The Russian operational-tactical missile system (OTRK) "Iskander-1000" has begun using new cruise missiles designated 9M723-2. This was reported by the Telegram channel "Russkoe oruzhie".
According to the source, this refers to a missile with a higher-impulse and heavier solid-fuel engine.
It provides a range of about 1,000 km and a maximum speed in the boost phase of 7-8.5 Mach.
It should be emphasized that the Russian Ministry of Defence or official agencies have given no comments on this topic.
Military expert Evgeny Damantsev explained that the 9M723-2 is capable of carrying a high-explosive fragmentation or cluster payload weighing up to 300-350 kg.
The missile was equipped with aerodynamic control surfaces and tail-mounted gas-dynamic control units for maneuvering in the stratosphere and troposphere with available overloads of up to 30 g.
Guidance accuracy is presumably provided by the GLONASS/GPS correction module "Kometa-R8". In the West, it was noted that the circular error probable of the "Iskander-1000" missile does not exceed five meters.