Russian missiles intercepted targets 50km high

The Russian defense force has just successfully tested a new generation of interceptor missiles at the Sary-Shagan arena in Kazakhstan.
The new interceptor missile, after a series of tests, has confirmed its inherent properties, the combat crew has successfully completed the task, and hit the target, the Russian Ministry of Defense announcement. with the required accuracy.

Russia tested the 53T6M interceptor bullet. Missile ammunition participating in the test is determined to be 53T6M currently in service with the Aerospace Force, performing the task of protecting against weapons attacking from the air and from space. The Department of Defense was last informed about tests of new missiles belonging to the anti-missile defense system at the Sary-Shagan arena in November 2020. There have been test launches that took place in October 2020, June and July 2019, February, July, August, December 2018, and November 2017. The 53T6M missile ammunition is an upgraded version of the Russian 53T6 missile ammunition deployed in the A-135 Amur system since the early 1980s. The new missile shell has a two-stage structure, uses solid fuel and is stored in a special storage tube. This type of mechanism allows to reduce the reaction time of the system and the missile can be used immediately in an emergency. According to publicly available information, the 53T6M missile is a part of Russia’s new A-235 Nudol missile defense system. The new 53T6M interceptor missile ammunition is the premise for the A-235 to replace the current A-135 system. Russia is developing and completing components of the A-235 interceptor missile system and ammunition. The difference of the new missile defense system compared to the A-135 Amur is that the components of the complex are placed on a special field vehicle chassis to increase maneuverability. Along with that, the new interceptor missile shell allows Nudol to intercept targets at the top of the Earth’s atmosphere. The A-235 Nudol system is equipped with the powerful Elbrus-3M supercomputer system for information processing. The interception capacity of the A-235 will be divided into three levels: 51T6 missile bullets will undertake the interception at a distance of 1,500 km and an altitude of 800km; missile 58R6 – 1,000km and 120km; Missile bullets 53T6M or 45T6 intercept the target at a distance of 350km and an altitude of 40-50km. All of them have the ability to carry nuclear warheads to enhance the enemy’s ability to destroy intercontinental ballistic missiles. According to military expert Dmitry Kornev, the introduction of the 53T6M missile ammunition by Russia is a completely normal move and does not affect the balance of the strategy. Technically, this is the line of pure weapons for the defense mission and the last line of defense to protect Moscow.