Russia"s new Topol M missile system will...
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.
Victory Day marks the final surrender by Nazi Germany to the U.S.S.R. in WWII, often referred to as the Great Patriotic War in Russia and other states in the former Soviet Union.
The 2009 parade was largely a rehearsal for this year"s event, when Russia is to mark the 65th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.