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ISKANDER-E Heater missile system

ISKANDER-E Heater missile system (Defendory 2006) © Konstantinos Panitsidis
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NATO reporting name: SS-26 Tender Iskander-E
In Greek M. Alexandros
Entered service: 2006 or 2007

 

The system is intended to use conventional warheads for engagement of small and area targets, such as: 
- command posts and communications nodes
- hostile fire weapons
- air and antimissile defense weapons
- other vital small and area targets
- fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft at airfields

 

ISKANDER-E Heater missile system (Defendory 2006) © Konstantinos Panitsidis ISKANDER-E Heater missile system (Defendory 2006) © Konstantinos Panitsidis

 

Missile:  
Length, m 7,10
Diameter, m 0,90
Weight missile, kg 3.800
Warhead weight, kg 480 (+54 bombs)





Technical specifications

DESIGNER KB Mashinostroyeniya (KBM)
COUNTRY Russia
TYPE
Tactical ballistic missile
CREW 3
POWER-PLANT -
Thrust, kgf -
ROLLING CHASSIS MZKT-7930
Weight of launcher with missile, kg 42.000
Payload, kg 19.000
Number of missiles:  
- on launcher 2
- on transloader 2
Time of preparation of shot, min  
- conditions of high readiness 4
- situation of movement 16
Maximum speed, km/h  
- road speed 70
- off road speed 40
Autonomy on the road, km 1.000
DIMENSIONS  
Length, m 7,3
Missile diameter, m 0,920
WEIGHT  
Missile launch 3.800
Warhead weight, kg 480
PERFORMANCE  
Maximum speed, km/h Hypersonic
- end stage 7.350
Maximum flight height, m +100.000
Launch range, km: until 500
- minimum 50
Circular error probable, m  
- with combination his electrooptics sensor 1 - 2
- with combination GLONASS 5 - 7
- with combination INS 30 - 70
Probability of destruction of objective, % +70
Operating temperature range, °C ± 50
Warhead type Cluster, HE fragmentation, penetrating, HE incendiary
Guidance system Independent, inertial, integrated with optical homing head, GLONASS.