OTRK "Iskander-M" tested at the sea test site near Arkhangelsk

The Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system (OTRK) was tested in sea conditions. The commander of the Western Military District, Alexander Zhuravlev, announced the conduct of a military-technical experiment in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.

According to the commander-in-chief of the Western Military District, in early July 2020, a military-technical experiment was carried out at the central naval training ground of the Ministry of Defense in the Arkhangelsk Region using the Iskander-M OTRK. The experiment involved the calculation of the OTRK from the ZVO, which launched a missile at the target and hit it. The commander did not give other details of the experiment.

As part of a military-technical experiment of the Ground Forces with practical launches in early July at the state central maritime range of the RF Ministry of Defense in the Arkhangelsk Region, the calculation of the Iskander-M missile system of the missile brigade of the Guards Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District hit the target perfectly

- quotes the publication of the words of Zhuravlev.

Note that in July of this year, the Ministry of Defense made a decision to engage the Iskander-M missile launcher to attack enemy ships and landings to cover the coast. This exercise will be included in the standard missile combat training program from this year.

OTRK "Iskander-M" is in service with missile brigades of the RF Ground Forces. Equipped with cruise and ballistic missiles. According to the Chief of the Missile Forces and Artillery of the Ground Forces, Lieutenant General Mikhail Matveyevsky, to date, the potential of the Iskander-M OTRK is less than half realized.

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[Temples]

fired a missile at a target and hit it. The commander did not give other details of the experiment.

Where was the target?
On land or at sea?

If at sea, on the move or at anchor?

We have such devices !, but we will not tell you about them.

They would show.
Cheer up the population of the country.

[LSI_72]

in general, the Iskander is designed to engage stationary targets.

[Orange bigg]

Quote: LSI_72

in general, the Iskander is designed to engage stationary targets.

With the help of new homing heads, the Iskander-M can also work against mobile sea targets, that is, like an anti-ship missile, as we wrote about it two years ago.

The Rocket Brigade of the Southern Military District for the first time conducted training launches on surface targets

The servicemen of the missile formations began training to destroy surface ships. The first exercises were held in the Southern Military District. Until now, the Iskander-M missile systems (RK) have not been able to effectively engage moving targets. According to experts, new types of homing heads - optical-electronic and radar - made it possible to expand combat capabilities. The ability of missile formations to destroy sea targets will make Russian shores impregnable.

Units of the Orsha Guards Missile Brigade of the Southern Military District conducted tactical exercises with launches, including electronic, of Iskander-M missiles, Izvestia was told by the Defense Ministry. All training tasks have been completed, added in the department.

The past maneuvers are the first experience of Russian missile forces in the fight against naval targets. Until now, it was believed that the Iskander-M missile system could effectively engage only stationary targets. The fact is that the rocket was aimed not at a specific target, but at a point on the ground and flew along the given coordinates. Such a warhead can be guaranteed to destroy a headquarters, an ammunition depot or a missile silo. However, the system was not effective against ships, like other mobile objects.

Successful launches against naval targets in southern Russia may indicate that homing systems are entering the missile forces, said military expert Dmitry Kornev. Apparently, we are talking about optoelectronic and radar systems. In the first case, a visual image of the object is loaded into the rocket software, for example, a photograph of a ship. Upon arrival, the rocket literally sees the target and compares it with the loaded picture, independently adjusting its course. The radar system compares the terrain with the specified one. An object protruding above the water surface with a certain size for a rocket is also a unique relief, which it compares with data obtained earlier by reconnaissance.

https://iz.ru/775092/roman-kretcul-aleksei-ramm/iskander-stal-morskim-ubiitcei

[Temples]

They threw me cons that would not ask

One hell is not clear what was struck there and what.
What is the missile ?, where is the target ?, what is the target ?, target range? etc.

The serviceman said:
"We snorted from Iskander-M. Everyone is happy! We hit the target! Hurray!
Believe me!"



And the guesses of the "experts" remain only guesses.
"Experts" who do not possess information, but only speculate, are not experts, but balabolians.
Now the word balabol has been replaced by a blogger in order to increase the self-esteem of the chatterbox.

What kind of "expert" is this if the driver of Iskander knows more than this chatterbox.

[Xscorpion]

Quote: LSI_72

in general, the Iskander is designed to engage stationary targets.

BDK at the time of unloading of the landing is quite a stationary target for several tens of minutes at least.

[Orange bigg]

Can we read?
Shooting at the ships was practiced.

Note that in July of this year, the Ministry of Defense made a decision to engage the Iskander-M missile launcher to attack enemy ships and landings to cover the coast. This exercise will be included in the standard missile combat training program from this year.

The results of this shooting.

As part of a military-technical experiment of the Ground Forces with practical launches in early July at the state central maritime range of the RF Ministry of Defense in the Arkhangelsk Region, the calculation of the Iskander-M missile system of the missile brigade of the Guards Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District hit the target perfectly

[Alex777]

Cheer up the population of the country.

Will be what - will cheer up.
Here, or was working off. Or "partners" were "shown" something.
To stay away from our borders.

[Boa kaa]

Quote: Alex777

Or "partners" were "shown" something.
To stay away from our borders.

It is quite logical. If the Pacific Fleet does not even have a ship capable of pushing the American missile cruiser out of the tervod, this does not mean at all that Iskander-M, who took this RRC for escort, cannot drown it. After such a message to the "partners", the desire to provoke our surface forces to some kind of response should be sharply reduced.

[Alex777]

After such a message to the "partners", the desire to provoke our surface forces to some kind of response should be sharply reduced.

And it will be right. The Northern Sea Route is ours!

[prior]

Or maybe Iskander is being modernized and tested to arm frigates or submarines?
Or is it my fantasy and it doesn't make sense?

[mark1]

Meaning, that is, the question of how effective it is on a moving target.

[alexmach]

The Chinese have long stated about the presence of a ballistic anti-ship missile.
Besides, Iskander is equipped not only with ballistic missiles but also with cruise missiles.

[mark1]

Chinese Chinese (we do not know their principle of guidance), but our guidance is carried out ch.z. the optical head according to the image entered into the memory, how effective it is in relation to a moving sea target, that's what is interesting.

[alexmach]

we do not know their guidance principle

Competent people should know. Moreover, the rocket is not new at all.

[Alex777]

Moreover, the rocket is not new at all.

Valery Kashin said back in 2015 that:

OTRK "Iskander-M" can be equipped with five types of aeroballistic missiles and one cruise missile.

Since then, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge and a new one has been invented.
https://www.arms-expo.ru/news/novye-razrabotki/dlya-kompleksa-iskander-m-sozdana-novaya-aeroballisticheskaya-raketa-/

[Boa kaa]

Quote: mark1

Chinese Chinese (we do not know their principle of guidance),

It seems to be something like this:

[Boa kaa]

Quote: mark1

how effective it is on a moving target.

In the article it is written that the task was completed perfectly. And it is EXCELLENT only for direct hitting the target. For ballistics, it is not lower than the calculated SKVO, but this is with the SBP (at least it was so when we fired).
Somehow, however.

[alexmach]

Or is it my fantasy and it doesn't make sense?

Not only yours, I remember the disputes of 10+ years range about whether Iskander will fit into the UKSK.

[Alex777]

Or maybe Iskander is being modernized and tested to arm frigates or submarines?

Zircon is not bad either. And in terms of range, and speed, and warhead.

[Pessimist22]

Hurry up, otherwise the director of a design bureau from a non-brotherly country, Pan Mironyuk, was going to surpass Iskander's capabilities.

[Ros 56]

Really invented the boomerang, if the target is not hit, it will return?

[APASUS]

It is already necessary to make the Iskander-M OTRK a universal launcher with a container like the B-200 Polonez (MLRS). For installation on ships

[venik]

Quote: APASUS

It is already necessary to make the Iskander-M OTRK a universal launcher with a container like the B-200 Polonez (MLRS). For installation on ships

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What's the point? R-500 (9M728) of the Iskander-M complex is essentially land version 3M14 of the "Caliber-NK" complex with an artificially low range of up to 500 km and an increased warhead ...
Well, it is simply nonsense to "spoil" the 9M723 missile in the presence of "Zircon"!

[tralflot1832]

Is Iskander's head really dull, that is, taught to work on naval targets, adjusted for target designation. Half of the capabilities used, is this a hint of range?

[Boa kaa]

Quote: tralflot1832

Half of the capabilities used, is this a hint of range?

Alternatively, quite. But, it seems to me, there is also the question of the control center from the spacecraft. The prospect is dumbfounded. Given that the range can be maximum. And there will be "some" difficulties with the interception: the 9M729 will not slow down!

[Nikolaevich I]

Quote: prior

Or maybe Iskander is being modernized and tested to arm frigates or submarines?
Or is it my fantasy and it doesn't make sense?

No, this is probably not a fantasy ... these are "glitches"!

[Nikolaevich I]

Iskander-M now marine? Straight, as in the song: "I met Marusya on the sea sand ..." Will there be a suitable GOS?

[Boa kaa]

Quote: Nikolaevich I

What about a suitable GOS?

Vladimir, awakening to err!
If it was made by 3M22, why not share it with a good guy named ALEXANDER !?

[Nikolaevich I]

Come on ... how strict they are You can’t be joking! And it turns out something like this ...: "Please answer for the newspaper "People's Life" ... What are your life plans for the New Year? Fuck you ...! This is how, dear readers, the people are going to celebrate the New Year cheerfully and amicably!

[cost 75]

What did they shoot with? Winged or ballistic? If winged, then nothing supernatural, option 2 is already more interesting

[Alexey-74]

Additional strengthening to the coastal complexes, taking into account the performance characteristics of Iskander, is an excellent "gift" to our potential "partners" ....

[cniza]

According to the Chief of the Missile Forces and Artillery of the Ground Forces, Lieutenant General Mikhail Matveyevsky, to date, the potential of the Iskander-M OTRK has been realized less than half.

Faster, otherwise Ukraine is threatening to overtake.

[Bez 310]

How tired of this news "nothing" ...

[voyaka uh]

The fact that the installation with the possibility of starting two fundamentally different
types of missiles - ballistic and cruise - were named by the same name
Iskander-M, leads to a lot of confusion.
BRs only hit stationary targets.
CRs can hit moving targets too.
Make two names, for example: Iskander-MB - ballistic,
and the Iskander-MK are winged. And even the Russian generals will get confused.

[Boa kaa]

Quote: voyaka uh

BRs only hit stationary targets.

These are just "logs". And those that carry a warhead, such as BB IN, then options are possible. It all depends on whether or not a "gift" is maneuvering and whether he has a SU + GOS. It is expensive but possible.
Or does the Mossad know something else that we don't know about?
Then share, make us happy and poor

[voyaka uh]

GOS on BR - to correct hitting accuracy at the terminal site.
The BR cannot search for a target in flight on its own.
Iskander BR engine running at launch
less than one minute.
Target coordinates are entered in advance, before launch.
Astronavigation guidance or GPS / Glonass.
Always happy to help sort things out.

[Boa kaa]

Quote: voyaka uh

GOS on BR to correct hitting accuracy at the terminal site.

Well, let's be smart, dear.
Then I would give examples, or something (Pershing-2 and our R-27K)

The BR cannot search for a target in flight.

Aha, hands are busy: picking at the nose!

Iskander BR engine running at launch
less than one minute Target coordinates are entered in advance, before launch.

No comment.

Astronavigation guidance or GPS / Glonass.

There is no astronavigation on the OTRK, only on the ICBM. On OTRK - satellite navigation and updating of the control system according to spacecraft data, aka GLONASS / NAVSTAR. But there is an optical seeker. However, the IRGC made a detachable warhead, and it is flying with a log along different trajectories. In this case, the warhead has a seeker. What prevents us from doing the same or using the experience of 3K54?

[voyaka uh]

"What prevents us from doing the same" ////
----
I do not know what is in the way, then Iskander-M is a solid fuel
single-stage ballistic missile with an integral warhead,
having inertial and satellite (Glonass) navigation system
and correction at the terminal stage (the last kilometer of vertical descent
target) using an optical seeker.
Applies only to stationary targets.
When there is something new, we'll talk.

[Alex777]

Applies only to stationary targets.
When there is something new, we'll talk.

The concern of the so-called Western partners can significantly expand and deepen following the expansion of the scope of application of the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system. The fact is that the servicemen of the Southern Military District (Southern Military District) conducted the first maneuvers in which the Iskander OTRK was used for moving surface targets. Previously, this military equipment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was used for striking primarily on land targets.

https://topwar.ru/145852-topit-korabli-protivnika-iskanderom-teper-i-jeto-vozmozhno.html
Too lazy to google? 2 years ago there was this news on VO.

Make two names, for example: Iskander-MB - ballistic, and Iskander-MK - winged. And even the Russian generals will get confused.

And yes, Iskander with cruise missiles is called Iskander-K.
So that the Russian generals don't get confused.
And then there is Iskander-E. In short, you get the idea.

[Bersaglieri]

ARLGS set, or what?

[Old26]

Quote: Alex777

And yes, Iskander with cruise missiles is called Iskander-K.
So that the Russian generals don't get confused. lol
And then there is Iskander-E. In short, you get the idea.

There has never been and there is no Iskander-K complex. These are notions of idle journalists. Initially, there was a 9K720 complex on the 9P76 SPU. It had its own name "Iskander". Then the Iskander-M complex appeared with a 9P76-1 launcher, from which it was possible to launch not only 9M723 ballistic missiles, but also 9M728 cruise missiles. The journalists called this version of the complex "Iskander-K"

Quote: Boa constrictor KAA

Iskander BR engine running at launch
less than one minute Target coordinates are entered in advance, before launch.
No comment.

Unfortunately for you, Alexander, Alexey is right. The PPI (information preparation point) of the complex is intended specifically for the introduction of a flight mission into the Iskander's head prior to launch. The time required for this is about 5 minutes.

Quote: Boa constrictor KAA

These are just "logs". And those that carry the warhead, such as BB IN

Iskander has no BB IN

Quote: voyaka uh

Astronavigation guidance or GPS / Glonass.

Not entirely true. Guidance system - INS. GLONASS sensors are not on the rocket, but on the launcher itself to more accurately determine the coordinates of the launcher

Quote: Alex777

Moreover, the rocket is not new at all.

Valery Kashin said back in 2015 that:

OTRK "Iskander-M" can be equipped with five types of aeroballistic missiles and one cruise missile.

Since then, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge and a new one has been invented.
https://www.arms-expo.ru/news/novye-razrabotki/dlya-kompleksa-iskander-m-sozdana-novaya-aeroballisticheskaya-raketa-/

The next "delights" of our journalists in terms of "distorting" the statements of the military and designers. As always, everything went according to the scheme "I heard the ringing, but I don't know where it is." Missiles of the Iskander complex have different designations for the missile unit itself (missiles) and the warhead (warheads). was considered the same, regardless of BO: K - cassay, F-high-explosive, A - nuclear = 9M714K, 9M714F, 9M714A), then the Iskander missile has a different designation. , 9M714-9 (for missiles since 723). A warhead had its own designation. The cassette part has the index 9N723. Further, depending on the type of warhead - 1N2004K9 and 722N9K722. The general name of the missile with a cluster warhead has the designation 1M9K722, 5M9K723, 1M9 -723K5, 9M723-1K1. Missiles with a high-explosive warhead has the designation 9M723F, 1M5-9F, 723M9-723F1 ...
It is because of such a variety of combat equipment that the "rumor" arose that the Iskander complex had as many as 5 types of aeroballistic (another stupid definition). Air-launched rockets are called aeroballistic rockets. And for Iskander, because of the peculiar trajectory, it would be more correct to call the missile quasi-ballistic. In reality, there is currently a serially produced missile part 9M723-1, a cruise missile 9M728. A new missile for the Iskander-M complex was tested in 2016, but it has not yet been seen in photographs from the troops.

Quote: OrangeBigg

With the help of new homing heads, the Iskander-M can also work against mobile sea targets, that is, like an anti-ship missile, as we wrote about it two years ago.

Without a running engine? A "blank" (a rocket with a burned-out engine and warhead) falls on the target. Gas-jet rudders do not work due to lack of fuel, aerodynamic rudders can control this “blank” in a very narrow range.

Quote: Boa constrictor KAA

It is quite logical. If the Pacific Fleet does not even have a ship capable of pushing the American missile cruiser out of the tervod, this does not mean at all that Iskander-M, who took this RRC for escort, cannot drown it.

What will he take for escort? There is simply no radar station in the complex. In order for the Iskander to hit the same ship (and this is a GOS with a KVO of about 5-7 meters), a radar correlation GOS is required. And it works by comparing a digital map of the area. with really available. And only RUKs (reconnaissance and strike complexes), which are not yet available, can give such an opportunity.

[nobody75]

I think everything is easier. , The launcher was taught to work according to external target designation, and the GSN 9E436 software was taught to work not only by the correlation - extreme method, but also in the target recognition and selection mode.
Sincerely

[Old26]

I apologize. I saw an error. The serial self-propelled launcher had the index 9P78 and 9P78-1. But an experienced one with one missile - 9P76