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{{Short description|Russian short-range ballistic missile}}
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|type = [[Short-range ballistic missile]]
|service=2006–present<ref name="IskHist" />
|vehicle_range = {{convert|400-500|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite
|filling = {{convert|480-700|kg|lb|abbr=on}} [[thermonuclear weapon]], [[High explosive|high-explosive]] fragmentation, [[submunition]], penetration, [[Thermobaric weapon|fuel–air explosive]], [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]]<ref name="fas.org">{{cite web | first1=John | last1=Pike | first2=Charles | last2=Vick | first3=Mirko | last3=Jacubowski | first4=Patrick | last4=Garrett | date = 2000-09-03 | url =
|engine = Single-stage solid propellant
|guidance = [[Inertial guidance]], [[optical]] [[DSMAC]] (Iskander-M), [[TERCOM]] (Iskander-K), use of [[GPS]] / [[GLONASS]] in addition to the inertial guidance system<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arms-expo.ru/news/archive/dmitriy-rogozin-iskandery-budut-razmescheny-v-kaliningrade10-11-2011-16-00-00/?sphrase_id=2017576|title=Дмитрий Рогозин: "Искандеры" будут размещены в Калининграде|access-date=23 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223204523/http://www.arms-expo.ru/news/archive/dmitriy-rogozin-iskandery-budut-razmescheny-v-kaliningrade10-11-2011-16-00-00/?sphrase_id=2017576|archive-date=23 December 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> <br /> Inertial, use of GPS / GLONASS and optical [[DSMAC]] terminal homing
|accuracy =
|speed = {{convert|2000|m/s|Mach|abbr=on}} burn-out velocity ([[hypersonic]])<ref name="tomsk1">{{cite web|url=http://military.tomsk.ru/blog/topic-185.html|title=MilitaryRussia.Ru — отечественная военная техника (после 1945г.) - Статьи|access-date=23 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104032604/http://military.tomsk.ru/blog/topic-185.html|archive-date=4 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|length = {{convert|7.3|m|abbr=on}}
|diameter = {{convert|0.92|m|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|3800|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="IskSpecs">
|payload_capacity = {{convert|480
|manufacturer= [[Votkinsk Plant State Production Association]] ([[Votkinsk]]) – missiles<br />[[Production Association Barricades]] ([[Volgograd]]) – ground equipment<br />[[KB Mashinostroyeniya|KBM]] ([[Kolomna]]) – developer of the system
|design_date = From 1988
|unit_cost = {{US$|3
|used_by = [[Russian Ground Forces]]<br />[[Armenian Armed Forces]]<br />[[Algerian People's National Army]]<br />[[Armed Forces of Belarus]]
|launch_platform = Mobile TEL
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The '''9K720 Iskander''' ({{lang-ru|«Искандер»}}; [[NATO reporting name]] '''SS-26 Stone''') is a mobile [[short-range ballistic missile|short-range]] [[ballistic missile]] system produced and deployed by the [[Russia]]n military. They travel at a terminal [[hypersonic speed]] of
The Iskander has several different conventional warheads, including a cluster munitions warhead, a [[Thermobaric weapon|fuel–air explosive]] enhanced-blast warhead, a high-explosive fragmentation warhead, an earth penetrator for [[bunker buster|bunker busting]] and an [[electromagnetic pulse]] device for anti-radar missions. The missile can also carry nuclear warheads.<ref name="IskHist">
==History==
The road-mobile Iskander<ref group=note>"Iskander" is one variant among many of [[Alexander the Great]]'s given name as expressed by various cultures in the [[Caucasus]] and [[Central Asia]], among other regions: [[Iskandar (name)|Iskander, Askander, Eskinder, Scandar, Eskandar]].</ref> was the second attempt by Russia to replace the [[Scud missile]]. The first attempt, the [[OTR-23 Oka]], was eliminated under the [[INF Treaty]]. The design work on Iskander was begun in December 1988, initially directed by the KBM [[rocket weapon]]ry designer [[Sergey Nepobedimy]], and was not significantly affected by the [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union|dissolution of the USSR]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vpk-news.ru/articles/19095|title=Великий воин и защитник "Искандер"|publisher=VPK|date=10 February 2014|language=ru|access-date=3 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006222505/http://vpk-news.ru/articles/19095|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="rs190514">{{cite news|url=http://www.redstar.ru/index.php/newspaper/item/16112-raketnaya-era-nepobedimogo|title=Ракетная эра Непобедимого|author=Вероника Ушакова|date=19 May 2014|publisher=[[Krasnaya Zvezda]]|access-date=14 September 2017|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914172921/http://www.redstar.ru/index.php/newspaper/item/16112-raketnaya-era-nepobedimogo|archive-date=14 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
The first successful launch occurred in 1996.<ref name="expert.ru">{{cite web|url=http://expert.ru/2014/02/11/rossiya-moderniziruet-iskander/|title=Россия модернизирует "Искандер"|access-date=23 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223210035/http://expert.ru/2014/02/11/rossiya-moderniziruet-iskander/|archive-date=23 December 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
In September 2004, at a meeting with senior defense officials reporting to [[President of Russia|President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] on the drafting of a defense budget for 2005, the [[Russian Ministry of Defence|Russian Defence Minister]] [[Sergei Ivanov]] spoke about the completion of static tests of a new tactical missile system called the Iskander. He said that the system would go into quantity production in 2005 and toward the end of that year, Russia would have a brigade armed with it.<ref name="IskHist" /> In March 2005, a source in the Russian defence industry told Interfax-AVN the development of new missiles with a range of
In 2006, serial production of the Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile system was launched, and the system was adopted by the Russian army.<ref name="IskHist" /> The production cost of the missile system was reported in 2014 to have been slashed by a third by cutting the 20% markup applied by the missile manufacturer at each stage of the components supply chain from a cumulative 810% to markup of 21% applied only to the finished product.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vpk.name/news/116068_stoimost_operativnotakticheskogo_raketnogo_kompleksa_iskander_snizhena_prakticheski_na_tret.html?new|title=Стоимость оперативно-тактического ракетного комплекса "Искандер" снижена практически на треть|date=22 August 2014 |access-date=23 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223203851/http://vpk.name/news/116068_stoimost_operativnotakticheskogo_raketnogo_kompleksa_iskander_snizhena_prakticheski_na_tret.html?new|archive-date=23 December 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
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In November 2016, the Russian military announced that the modernization of the Iskander-M system was underway.<ref name="полностью">[http://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/582ecad39a79475408a038ee Минобороны пообещало полностью оснастить ракетные войска «Искандерами»]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081311/http://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/582ecad39a79475408a038ee |date=11 February 2017 }}. RBC, 18 November 2016.</ref> A number of countries were reported to have shown interest in purchasing the export version of Iskander, but such possibility was only announced in early February 2017.<ref name="expert.ru" />
The United States has argued that the [[9M729|9M728/9M729]] (SSC-X-7/SSC-X-8) cruise missiles used by Iskander-K violates the [[Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty|INF Treaty]] because their estimated range is beyond {{convert|500
The General Director of the company-developer of the system said in April 2024 that the precision of the missile has been improved since the start of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Новости | first=РИА | script-title=ru:Разработчик увеличил точность ракет "Искандера-М" | website=РИА Новости | date=2024-04-07 | url=https://ria.ru/20240407/iskander-1938363103.html | language=ru | access-date=2024-04-10 | df = dmy-all}}</ref>
==Design==
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The Iskander ballistic missile is superior to its predecessor, the Oka. The Iskander-M system is equipped with two [[solid-propellant]] single-stage [[guided missile]]s, model '''9M723K1'''. Each one is controlled throughout the entire flight path and fitted with an inseparable [[warhead]]. Each missile in the launch carrier vehicle can be independently targeted in a matter of seconds. The mobility of the Iskander launch platform makes a launch difficult to prevent.
Targets can be located not only by satellite and aircraft but also by a conventional intelligence center, by an [[artillery observer]], or from aerial photos scanned into a computer. The missiles can be re-targeted during flight in the case of engaging mobile targets.
Boost phase thrust vector control (TVC) is accomplished by graphite vanes similar in layout to the [[V-2 rocket|V-2]] and Scud series tactical ballistic missiles. According to some rumors, in flight, the missile follows a [[Quasiballistic missile|quasi-ballistic]] path, performing evasive maneuvers in the terminal phase of flight and releasing [[decoy]]s in order to penetrate missile defense systems (American officials have confirmed the use of decoys in at least some versions).<ref name=Ismay>{{cite news |last=Ismay |first=John |date=14 March 2022 |title=Russia Deploys a Mystery Munition in Ukraine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/14/us/russia-ukraine-weapons-decoy.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York City |access-date=15 March 2022 |quote=Iskander-M short-range ballistic missiles are releasing a previously unknown decoy designed to evade air-defense systems, an American official said. |archive-date=11 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411140903/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/14/us/russia-ukraine-weapons-decoy.html/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The missile never leaves the atmosphere as it follows a relatively flat trajectory. The missile is controlled during the whole flight with [[Thrust vectoring|gas-dynamic]] and aerodynamic control surfaces. It uses small fins to reduce its radar signature.<ref name="rbase.new-factoria.ru">{{cite web|url=http://rbase.new-factoria.ru/missile/wobb/iscander/iscander.shtml|title=Оперативно-тактический ракетный комплекс 9К720 'Искандер' - Ракетная техника|access-date=8 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419204219/http://rbase.new-factoria.ru/missile/wobb/iscander/iscander.shtml|archive-date=19 April 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Iskander is a tactical missile system designed to be used in [[Theatre ballistic missile|theater level]] conflicts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/ss-26-iskander/|title=SS-26 (Iskander) – Missile Threat|publisher=CSIS|access-date=3 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104081046/http://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/ss-26-iskander/|archive-date=4 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> It is intended to use [[conventional weapon|conventional]] or [[thermonuclear weapon]] warheads for the engagement of small and area targets (both moving and stationary), such as hostile fire weapons, air and anti-missile defenses, command posts and communications nodes and troops in concentration areas, among others. According to Russian claims, the area of destruction from a single warhead is 25,000 square meters, or about two football fields and the accuracy of the missile allows it to hit targets the size of a small window from a range of several tens of kilometers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tass.com/defense/1337257|title=Iskander tactical missile systems strike mock enemy's objects at Zapad-2021 drills|access-date=19 September 2021|archive-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922114545/https://tass.com/defense/1337257|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://tass.com/defense/1498229 |title=Iskander-M strikes targets the size of a window leaf tens of kilometers away — Rostec - Military & Defense |publisher=TASS |date=2 April 1999 |accessdate=26 August 2022 |archive-date=26 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826121223/https://tass.com/defense/1498229 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=В Ростехе рассказали о "снайперской точности" "Искандера-М" - ТАСС |url=https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/15562153 |access-date=23 November 2022 |website=TACC |language=ru |quote=Оперативно-тактический ракетный комплекс (ОТРК) "Искандер-М" работает со снайперской точностью, его ракета способна попасть в цель величиной с форточку с расстояния в несколько десятков километров. |archive-date=23 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123125456/https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/15562153 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2007, a new missile for the system (and launcher) was test fired, the {{Interlanguage link
In 2020 it was said that the MAZ was the primary supplier for the chassis of the launchers for the [[Iskander-M]] because the domestic Russian products are of comparatively low quality.<ref name="efrusi">{{cite news |last1=Ferris |first1=Emily |title=Could Russia's Reliance on Belarus be its Soft Underbelly? |url=https://static.rusi.org/could-russias-reliance-on-belarus-be-its-soft-underbelly.pdf |publisher=The Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies |date=12 January 2023 |access-date=17 January 2023 |archive-date=12 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112105234/https://static.rusi.org/could-russias-reliance-on-belarus-be-its-soft-underbelly.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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According to a Fox News report in early February 2017, four Iskander missiles had been fired at opposition targets in the [[Idlib Governorate|Idlib province]] in Syria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/02/08/russia-sends-syria-its-largest-missile-delivery-to-date-us-officials-say.html|title=Russia sends Syria its largest missile delivery to date, US officials say|first=Lucas|last=Tomlinson|date=8 February 2017|publisher=Fox News|access-date=8 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208211951/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/02/08/russia-sends-syria-its-largest-missile-delivery-to-date-us-officials-say.html|archive-date=8 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
During the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Russia launched several Iskander missiles over their border into Ukraine as part of their assault.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2022/1219/133070872/detail.shtml|title=ЦАМТО / /
Ukraine has made contradictory claims on the vulnerability of the Iskander; its sources in March 2023 reported that it is unable to shoot down Iskander ballistic missiles, however, on 29 May, Ukraine claimed to have destroyed 11 Iskander missiles of both the ballistic and cruise missile variants.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tass.com/politics/1589809|title=Ukraine also can't intercept Russian Iskander-M, S-300 missiles, not just Kinzhal's|website=TASS|access-date=8 April 2023|date=16 March 2023|archive-date=25 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325052129/https://tass.com/politics/1589809|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Subramaniam |first1=Tara |last2=Dean |first2=Sarah |last3=Edwards |first3=Christian |last4=Elwazer |first4=Schams |last5=Sangal |first5=Aditi |last6=Hayes |first6=Mike |last7=Chowdhury |first7=Maureen |last8=Hammond |first8=Elise |date=29 May 2023 |title=Ukraine says it downed 11 Iskander missiles launched by Russia in daytime attack |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-05-29-23/h_2bc2f3b78b2554e03d39bb2bbb625121 |access-date=18 July 2023 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=7 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707162530/https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-05-29-23/h_2bc2f3b78b2554e03d39bb2bbb625121 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 5 March 2024, it was confirmed that a [[M142 HIMARS]] was destroyed by an Iskander ballistic missile near Nykanorivka, in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast. It was the first time a HIMARS system was destroyed in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news|title=After Two Years Of Trying, The Russians Finally Destroyed A Ukrainian HIMARS|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/03/05/after-two-years-of-trying-the-russians-finally-destroyed-a-ukrainian-himars/?sh=3efab28a526b|access-date=11 March 2024|website=[[Forbes]]|archive-date=11 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311042646/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/03/05/after-two-years-of-trying-the-russians-finally-destroyed-a-ukrainian-himars/?sh=3efab28a526b|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 9 March 2024, it was confirmed that an Iskander ballistic missile was used to destroy two German Supplied M901 Launchers for the [[MIM-104]] PAC-2 Mobile Patriot Air Defence System near Sergeevka. It was the first time a Patriot Air Defence System was lost in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news|title=A Russian Drone Spotted A Ukrainian Patriot Air-Defense Crew Convoying Near The Front Line. Soon, A Russian Hypersonic Missile Streaked Down|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/03/09/a-russian-drone-spotted-a-ukrainian-patriot-air-defense-crew-convoying-near-the-front-line-soon-a-russian-hypersonic-missile-streaked-down/?sh=7a28222a3514|access-date=10 March 2024|website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>
In early July 2024, Russian forces launched a wave of attacks using Iskander missiles at Ukrainian airbases, after first using drones for aerial reconnaissance:
* on 1 July, an attack on [[Myrhorod Air Base]] resulted in the destruction of at least two Sukhoi [[Su-27]] fighter jets<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-fighter-jets-myrhorod-air-base-poltava-russia-video-1919939|title=Multiple Ukraine Fighter Jets Destroyed in Strike on Airfield: Moscow|website=Newsweek|date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
* on 2 July, an attack on [[Poltava Air Base]] resulted in a [[Mi-24]] gunship helicopter being severely damaged <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/07/02/for-the-second-day-in-a-row-russian-drones-and-rockets-struck-a-ukrainian-airfield-hitting-priceless-aircraft/|title=For The Second Day In A Row, Russian Drones And Rockets Struck A Ukrainian Airfield, Hitting Priceless Aircraft|website=Forbes|date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
* on 3 July, an attack on [[Krivoi Rog Air Base]] resulted in the destruction of a Mikoyan [[MiG-29]] fighter jet and a [[Military dummy|decoy]] Sukhoi [[Su-25]] attack jet <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/07/03/for-a-third-day-in-a-row-russian-drones-and-rockets-struck-a-ukrainian-airfield-hitting-priceless-aircraft/|title=For The Third Day In A Row, Russian Rockets Struck A Ukrainian Airfield, Hitting Priceless Aircraft|website=Forbes|date=3 July 2024}}</ref>
An article from the Military Watch Magazine on 14 July 2024 reported that the Russians have started to use new "double strike" tactics with the Iskander-M missiles. It was also reported that Russia has increased the production of the missiles several times to pre-war levels.<ref>{{cite web | title=Russian Iskander ‘Double Strike’ Takes Out Ukrainian Rail and Infrastructure | website=Military Watch Magazine | date=2024-07-14 | url=https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/russian-iskander-double-strike-infrastructure | ref={{sfnref | Military Watch Magazine | 2024}} | access-date=2024-07-18}}</ref>
====Kaliningrad region====
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===Iskander-M===
Variant for the [[Russian Armed Forces]] with two '''9M723''' quasi-ballistic missiles with a published range of 415 km.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023|reason=Need a citation for the claimed range.}} Speed Mach 6–7, flight altitude up to 6–50 km, nuclear capable missile, controlled at all stages, not ballistic flight path. Immediately after the launch and upon approach to the target, the missile can perform intensive maneuvering to evade [[anti-ballistic missile]]s.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://expert.ru/2014/01/27/neulovimyij-raketnyij-mstitel/|title=Почему ОТРК "Искандер" так пугает наших соседей|access-date=23 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229140918/http://expert.ru/2014/01/27/neulovimyij-raketnyij-mstitel/|archive-date=29 December 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Iskander-K===
[[File:Tsentr2015-09.jpg|thumb|Iskander-K]]
"K" for ''Krylataya'' ("Winged") ({{lang-ru|крылатая ракета}}). Variant intended to carry various types of [[cruise missile]]s ({{lang-ru|крылатая ракета}}; literally [[Aerodynamic Flight|winged]] rocket). At present, it includes:
* '''9M728 (SSC-X-7)''' also known as '''R-500''' – flight altitude up to 6 km, published range up to 500 km<ref>{{cite web |url=http://army-news.ru/images_stati/sostav_Iskander.jpg |title=Photo |website=army-news.ru |format=PDF |access-date=7 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210042508/http://army-news.ru/images_stati/sostav_Iskander.jpg |archive-date=10 December 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> and automatic adjustment in the way, [[TERCOM|follow of terrain relief]] in flight.<ref name="ReferenceA" />
* [[Novator 9M729|'''9M729 (SSC-X-8)''']] – new long-range missile that is reportedly a land-based version of the 3M14 [[Kalibr-NK]] missile complex with a range between {{convert|300-3400|mi}} and may be based even on the air-launched {{convert|5500|km}}-range [[Kh-101]] cruise missile.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2017/02/14/677664-ssha-rossiya|title=США: Россия получила ракету, нарушающую договор РСМД|newspaper=Ведомости |publisher=[[Vedomosti]]|date=14 February 2017|access-date=21 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908203248/https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2017/02/14/677664-ssha-rossiya|archive-date=8 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> According to RF, its range is only 480 km and its specially-developed self-propelled launcher can carry 4 missiles. The 9M729 missile has a higher yield warhead and a new control system for greater accuracy.
===Iskander-E===
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* {{ARM}} – 25 units.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/march_2018_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/armenia_will_receive_weapons_from_russia_under_a_$100_million_loan.html|title=Armenia will receive weapons from Russia under a $100 million loan - March 2018 Global Defense Security army news industry - Defense Security global news industry army 2018 - Archive News year|last=Administrator|website=www.armyrecognition.com|date=31 March 2018 |access-date=1 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331164639/http://www.armyrecognition.com/march_2018_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/armenia_will_receive_weapons_from_russia_under_a_$100_million_loan.html|archive-date=31 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Several systems were displayed at the Independence Day parade rehearsal in September 2016. Two managers of the Russian military-industrial complex Rosoboronexport confirmed that four 9K720 Iskander systems were delivered to Armenia per [[CSTO]] arms agreement, thus making Armenia, a country in [[Military cooperation between Russia and Armenia|military union with Russia]], the first foreign state to have the missile system.<ref>{{cite news|title=СМИ: Армения получила российские комплексы "Искандер-М"|url=http://vz.ru/news/2016/9/16/832988.html|work=[[Vzglyad (newspaper)|Vzglyad]]|date=16 September 2016|language=ru|access-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919140406/http://www.vz.ru/news/2016/9/16/832988.html|archive-date=19 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/221119/|title=Vedomosti: Russia shipped four Iskander missile systems to Armenia|access-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818085922/http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/221119/|archive-date=18 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2017, the [[Defence minister of Armenia|Defence minister]] of Armenia told a Russian mass media outlet that the Iskander missiles stationed in Armenia and shown at the military parade in September 2016 were owned and operated by the [[Armed Forces of Armenia]].<ref>[https://ria.ru/interview/20170222/1488534644.html Виген Саркисян: "Искандеры" принадлежат Армении, управляем ими мы] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205124530/https://ria.ru/interview/20170222/1488534644.html |date=5 February 2018 }} [[RIA Novosti]], 22 February 2017.</ref>
* {{flag|Algeria}} – 4 regiments (48 launchers). During the Dubai Airshow 2017 exhibition, representatives of the [[Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation (Russia)|Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation]] officially confirmed that the Iskander-E missile system was delivered to one of the countries in the [[MENA|Middle East and North Africa region]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ria.ru/defense_safety/20171115/1508832294.html |title=Россия поставила ОТРК "Искандер-Э" в одну из стран Северной Африки |publisher=[[RIA Novosti]] |date=15 November 2017 |access-date=17 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116132538/https://ria.ru/defense_safety/20171115/1508832294.html |archive-date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Binnie|first1=Jeremy|title=Russian official says MENA country has Iskander-E missiles|url=http://www.janes.com/article/75755/|website=IHS Jane's 360|access-date=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171118114011/http://www.janes.com/article/75755/russian-official-says-mena-country-has-iskander-e-missiles|archive-date=18 November 2017|date=16 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> French defense writer Philippe Langloit wrote in the September–October 2017 issue of ''DSI'' magazine that [[Algeria]] had received 4 Iskander-E regiments.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Langloit |first=Philippe |date=22 November 2017 |title=Les Forces Armées Algériennes |url=http://www.areion24.news/produit/dsi-n-131/ |magazine=DSI Magazine |location=France |publisher=Centre d'analyse et de prévision des risques internationaux |pages=56–57 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201045013/http://www.areion24.news/produit/dsi-n-131/ |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was confirmed by Kommersant magazine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3566087|title=Российское оружие удержало свое место|date=3 May 2018|work=Газета "Коммерсантъ"|access-date=6 March 2018|page=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206085011/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3566087|archive-date=6 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{BLR}} – bought an undisclosed number of Iskander ballistic missile systems in May 2022, according to a statement made by Belarus President [[Alexander Lukashenko]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_may_2022_global_security_army_industry/belarus_buys_russian_iskander_and_s-400_missile_systems_to_face_nato_threat.html|title=Belarus buys Russian Iskander and S-400 missile systems to face NATO threat|website=armyrecognition.com|date=20 May 2022|access-date=20 May 2022|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520151248/https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_may_2022_global_security_army_industry/belarus_buys_russian_iskander_and_s-400_missile_systems_to_face_nato_threat.html|url-status=live}}</ref> President Putin has announced a plan to give Belarus nuclear capable Iskander missiles. He said: "can fire ballistic and cruise missiles, both conventional and nuclear types".<ref>{{cite web |date=25 June 2022 |title=Russia promises Belarus Iskander-M nuclear-capable missiles |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61938111 |publisher=BBC |access-date=26 June 2022 |archive-date=25 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625235111/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61938111 |url-status=live }}</ref> The systems were delivered in December 2022 and were allegedly handed over to full Belarusian autonomous control in February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2022/1220/101570883/detail.shtml|title=ЦАМТО / / Александр Лукашенко: в Белоруссии поставлены на боевое дежурство ЗРС С-400 и ОТРК
* {{RUS}} – 160 units (13 rocket brigades with 12 units each, and one unit with 4 units at [[Kapustin Yar]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Комплекс 9К720 Искандер - SS-26 STONE - Структура комплекса и хронология - MilitaryRussia.Ru — отечественная военная техника (после 1945г.) |url=http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-832.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928004524/http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-832.html |archive-date=28 September 2016 |access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ЦАМТО / Новости / В войска Южного военного округа поступил второй бригадный комплект ОТРК "Искандер-М" |url=http://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2015/1118/172532235/detail.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112010839/http://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2015/1118/172532235/detail.shtml |archive-date=12 January 2017 |access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref> In service with the Western Military District since 2010.<ref>
{{cite web |url=https://ria.ru/defense_safety/20131114/976887621.html |script-title=ru:Гособоронзаказ на 2013 год по поставкам "Искандер-М" выполнен |trans-title=State Defence Order for 2013 for Iskander-M deliveries fulfilled |
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File:Кадры работы расчетов ОТРК «Искандер» 002.png|With "V" marking for use in Ukraine
File:9K720 Iskander (SS-26 Stone) (41253217174).jpg|Rehearsal of 2018 Victory day parade in Moscow
File:Vostok2014-Day2-Iskander-M-04.jpg|SKSHU "[[Vostok-2014]]". Day two: missile launch of the Iskander-M OTRK by the 107th missile brigade for a training target
File:Vostok2014-Day2-Iskander-M-05.jpg|SKSHU "Vostok-2014". Day two: missile launch of the Iskander-M OTRK by the 107th missile brigade for a training target
File:Alabino220415part1-42.jpg|9P78-1 TEL for Iskander-M system in Alabino during rehearsals for the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade
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