Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Russia - 9K720 Iskander Tactical Missile

 Source: WarLeaks - Military Blog

9K720 ISKANDER-M missile being loaded, launched and impacting during a Russian missile launch test. The 9K720 Iskander (Russian: «Искандер»; NATO reporting name SS-26 Stone) is a mobile short-range ballistic missile system produced and deployed by the Russian Federation. The missile systems (Искандер-М) are to replace the obsolete OTR-21 Tochka systems, still in use by the Russian armed forces, by 2020. In September 2017, the KB Mashinostroyeniya (KBM) general designer Valery M. Kashin said that there were at least seven types of missiles (and "perhaps more") for Iskander, including one cruise missile. Credits: Russian Ministry Of Defense