Russia releases images of test firing of Iskander-M system carrying cruise missiles for the first time

On April 19, the news site “Defend Russia” published a clip describing the first test firing of the Iskander-M tactical missile system equipped with cruise missiles.

The test launch was carried out on April 15 at the Kapustin Yar test site. The test launch was carried out by the 92nd Missile Brigade of the Central Military District, a unit stationed in the Orelburg region.

The above source added that the main purpose of the test launch was to test the technical and tactical features of the cruise missile equipped on the Iskander-M complex.

Iskander-M complex equipped with cruise missiles

In the clip, the test missile was launched and attacked “with meter accuracy” a simulated enemy command center 200km away. The test was later confirmed to be successful in terms of technical and tactical factors.

Currently, the Iskander-M complex is equipped with two main missile lines: 9M723 and 9M728 cruise missiles, developed on the P-500 missile platform.

Designated as a tactical attack weapon, the Iskander-M missile complex can fire at two different targets within 1 minute. The missile in the Iskander-M complex weighs 3.8 tons and carries a warhead weighing 480 kg. The special feature of this missile line is its ability to fly without a conventional ballistic trajectory, making it very difficult to intercept and the missile is controlled throughout the entire flight.

Iskander-M is a new generation of tactical missiles that will replace the Toska-U (Full Stop) complex. The export version of Iskander-M is equipped with missiles with a shortened range of 280km, while the version equipped for the Russian Army has a range of 500km.

Iskander-M is very effective in destroying enemy fixed military structures such as: airports, warehouses, command centers... Each Iskender-M missile launcher usually carries 2 missiles.

According to qdnd.vn