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Ballistic missiles2006–present
Short-range ballistic missile
9K720 Iskander is a short-range ballistic missile originating in Russia. The cited manufacturer or builder is Missiles: Votkinsk Plant State Production Association ( Votkinsk ) Ground equipment: Production Association Barricades ( Volgograd ) System developer: KBM ( Kolomna ).
RussiaShort-range ballistic missile
Russia
2006–present
Russian Ground Forces Armenian Armed Forces Algerian People's National Army Armed Forces of Belarus
Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian war
From 1988
Missiles: Votkinsk Plant State Production Association ( Votkinsk ) Ground equipment: Production Association Barricades ( Volgograd ) System developer: KBM ( Kolomna )
US$3 million (missile)
3,800 kg (8,400 lb)
7.3 m (24 ft)
0.92 m (3 ft 0 in)
480–700 kg (1,060–1,540 lb) thermonuclear weapon , high-explosive fragmentation, submunition , penetration, fuel–air explosive , EMP
Single-stage solid propellant
400–500 km (250–310 mi) for Iskander-M
2100 m/s
Iskander-M : INS + GLONASS + DSMAC Iskander-K : INS + GLONASS + TERCOM
Mobile transporter erector launcher
Armenia
Algeria
Belarus
Russia
P78 launcher: 2
250 transloader: 2
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.3 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.3 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
9K720 Iskander equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AlgeriaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Tactical ballistic missile systems[edit]". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
ArmeniaReported count for 9K720 Iskander. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 4. Origin: Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
BelarusNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Short-range ballistic missiles". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Iran RussiaReported count for 9K720 Iskander-M. Service scope: Russian Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 162. Origin: Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited reference period. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
TurkmenistanReported count for 9K72 Elbrus. Service scope: Turkmen Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 16. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Russian Ground Forces Armenian Armed Forces Algerian People's National Army Armed Forces of Belarus
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