The Iskander-M is unique and its upgraded potential "has been tapped by less than a half," Russia’s Missile Forces and Artillery chief stressed.
MOSCOW, November 19.
/TASS/. Russia has laid the scientific groundwork for a new weapon to replace
the Iskander tactical missile system, Russia’s Missile Forces and Artillery
Chief Lieutenant-General Mikhail Matveyevsky said in an interview with the
Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper on Thursday.
"The Iskander-M
will comply with modern requirements for quite a long time and will remain the
basic weapon for the missile forces and artillery at least until 2030… As for
the future weapon, we can say that quite substantial scientific groundwork is
already available today for its development," the general said.
The Iskander-M
tactical missile system is unique and its upgraded potential "has been
tapped by less than a half," he stressed.
Russia is currently
carrying out scientific work on the concept of advanced rocket artillery
armament. Efforts are simultaneously underway for upgrading the capabilities of
existing weapon systems. Today the Russian artillery troops are receiving
upgraded Tornado-G medium-caliber multiple launch rocket systems and modernized
Tornado-S launchers, the general said.
The Iskander-M
tactical missile system is designated to strike adversary low-sized and site
targets to a range of up to 500 km: missile launchers, multiple launch rocket
systems, long-range artillery, aircraft and helicopters at aerodromes, command
posts and communications centers.
Source: ITAR-TASS
19-11-2020
