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| Iskander-M missile system test-launched advanced rocket at maximum range – Russian MoD | Iskander-M missile system test-launched advanced rocket at maximum range – Russian MoD |
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| Russia’s Iskander-M system has carried out a successful test-launch of its advanced missile at maxim range as part of the Zapad 2017 military exercises, the defense ministry said. | Russia’s Iskander-M system has carried out a successful test-launch of its advanced missile at maxim range as part of the Zapad 2017 military exercises, the defense ministry said. |
| The test-launch was performed at the Kapustin Yar range in Russia’s southern Astrakhan Region, the ministry said in statement. | The test-launch was performed at the Kapustin Yar range in Russia’s southern Astrakhan Region, the ministry said in statement. |
| “The increased capacity missile covered 480 kilometers and successfully hit its target at the Makat range [in Kazakhstan],” the statement read. | “The increased capacity missile covered 480 kilometers and successfully hit its target at the Makat range [in Kazakhstan],” the statement read. |
| The Iskander-M tactical missile system, first introduced to the Russian military in 2013, is aimed at targeting missile systems, rocket launchers, long-range artillery, command posts, as well as aircraft and helicopters at a distance of several hundred kilometers. | The Iskander-M tactical missile system, first introduced to the Russian military in 2013, is aimed at targeting missile systems, rocket launchers, long-range artillery, command posts, as well as aircraft and helicopters at a distance of several hundred kilometers. |
| The system, designated SS-26 Stone by NATO, can fire two types of missiles – the quasi-ballistic 9M723 and the cruise 9M728. | |
| Both types can maneuver quickly on their flight path, complicating interception by enemy anti-missile weaponry. |