Overview
- Putin said Russia has developed the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile and the Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicle described as having unlimited range.
- He stated that the newest Avangard strategic system has entered combat duty and that Russian ICBMs and submarine missiles now carry advanced warheads.
- Russia has launched mass production of the Oreshnik intermediate-range missile system, according to Putin’s remarks at the ceremony.
- TASS cited military chief Valery Gerasimov as reporting Burevestnik tests that lasted about 15 hours over roughly 14,000 kilometers, with claims of high precision and evasive maneuvers.
- Putin asserted that only domestic materials are used in Burevestnik and Poseidon, claimed a NATO reconnaissance ship observed an October 21 test area without interference, and maintained Russia poses no threat.