Iskander-M (9K720)

The Iskander-M is Russia's primary theatre ballistic missile system. Highly accurate (CEP ~5-7m) with a quasi-ballistic trajectory and terminal maneuvers that complicate interception. Can carry conventional warheads (HE, cluster, penetrator) or nuclear warheads. The Iskander-K variant fires cruise missiles.

Developed in the 1990s as successor to the Scud. Entered service 2006. Used in Georgia 2008, Syria, and extensively in Ukraine from 2022. Russia reportedly produces ~750 Iskander missiles/year. Used to strike fixed military infrastructure, logistics hubs, and airfields.