US spy planes observed test launches of Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles
On the 12th of October, Interfax reported that two US Air Force RC-135S reconnaissance aircraft were sent to observe the launches of Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles. These aircraft were sent by the Pentagon to the Russian borders in the areas of the Barents Sea and Kamchatka.
This is according to websites that track the movement of military aircraft.
According to these sites, the RC-135 modification S aircraft are designed to collect telemetry data on test missile launches. This type of aircraft has been used by the Pentagon to track ballistic missile launches since the days of the Soviet Union.
According to the information available, the aircraft left airbases in the UK and in Alaska. They were accompanied by refueling aircraft to extend their flight durations in anticipation of possible Russian missile launches.
According to information received by Interfax from the ministry, the Georgiy Pobedonosets nuclear submarine launched an ICBM on Wednesday as part of their final combat training. It was launched from the Sea of Okhotsk and was aimed at the Chizha test range in northern Russia.
The ministry’s data went on to report that the Northern Fleet’s Novomoskovsk ballistic missile submarine successfully completed the launch of the Sineva ICBM from the Barents Sea. It was aimed at the Kura test site in Kamchatka.
In addition, the test launch of the RS-12M Topol ICBM was carried out on Wednesday from the Plesetsk launch site by a combat crew of Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN).