Topol M missiles to be shown at Victory Day parade on Moscow's Red Square
MOSCOW. February 26. KAZINFORM. Russia's new Topol M missile system will for the first time be shown at the Victory Day parade on May 9 on Moscow's Red Square, a spokesman for the Strategic Missile Forces said; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
Earlier Topol M predecessors - Topol missile systems - were shown at Victory Day parades in downtown Moscow.
Col. Vadim Koval said three Topol M launchers were brought to Alabino near Moscow early on Friday.
The three-stage Topol M (SS-27 Sickle B) is a solid-propellant, silo-based or road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It has a maximum range of 11,000 km (6,800 miles).
On May 9, 2009, a military parade involving over 9,000 personnel, 103 sophisticated tracked and wheeled military vehicles, as well as 69 aircraft and helicopters was held on Red Square as Russia celebrated Victory Day; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version.