Iskander-M Missiles Now Easily Bypass Patriot SAM Systems Thanks to Radar Decoys

Calculating the missile interception point has become much more difficult

Russian specialists have modernized the ballistic missiles for the Iskander-M tactical missile system, according to military expert Yuri I.

According to him, this involves the use of radar decoys, which has significantly reduced the effectiveness of Patriot surface-to-air missile systems.

Iskander-M missiles, which attack along a ballistic trajectory, have been improved and modernized with radar decoy deployment, making it harder to predict the missile interception point.
Yuri I., military expert

Military analyst Evgeny Damantsev clarified that the update included loading additional anti-aircraft maneuvering modes into the guidance system of the 9M723-1 Iskander-M missiles, as well as enabling dive modes at angles greater than 83 degrees at altitudes of 30 - 25 km.

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