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The occupiers began to brag about the allegedly new modernized tactical missile complex "Iskander-1000". The complex has a firing range of up to 1000 kilometers and a modified warhead. Is it really so, Defense Express found out.
The new Iskander-1000 was first talked about in May 2024. At that time, threats regarding the deployment of medium-range land-based missiles sounded in all propaganda channels, which led to the actual suspension of the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate- and Shorter-Range Missiles (IMF).
Of course, this may be related, because Russia can develop a new ballistic missile with an increased range. It is known that at the beginning of 2024, the Russian army used North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles with a launch range of up to 900 kilometers. It was the use of these missiles that became the key factor in the desire of Russian engineers to create a similar weapon based on the existing Iskander complex.
Here is what is known from the Internet about the new Iskander-1000 complex. This is a medium-range ballistic missile of a universal modular missile complex based on the technical solutions of the OTRK 9K720 "Iskander-M". The project is being worked on at the Mechanical Engineering Bureau in the city of Kolomna near Moscow.
