Range – 500 km: Ministry of Defense Officially Announces the Range of Iskander Missiles for the First Time

The Ministry of Defense announced the range of Iskander-M missiles in a memo at Army-2024

The range of the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system is 500 km. This is evidenced by information on the weapons stand at the Army-2024 military-technical forum.

The stand also indicates that the launch weight of the missile is 3,800 kg, and the weight of the warhead is 480 kg. The temperature range for use is from -50 to +50 degrees.

Iskander-M is designed to destroy targets such as multiple launch rocket systems and missile systems, long-range artillery, communication hubs and command posts, as well as helicopters and airplanes at airfields.

Military expert Sergei Ptichkin noted that the main feature of Iskander-M is a complex system of electronic warfare and counteraction to anti-missile defense (ABM) systems. In the final section of the trajectory, the missile goes into a steep dive and hits the target, the deviation from the point of impact does not exceed a meter.

Earlier www1.ru reported that the modernized 2S25M self-propelled anti-tank gun received improved armor protection to increase resistance to small-caliber cannon shell impacts. It is being prepared for acceptance into the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

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