Iskander-M/K (SS-26 Stone):

Major General Mikhail Matvievsky, chief of Strategic Missile Forces and the Artillery of the Russian Ground Forces, said earlier this month that a missile brigade redeployed to the Kaliningrad region would be equipped with Iskander-M complexes before 2018.
The Iskander-M (also referred to as NATO's reporting name SS-26 Stone) is characterized by high mobility and maneuverability, as it takes just 20 minutes to place the system in operational readiness.
The system is capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 500 kilometers, with a precision of around 30 centimeters. It can hit adversary troops or underground command centers, depending on the warheads placed on the rockets.
The system can also fire high-precision R-500 cruise missiles.

George1 wrote:Russia’s Eastern Military District gets brigade set of Iskander tactical missile systems

Can anyone update the number of Iskander units that have been delivered so far?

MOSCOW, November 18 - RIA Novosti. Improving entering the Russian Armed Forces tactical missile system (PTRC) "Iskander-M" continues, now it consists of four types already aeroballistic missiles and cruise missiles, said on Wednesday the press Service developed the PTRC Engineering Design Bureau (NPK "MSC", is a holding company Rostec "Highly complex").

"Iskander-M" - operational-tactical missile system designed to defeat at ranges up to 500 kilometers of small and area targets - missiles, multiple launch rocket systems, long-range artillery, aircraft and helicopters airfields, command posts and communication centers.

"It should be noted that all these years is the development and improvement of weapons missile complex" Iskander-M ". Created new missiles. Now it is four types aeroballistic and cruise missiles. The process of increasing the power of the complex continues," - the press-service.

Austin wrote:Developer: improving PTRC "Iskander-M" continues

http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20151118/1323416606.html

MOSCOW, November 18 - RIA Novosti. Improving entering the Russian Armed Forces tactical missile system (PTRC) "Iskander-M" continues, now it consists of four types already aeroballistic missiles and cruise missiles, said on Wednesday the press Service developed the PTRC Engineering Design Bureau (NPK "MSC", is a holding company Rostec "Highly complex").

"Iskander-M" - operational-tactical missile system designed to defeat at ranges up to 500 kilometers of small and area targets - missiles, multiple launch rocket systems, long-range artillery, aircraft and helicopters airfields, command posts and communication centers.

"It should be noted that all these years is the development and improvement of weapons missile complex" Iskander-M ". Created new missiles. Now it is four types aeroballistic and cruise missiles. The process of increasing the power of the complex continues," - the press-service.

Any idea what are the 4 types of missile ?

JohninMK wrote:More publicity on the Iskaner-M upgrade. Have not seen my highlighted part before

Russia is developing new types of ballistic missiles for the Iskander-M tactical nuclear-capable missile system, the deputy head of Russia's missile forces Aleksandr Dragovalovsky told radio station Russian News Service.

Dragovalovsky did not specify the exact types of missiles being developed for the system. Konstrukskoye Buro Mashinostroyeniya, the design bureau behind the Iskander, said in a press release this week that the system currently has four types of ballistic missiles and one cruise missile. "This system, the Iskander-M, has a great potential for modernization, which is happening in terms of armaments and missiles in particular. That is, the standard array of missiles is growing and new missiles are being developed," Drugalovsky said. Russia's military conducted its first nighttime test of the Iskander-M on Thursday.

The missile force chief added that the base chassis is also being made more reliable, and should remain in service for the relatively long term. Drugalovky also said that 9K98 Smerch multiple rocket launcher and its modernized version, the Tornado-S, would receive guided missiles. The 9K98 system currently has a range of up to 120 kilometers.

The Iskander-M is a rapid-deployment tactical system designed for eliminating targets at a range of up to 500 kilometers. It is intended for small-scale targets such as missile systems, multiple rocket launchers, long-range artillery, airfields and command posts.

Read more: http://sputniknews.com/russia/20151122/1030544304/russia-iskander-missile-development.html#ixzz3sEp4rVma

Isos wrote:I have a question about russians production of missiles.

We know that they produced thousand and thousands of missile during cold war and many variants.

Today they have like 70 iskander complexes and what I have read in the forum somewhere 300-400 missiles.

Aren't they losing their capabilities in balistic missiles even if Iskander is one of the best missiles today ?

Countries like China, Iran and north corea are doing their own missiles pretty acurate and produce them in mass.

In an article, a russian official said that they can do a longer range Iskander but it will need 5-6 years for reseach and design.

We know that balistic missiles are a big part of russian's war strategies.

So do they realy think that the Iskander, with its short range but very acurate precision is enough or are they planning to restart their balistic program to counter the US's ABM ?

I'm talking about balistic missiles, not cruise missiles.