service with the Russian Aerospace Forces in 2014, the Su-34 is a two-seat strike fighter with a maximum range of 4,000 km, a payload of up to 12,000 kg on 12 hardpoints, the ...

A key missile warning satellite’s sensor payload is a year behind schedule, according to the Space Force’s top acquisition official. Receiving that payload, built by RTX, and integrating it onto the ...

L3Harris claims to be at the heart of advanced, space-based missile defense and life-saving weather capabilities. The Fort Wayne Payload Integration Facility is expected to be the most advanced ...