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District for the Pacific Fleet/TASS
Military & Defense September 18, 17:10
UTC+3
The missile with increased capacity flew 480
km and successfully hit a target at a Makat firing range in Kazakhstan
MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. Modernized Iskander-M
missile has been successfully launched at the maximum range during the
Zapad-2017 exercises, hitting a target in Kazakhstan, the Russian Defense
Ministry said on Monday.
The launch was carried out at the Kapustin Yar firing
range in southern Russia’s Astrakhan region of the Defense Ministry.
"Today, a successful launch of the modernized missile system of the Ground
Forces, Iskander-M, was carried out," the ministry said.
The missile with increased capacity flew 480 km and
successfully hit a target at a Makat firing range in Kazakhstan.
The Iskander-M tactical missile system is designated for
making concealed preparations and delivering high-accuracy missile strikes against
various objectives in the enemy’s tactical depth within a guaranteed
destruction range of 50 to 500 km in various theaters of operation and any
conditions, including amid active missile defense and jamming counter-measures.
Iskander tactical ballistic missile systems are capable
of hitting both small-size and large-area targets at a distance of up to 500 km
to destroy missile and multiple launch rocket systems, long-range artillery
guns, aircraft and helicopters at aerodromes, command posts and communications
centers.
The Iskander tactical ballistic missile complex includes
a launcher, a loader-transporter, a routine maintenance vehicle, a command post
vehicle, an information post, an ammunition equipment set and training aids.
Original post: tass.com
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