Summary and Key Points: The Russian 9K720 Iskander missile system, known as the SS-26 Stone by NATO, has been a significant concern for U.S. and NATO war planners since its... Here’s What You ...

The 9K720 Iskander-M—known in NATO parlance as the SS-26 Stone—is a potent short-range ballistic missile. While export versions of the missile have a range of 280 kilometers and payload of ...

The Iskander missile is a short-range ballistic missile officially known as 9K720 Iskander. With a range of 500 km, it was introduced by Russia in 2020 to replace the older OTR-21 Tochka missiles.

The new weapon system will replace a Soviet-era tactical ballistic missile still in service with the Russian Army. The Russian military is slated to rearm all of its missile formations with a new ...

Iskander-M 9K720 (SS-26 Stone by NATO classification) is designed to destroy multiple launch rocket systems, missile and air defense, aircraft and helicopters at airfields, command posts and ...