R36M / RS-20 vs Trident 2D5
Overview
The R36M / RS-20 and the Trident 2D5 are both Ballistic missiles.
Range is 16,000 km for the R36M / RS-20 vs 12,000 km for the Trident 2D5. The R36M / RS-20 reaches 28,000 km/h vs 29,020 km/h for the Trident 2D5. The R36M / RS-20 carries a 8800 kg warhead vs 175 kg for the Trident 2D5. Launch weight is 211,100 kg for the R36M / RS-20 vs 58,500 kg for the Trident 2D5. The R36M / RS-20 uses Inertial, autonomous guidance, while the Trident 2D5 relies on MK 6 astro-inertial guidance.
The R36M / RS-20 has been produced in 308 units vs 844 for the Trident 2D5. Unit cost is $7M for the R36M / RS-20 vs $85.5M for the Trident 2D5. The R36M / RS-20 entered service 2 years before the Trident 2D5 (1988 vs 1990).
| Soviet ICBM, entering service in 1988, carries a warhead of 8800 kg. | |
| Origin | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR |
| Category | Ballistic |
| Type | Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) |
| Manufacturer | OKB-586 |
| Service year | 1988 |
| Number produced | 308 units |
| Estimated unit price | $7 million |
| American submarine-launched ballistic missile, entered service in 1990, utilizing MK 6 astro-inertial guidance. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Ballistic |
| Type | Submarine-launched ballistic missile |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Service year | 1990 |
| Number produced | 844 units |
| Estimated unit price | $85.5 million |
| Range | 16,000.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 22.9 ◉ |
| Weight | 211,100 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 8800.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 32.77 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 3000 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Inertial, autonomous |
| Warhead type | 10 nuclear MIRV |
| Range | 12,000.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 23.7 ◉ |
| Weight | 58,500 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 175.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 13.41 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 2110 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | MK 6 astro-inertial guidance |
| Warhead type | 8 nuclear MIRV |
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