R-29 (missile)

R-29 /RSM-40

Type	SLBM
Place of origin	Soviet Union/Russia
Service history
In service	1974–present
Used by	Russian Navy
Production history
Designer	Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau
Specifications
Mass	32,800 kg (72,300 lb)
Length	13.2 m (43 ft)
Diameter	1.8m

Propellant	liquid
Guidance system	astro-inertial

The R-29 (Russian: Р-29) is a family of Soviet submarine-launched ballistic missiles, designed by Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau. All variants use astro-inertial guidance systems.

Variants

R-29

Deployment date: 1974
Manufacturer designation: 4K75
DoD designation: SS-N-8 Mod 1
ASCC designation: "Sawfly"
SALT designation: RSM-40
Submarine: Delta I and Delta II
Total Mass: 32,800 kg
Core Diameter: 1.80 m
Total Length: 13.20 m
Span: 1.80 m
Payload: 1100 kg
Maximum range: 7,700 km (4,784 miles)
Number of Standard Warheads: 1 (800 kt)
Number of stages: 2

R-29R

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Deployment date: 1978
Manufacturer designation: 4K75R
DoD designation: SS-N-18 Mod 1
ASCC designation: "Stingray"
SALT designation: RSM-50
Submarine: Delta III
Total Mass: 35,300 kg
Core Diameter: 1.80 m
Total Length: 14.40 m
Span: 1.80 m
Payload: 1650 kg
Maximum range: 6,500 km (4,038 miles)
Number of Standard Warheads: 3 (500 kt)
Number of stages: 2

R-29RK

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Manufacturer designation: 4K75RK
DoD designation: SS-N-18 Mod 2
ASCC designation: "Stingray"
SALT designation: RSM-50
Submarine: Delta III
Total Mass: 34,388 kg
Core Diameter: 1.80 m
Total Length: 14.40 m
Span: 1.80 m
Maximum range: 6,500 km (4,038 miles)
Number of Standard Warheads: 7 (100 kt)
Number of stages: 2

R-29RL

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Manufacturer designation: 4K75RL
DoD designation: SS-N-18 Mod 3
ASCC designation: "Stingray"
SALT designation: RSM-50
Submarine: Delta III
Total Mass: 35,300 kg
Core Diameter: 1.80 m
Total Length: 14.09 m
Span: 1.80 m
Maximum range: 9,000 km (5,592 miles)
Number of Standard Warheads: 1 (450 kt)
Number of stages: 2

R-29RM

R-29RMU

R-29RMU2

Operators

Russia

The Russian Navy is the only operator of the R-29 missile family. Modernized and active variants are the R-29RMU Sineva and R-29RMU2 Layner. As of 2023, 64 R-29RMU/RMU2 on Delta-class ballistic missile submarines:
Delta IV class has 16 (R-29RMU/RMU2) per ship.
- K-51 Verkhoturye
- K-114 Tula
- K-18 Karelia
- K-407 Novomoskovsk

Former operators

Soviet Union Soviet Navy

See also

RSM-56 Bulava – (Russia)
Kanyon – (Russia)
UGM-133 Trident II – (United States)
M45 (missile) – (France)
M51 (missile) – (France)
JL-1 – (China)
JL-2 – (China)
K Missile family – (India)
Pukguksong-1 – (North Korea)
R-39 Rif – (Soviet Union)
R-39M – (Russia)

References

↑ "Ballistic and cruise missile threat". Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
↑ "R-29 / SS-N-8 SAWFLY". Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
1 2 "SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class journal research". bos.sagepub.com.
↑ ru:Подводные лодки проекта 667БДР «Кальмар»
↑ "Strategic Fleet". russianforces.org. January 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
↑ Podvig, Pavel (14 March 2018). "Two Project 667BDR submarines withdrawn from service". Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

External links

NATO designation for Russian and former Soviet Union missiles

Air-to-air
(full list)

Air-
to-surface
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Anti-tank
guided
(full list)

Surface-
to-air
(full list)

Ground- based	SA-1 Guild SA-2 Guideline SA-3 Goa SA-4 Ganef SA-5 Gammon SA-6 Gainful SA-7 Grail SA-8 Gecko SA-9 Gaskin SA-10 Grumble SA-11 Gadfly SA-12 Gladiator/Giant SA-13 Gopher SA-14 Gremlin SA-15 Gauntlet SA-16 Gimlet SA-17 Grizzly SA-18 Grouse SA-19 Grison SA-20 Gargoyle SA-21 Growler SA-22 Greyhound SA-23 Gladiator/Giant SA-24 Grinch SA-27 Gullum SA-29 Gizmo
Naval- based	SA-N-1 Goa SA-N-2 Guideline SA-NX-2C M-3 SA-N-3 Goblet SA-N-4 Gecko SA-N-5 Grail SA-N-6 Grumble SA-N-7 Gadfly SA-N-8 Gremlin SA-N-9 Gauntlet SA-N-10 Grouse SA-N-11 Grison SA-N-12 Grizzly SA-N-14 Grouse SA-N-20 Gargoyle SA-N-21 Greyhound
Anti- ballistic	ABM-1 Galosh ABM-3/53T6 Gazelle

Surface-
to-surface
(full list)

Ground- based	SS-1 Scunner/SS-1 Scud (Scud-A/-B/-C/-D) SS-2 Sibling SS-3 Shyster SS-4 Sandal SS-5 Skean SS-6 Sapwood SS-7 Saddler SS-8 Sasin SS-8B Sasin 2 SS-9 Scarp SS-10 Scrag SS-11 Sego SS-12 Scaleboard SS-X-13 Savage SS-13 Savage SS-14 Scamp/Scapegoat SS-15 Scrooge SS-16 Sinner SS-17 Spanker SS-18 Satan SS-19 Stiletto SS-20 Saber SS-21 Scarab SS-22 Scaleboard SS-23 Spider SS-24 Scalpel SS-25 Sickle SS-26 Stone SS-27 Sickle B SS-28 Saber 2 SS-29 Sickle C SS-X-30 Satan 2 SS-X-31 Sickle D SS-X-32Zh Scalpel B SS-X-33 Stone AN
Naval- based	SS-N-1 Scrubber SS-N-2 Styx SS-N-3c Shaddock SS-N-3a Shaddock 3b Sepal SS-N-4 Sark SS-N-5 Sark/Serb SS-N-6 Serb SS-N-7 Starbright SS-N-8 Sawfly SS-N-9 Siren SS-N-12 Sandbox SS-NX-13 Serb SS-N-14 Silex SS-N-15 Starfish SS-N-16 Stallion SS-N-17 Snipe SS-N-18 Stingray SS-N-19 Shipwreck SS-N-20 Sturgeon SS-N-21 Sampson SS-N-22 Sunburn SS-N-23 Skif R29RM SS-N-23A Skif SS-N-23B Skif SS-NX-24 Scorpion SS-N-25 Switchblade SS-N-26 Strobile SS-N-27 Sizzler SS-N-30A 3M-14 SS-NX-28 SS-N-29 SS-N-32 SS-NX-33 SS-NX-34 Skif SS-N-35 SS-N-36 SS-NX-37 SS-NX-38 Canyon
Ship- to-ship	SSC-1B Sepal Redut SSC-2 Salish/Samlet AS/KS-1 SSC-K P-1 Schuka KSShch SSC-3 Styx Rubezh SSC-4 Slingshot SSC-X-5 Scorpion SSC-6 Sennight SSC-7 Stone KS 9M728 SSC-8 Stone KB 9M729 SSC-14 Klub N/M 3M14/54 SSC-13 BrahMos SSC-10/SSC-5 Stooge Bastion P/S SSC-7/12 3M-80MV SSC-X-11 "GZUR" SSC-X-15 Skif SSC-X-9 Stone AN

Russian and former Soviet military designation sequences for radar, missile and rocket systems

Radar
systems

Land-based	A-100 P-3 P-8 P-10 P-12 P-14 P-15 P-18 P-19 P-20 P-30 P-35 P-37 P-40 P-50 P-70 P-80 P-100 Kabina 66 Kasta 2E RSN-225 Azov SNR-75 1S91 30N6 36D6 64N6 76N6 96L6E 9S15 9S19 9S32 Duga Dnestr Dnepr Daryal Dunay Volga Don-2N Voronezh Container
Ship-borne
Airborne	N001 N002 N005 N006 N007 N008 N010 N011 N012 N014 N019 N025 N035 N036

Missiles

ICBM	BZhRK GR-1 R-7 R-9 R-16 R-26 R-36 R-36M R-46 RS-24 RS-26 RT-2 RT-2PM RT-2PM2 RT-20 RT-21 RT-23 RS-28 Sarmat UR-100 UR-100MR UR-100N UR-200
IRBM	R-14 RSD-10 Oreshnik
MRBM	R-5 R-12 RT-15
SRBM	2K1 2K6 9K52 9K720 R-1 R-2 R-11 R-11A R-17 OTR-21 OTR-23 TR-1
SLBM	R-13 R-15 R-21 R-27 R-29 R-31 R-39 R-30
Surface-to-surface (cruise)	Burya RSS-40 3M-51 Alfa 3M-54 Kalibr 9M730 Burevestnik
Surface-to-surface (naval)	P-1 P-5 P-15 P-70 P-120 P-270 P-500 P-700 P-750 P-800 P-900 P-900A P-1000 RKV-500A RPK-2 RPK-6 RPK-7 URPK-3 URPK-4 URPK-5
Surface-to-air	2K11 Krug 2K12 Kub 2K22 Tunguska Kashtan CIWS 9K31 Strela-1 9K32 Strela-2 9K33 Osa 9K34 Strela-3 9K38 Igla/9K338 Igla-S 9K333 Verba 9K35 Strela-10 9K37 Buk 9K330 Tor Pantsir-S1 42S6 Morfey S-25 Berkut S-75 Dvina S-125 Neva/Pechora S-200 Angara/Vega/Dubna S-300 S-350 (50R6) Vityaz S-400 Triumf S-500/55R6M Triumfator-M M-11 Shtorm Sosna-R
Air-to-surface	KSR-2 KSR-5 KS-1 K-10S Kh-11 Kh-15 Kh-20 Kh-22 Kh-23 Kh-25 Kh-26 Kh-28 Kh-29 Kh-31 Kh-35 Kh-38 Kh-41 Kh-55 Kh-58 Kh-59 Kh-80 Kh-90 Kh-101 9M114V Shturm-V Hermes-A Kh-47M2 Kinzhal
Air-to-air	K-5 R-3 R-4 R-8 R-23 R-27 R-33 R-37 R-38 R-40 R-60 R-73 R-77 R-172
Anti-tank	3M6 9K111 9K112 9K114 9K115 9K115-2 9K121 9M14 9M15 9M17 9M113 9M117 9M119 9M120 9M123 9M133 9M133M Kornet-M Kornet-D Hermes

Unguided
rockets

Air-launched	RP-1 RP-5 RP-6 RP-9 RP-15 RP-21 RS-82 RS-132
Rocket artillery	BM-14 BM-21 BM-24 BM-25 BM-27 BM-30 TOS-1 TOS-2

Engines