Russia to give Iskander-M missile system to Belarus

Tags: Science and Technology

Russia has announced the transfer of the "Iskander-M missile system" to Belarus.

• Iskander-M missile system

• This missile system can use ballistic or cruise missiles in its nuclear and conventional versions.

• The Iskander-M missile system is codenamed as "SS-26 Stone" by NATO.

• Russia uses the term Iskander-M to define the transporter-erector launch system as well as the short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) it fired.

• The system can be used to fire ground-launched cruise missiles (GLCMs) such as the SSC-7 and SSC-8.

• It was first successfully launched in 1996.

• The Iskander-M missile has a range of 500 km.

• It is capable of carrying a payload of up to 700 kg.

• The Iskander system was incorporated by Russia in 2006.

• It was developed in the late 1980s after the "Oka" SRBM (Short Range Ballistic Missile) or OTR-23 was banned in accordance with the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty.

• About Belarus -

• Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe.

• Capital - Minsk

• President- Alexander Lukashenko

• Prime Minister- Roman Golovchenko

• Currency- Belarusian ruble