Iskander and the INF Treaty
Materials from August 11, 2011 can be found on the Internet. rocket complex "Iskander", borrowed from "Wikileaks". The authors focus on the current state of operational readiness of the "Iskanders" and emphasize whether the systems can be used as a means of pressure on the United States - regarding the latter's possible refusal to deploy a missile defense system in Europe. The material, as reported, was selected based on information from military specialists of the Ministry of Defense and the GRU and was intended for a report to the unknown "Puty".
The report says that today Iskander falls under the Treaty on Intermediate-Range and Short-Range Missiles (INF). As is known, there are two complexes: 9K720 "Iskander-E" with a range of 280 km in order to comply with the missile technology control mode (export version) and 9К723 "Iskander-M" with a range of 450-500 km (for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) . The Oka complex, the predecessor of Iskander, was liquidated in accordance with the INF Treaty.
The accuracy of the destruction of the target "Iskander" is approximately ten meters. The rocket is able to fly low and perform maneuvers to prevent interception in the lower atmosphere.
State tests of the Iskander were carried out in 2004, and the first army divisions were formed three years later, by the end of 2007.
Currently, the creators of the Iskander complex are engaged in improving the combat capabilities of the complex, including the integration of the high-precision subsonic cruise missile P-500. The P-500 is a version of the Soviet long-range missile 3М10 with a range of 2600 km, designed for Soviet nuclear submarines. These missiles were also eliminated under the INF Treaty.
So, today everything that is being done in this area in Russia falls under the terms of the INF Treaty.
Meanwhile, by the 2015, it is planned to adopt sixty Iskander. Five brigades are either already equipped or ready to accept Iskander complexes dispersed throughout the Russian Federation:
1) 107-I, Far East, Seven-cost (going equipment);
2) 26, Leningrad Region, Luga (preparation and equipment);
3) 103-I, Buryatia, Ulan-Ude (training and equipment);
4) 92, Penza Oblast, Kamenka (preparation and equipment);
5) 114, North Caucasus, Znamensk (preparation and equipment).
The previously mentioned brigades were armed with the Tochka-U complexes. According to the materials, the Iskander systems were the first to receive the 107-I missile brigade, and the 114-I and 103-I will be fully equipped with them by the end of 2011.
It should be noted that the list does not include two brigades in the Moscow Military District, a brigade in Kaliningrad and some brigades in the North Caucasus. It is planned to equip them with Iskander complexes following the completion of the re-equipment of the first 5 brigades. The decision to deploy missile systems in Kaliningrad is a political one. Missiles can hit targets in Germany and other US missile defense targets. Deploying the P-500 missiles means potential destruction of targets with high accuracy throughout Europe.
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