In this screenshot from footage provided by the Russian Defense Ministry, a Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile blasts off during a test launch from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northwest Russia, March 30, 2018.
Putin said in June that Russia's first Sarmat missile system would enter combat duty by the end of the year.
MOSCOW, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday signed contracts on the delivery of Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles and S-500 air defense systems for Russian troops.
The contract on the production and delivery of Sarmat missiles was signed by Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko and CEO of the Makeyev State Rocket Center Vladimir Degtyar at the Army 2022 international military-technical forum, the TASS news agency reported.
The deal for the supply of the latest S-500 air defense system was signed by Krivoruchko and Almaz-Antey Deputy CEO Vitaly Neskorodov at the forum, TASS reported.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in June that the country's first Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile system would enter combat duty by the end of the year. ■
