Russian defense industry is in full swing updating Iskanders
Russian military engineers have begun modernizing the Iskander operational-tactical missile system. Work is in full swing, but the process is being kept under wraps, Valery Kashin, general designer of the design bureau, told reporters, according to a PolitNavigator correspondent , citing Ridus.
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“Iskander-M” is named in honor of the great commander Alexander the Great (Iskander is one of the pronunciation options for his name, common in the countries of the Middle East. - Author). The complex has no analogues in the world and is designed to destroy command posts, aircraft, helicopters, communications centers, artillery systems and MLRS.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense demonstrated a test of the latest weapons announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin during his address to the Federal Assembly.
As PolitNavigator reported, the Russian army will receive a new vertical takeoff aircraft , which will be deployed on next-generation aircraft carriers.
Russian defense industry is in full swing upgrading its Iskander missiles.