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The 9K720 Iskander-M (ASCC/NATO-codename ‘SS-26 Stone’) is a mobile, short-range ballistic missile, in service with the VSRF since 2006. Its primary purpose is to strike enemy air defences, command posts, and communication nodes, or troop concentrations out to a range of 500km. The 4,615kg 9M723K1 is a single-stage solid-propellant missile, which can be retargeted during flight, and has an optically guided warhead with self-homing capability. It flies at hypersonic speeds (Mach 6–7) and had an advertised Circular Error Probable of 5–7 metres with the optical homing head, or 30–70m in autonomous operation. Iskander-Ms deployed against Ukraine reportedly employed decoys to confuse ZSU air defence systems. (Artwork by David Bocquelet)

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