Iskander

This article refers to the Russian-made missile. Iskander is also the Arabic version of the name Alexander, after Alexander the Great.

Iskander (NATO reporting name SS-26 Stone) is a short range, solid fuel propelled, theater quasiballistic missile system produced in Russia. The system is intended to use conventional warheads for the engagement of small and area targets, such as:

• hostile fire weapons (missile systems, multiple launch rocket systems, long-range artillery pieces);
• air and antimissile defence weapons, especially those located in relatively fixed sites;
• fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft at airfields;
• command posts and communications nodes;
• critical civilian infrastructure facilities;
• other vital small and area targets.

The missile system ensures:

• high probability of fire mission accomplishment in hostile active countermeasures environments;
• high probability of failure-proof functioning of the missile during its launch preparation and in flight;
• automatic computation and input of missile flight missions by the launcher devices;
• high tactical maneuverability and strategic mobility owing to transportability of the system vehicles by all types of transport;
• long service life and ease of operation.

The Iskander-E system is equipped with a solid-propellant single-stage guided missile 9M723K1 controlled throughout the entire flight path and provided with a nonseparable warhead. In flight, the missile follows a non-purely-ballistic path, which includes such features as violent maneuvers in the terminal phase of flight and the release of decoys. The missile never leaves the atmosphere as it follows a relatively flat trajectory.

Contents 1 Versions 2 Basic Characteristics 3 Comparable systems 4 External links 5 References

Versions

• Iskander-M – version for Russian government forces. Range: ~400 km.
• Iskander-E – export version, specially designed to meet MTCR restrictions. Range: ~280 km.

Basic Characteristics

• Manufacturer: Kolomna KBM
• Launch range:
  • maximum: 280 km (export version)
  • minimum: 50 km
• Accuracy: 20 m CEP (export version)
• Cruise speed: 4500 km/h (?)
• Weight:
  • missile launch: 3,800 kg
  • payload: 480 kg (export version)
  • launcher: 40,000 kg
• Warhead: conventional (cluster, HE fragmentation, penetrating)
• Guidance system: inertial, GPS\GLONASS, optoelectronic homing head
• Chassis: wheeled, cross-country
• Number of missiles:
  • on launcher 9P78E: 1 (export version)
  • on transloader 9T250E: 2
• Crew: 3

Comparable systems

• MGM-52 Lance
• Pluton
• Oka
• Tochka
• MGM-140B/E ATACMS
• LORA

External links

• Russian Surface To Surface Systems
• SS-26 Stone @ Defense Update

References

• Russia's Arms Catalog 2004

Russian and former Soviet surface-to-surface missiles

The SS designation sequence: SS-1 Scud | SS-2 Sibling | SS-3 Shyster | SS-4 Sandal | SS-5 Skean | SS-6 Sapwood | SS-7 Saddler | SS-8 Sasin | SS-9 Scarp | SS-10 Scrag | SS-11 Sego | SS-12 Scaleboard | SS-13 Savage | SS-14 Scamp\Scapegoat | SS-15 Scrooge | SS-16 Sinner | SS-17 Spanker | SS-18 Satan | SS-19 Stiletto | SS-20 Saber | SS-21 Scarab | SS-22 Scaleboard | SS-23 Spider | SS-24 Scalpel | SS-25 Sickle | SS-26 Stone | SS-27 |

List of Russian and former Soviet missiles Missiles

Soviet and post-Soviet armoured fighting vehicles after World War II
Tanks T-10 · T-54 · T-55 · PT-76 · T-62 · T-64 · T-72 · T-80 Russian: T-90 · Black Eagle · T-95 Ukrainian: T-72MP · T-80UD · T-84 Armoured personnel carriers Tracked BTR-50 · MT-LB · BMP-1 · BMD-1 · BMP-2 · BMP-3 · BTR-T · BMP-T Wheeled BTR-152 · BTR-40 · BRDM-1 · BRDM-2 · BTR-60 · BTR-70 · BTR-80 Russian: BTR-90 Ukrainian: BTR-3 · BTR-4 · BTR-94 Self-propelled artillery 2S1 Gvozdika · 2S3 Akatsiya · 2S4 Tyulpan · 2S5 Giatsint · 2S7 Pion · 2S9 Anona · 2S19 Msta · 2S23 Nona-SVK · 2S30 Iset · 2S31 Vena · ASU-57 · ASU-85 Multiple rocket launchers BM-14 · BM-21 Grad · BM-24 · BM-25 · BM-27 Uragan · TOS-1 · BM-30 Smerch Surface-to-surface missiles FROG-7 · 9K79 Tochka (SS-21 Scarab) · R-400 Oka (SS-23 Spider) Russian: Iskander (SS-26 Stone) Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns ZSU-57-2 · ZSU-23-4 · Tunguska-M1 Self-propelled surface-to-air missile launchers 2K11 Krug (SA-4 Ganef) · 9K33 Osa (SA-8 Gecko) · 9K31 Strela-1 (SA-9 Gaskin) · 9K37 Buk (SA-11 Gadfly) · 9K35 Strela-10 (SA-13 Gopher) · 2K12 Kub (SA-6 Gainful) · 9K330 Tor (SA-15 Gauntlet) · S-300 (SA-10 Grumble) Russian: Pantsyr-S1 · 9K38 Buk-M1-2 (SA-17 Grizzly)
List of armoured fighting vehicles by country