Game changer : Russian Iskander (SS-26) Mobile Ballistic Missile Delivered

[jha]

Reza Khalili reported in World Net Daily on Russian deliveries of the Iskander (SS-26 Stone) Mobile Ballistic Missile to Syria, “Russia arms Syria with powerful ballistic missile,”. The Iskander was developed to foil anti-missile defense systems, whether those deployed in Eastern or Central Europe or the Patriot batteries that NATO has just released to Turkey. The US deployed the first Patriot Batteries to Poland in 2010. Syria has criticized Turkey for this deployment. Kahlili notes the threat that Iskander presents to Israel’s missile defense umbrella in the wake of the recent rocket war in Gaza and successful tests of the David Sling intermediate range rocket and missile defense system. Israel had purchased and deployed Patriot batteries following the Scud attacks from Iraq during the First Gulf War in 1991.

Military Today reported that Russia had invested $1.2 billion in development and deployment to counter US missile shields in Eastern and Central Europe. Moreover, it has sold 26 Iskander missile systems to Syria. Military Today notes the dangerous versatility of the Iskander (SS-26 Stone);

Given the deteriorating situation in Syria, if the Iskander (SS-26 Missiles) were to fall into al Qaeda, al-Husra or Jundallah Islamist militia hands in the fundamentalist opposition that would constitute a serious threat to Israel’s yet to be completed missile defense umbrella. The David’s Sling intermediate range defense system will be deployed in 2013 and 2014.

Game changer : Russian Iskander (SS-26) Mobile Ballistic Missile Delivered to Assad

The Iskander road mobile missile system is equipped with two short-range ballistic missiles, which substantially increases firepower of missile units. Each missile can be independently targeted. System is capable of hitting moving targets, as target coordination can be adjusted while missile is in-flight. The Iskander has several different conventional warheads, including cluster, fuel-air explosive, bunker-busting and electro-magnetic pulse. Minimum firing range is 50 km.

The Iskander was designed to overcome air defense systems. Missile files at supersonic speed, excessively maneuvers in the terminal phase of the flight and releases decoys. In some cases this ballistic missile can be used as an alternative to precision bombing.

Missiles can be launched 16 minutes from travelling or 4 minutes from highest readiness. The second minute can be launched after less than a minute.

The [solid fuel] superior Iskander can travel at hypersonic speed of over 1.3 miles per second (Mach 6-7) and has a range of over 280 miles with pinpoint accuracy of destroying targets with its 1,500-pound warhead, a nightmare for any missile defense system.

According to Mashregh, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard media outlet, Russia had warned Turkey not to escalate the situation, but with Turkey’s request for Patriot missiles, it delivered its first shipment of Iskanders to Syria.

Reporting today, Mashregh said the handover occurred when Russian naval logistic vessels docked at Tartus in Syria.

Russia’s delivery of Iskanders to Bashar Assad’s embattled regime clearly shows that the security and stability of Syria remains Russia’s red line, Mashregh said. It is unknown how many of these missiles have been delivered but the numbers given are sufficient to destroy any Patriot missiles in Turkey

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

If ever Rebels take over Syria, Hope Russia can enter and take them back.

 

[jnd3x0]

IN the end it will be Muslims kills Muslims for someone else war and interests ... It's stage set for bringing down two nations, the Muslim nations.

 

[farhan_9909]

they should have bought nasr from Pakistan with enhanced range upto 180km

 

[A.Rafay]

Rebels will love this thing when they take over!! Assad will one day go down.

they should have bought nasr from Pakistan with enhanced range upto 180km

Pakistan wont sell Assad anything, Assad is a bloody dictator, Pakistan doesnt support him. We can cooperate with syria when FSA takes over and a Civilian Government comes to power, Then we can enhance the relations with syria and have strong military ties and trade, relations with egypt are also improving.

 

[HeinzG]

Is this a credible news? I don't think that Russia will give such weapons to a state that would almost certain to collapse. Note that Russia even hesitated to give S-300 or S-400 system to Iran.

 

[Skull and Bones]

How can 26 conventional ballistic missile of range 260 km make significant difference?

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

How can 26 conventional ballistic missile of range 260 km make significant difference?

put chemical weapons and bio weapons in them

 

[Skull and Bones]

put chemical weapons and bio weapons in them

Russia won't allow them arm the warhead with Bio or chem weapons.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

Russia won't allow them arm the warhead with Bio or chem weapons.

do you think when assad will go down he will care about it??

 

[SinoChallenger]

Israel is going to go crazy! Iskander sarin tipped for tel aviv!

 

[Skull and Bones]

do you think when assad will go down he will care about it??

If such happens then Russia can simply change the launch codes or switch off GLONASS for the time being. Without any of those, the missile is useless.

 

[Type 055]

This missile is a copy of the M-20. We are ahead of Russia in missile technology.

 

[Ganges Zephyr]

Why trolling?? Go boast among your Chinese friends

 

[Arzamas 16]

This missile is a copy of the M-20. We are ahead of Russia in missile technology.

Dumb ***

M20 tactical ballistic missile (TBM) was first revealed in 2011 at defense exhibition in UAE,[5] and it's another member of B-611 family.[6] Very little info is released about M20 TBM, but many western observers suspected that it has absorbed technologies of Russian SS-26, such as addition of infrared guidance and the ability to change course at the terminal stage of the flight to make it more difficult to be intercepted.

B-611 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Your M-20 is knock of our Missile not the the other way around.