Iskander Brigade units deployed to Kaliningrad and Leningrad, also to the Russian Far East and the North Caucasus

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Mobility, precision and power to three main points that make complex tactical "Iskander-m" one of the most dangerous weapons systems deter a large-scale aggression against Russia. 

Brigade units deployed in the Kaliningrad and Leningrad oblast, in the Russian Far East and the Northern Caucasus. In November, the Defense Ministry will receive the Fifth Brigade set "Iskander-m" and it is quite possible that he will be thrown in the Crimea. Anyway, the General staff did not preclude their appearance on the peninsula until the year 2016. 

This fact has caused a storm of emotions in the Congress of the United States. The head of the armed forces Committee Howard Mccone, Chairman of the Subcommittee on strategic forces Subcommittee's Manager and Mike Rogers of the lower Chamber on tactical air and land forces Michael Turn demanded from Barack Obama to stop all cooperation with Russia because of the possibility of "deployment in Crimea media tactical nuclear weapons".

According to the congressmen, in early August, the Russian authorities decided to transfer to the Crimea, the Tu-22 m 3 bombers and tactical complexes "Iskander-m", able to attack with precision-guided cruise missiles, and equipped, including nuclear warheads. According to a member of the Senate Armed Services United States James Inofe, is not only a clear violation of the Treaty on intermediate-range and SHORTER-RANGE MISSILES, short-range and poses a direct threat to the whole of Europe. Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu has responded to it very concisely: complexes "Iskander-m" may be placed on the territory of Russia at any time and in any place. "Where we want to go there and put!",-added the Minister, reports News of the MIC.

Beginning of the operative-tactical missile system "Iskander-m missile Contract put medium and small-range missiles (INF TREATY) of 1987, as well as the non-use of nuclear weapons during the war. Therefore, to create a military complex through which is possible to control the trajectory of a rocket and fall exactly on target.  

Important and highly automated processes, information sharing and combat work. For the first time, "Iskander" submitted in August 1999 at the air show MAX. Today's tactical and technical characteristics of the Iskander is superior to existing domestic and foreign missile systems.    

The complex consists of missiles, self-propelled launcher and clearness, transportation machines, maintenance, training information and item sets of Arsenal equipment. Today there are three types of complexes: "Iskander-m", "Iskander-e" and "Iskander-k".    

The first is intended for the Russian army, the second is the export version, the third is equipped with cruise missiles. Complexes are different levels of privacy and "distribution" missiles.    

PTRC also can be fitted with two types of missiles: its characteristics "Iskander-m" exceeds foreign analogues in its class on the accuracy and speed of the missile launch. In addition, due to unique stealth-technology "Iskander-m" has a high probability of overcoming anti-missile defence.   

To output the missiles at a target in the complex use the inertial control system. She is captured by the autonomous correlation and extreme optical homing head (GOS). Principle of operation the homing rocket is based on the formation of optical equipment of the NATIONAL imagery at the end. The missile manoeuvres with large overloads and flies through the unpredictable trajectory.    

It is expected that in the future, "Iskander-m" will be the basis of missile formations of land forces of the Russian Federation. Up to the year 2020 to put 120 new missile systems.  Production of iskanders is kolomenskaya scientific production Corporation "Design Bureau of machine-building", which is holding "high-precision complexes". The Bureau was founded in the year 1942. And over 70 years of its existence, produced over 40 different models of weapons. Among them: «malyutka ATGM "," shturm-s» and «Sturm-b "Strela-2" and "needle", TRK "tochka", "tochka-u" and "Oka" PTRC.