Iskander-M deployed to Tajikistan for exercise

The Iskander-M road mobile short-range ballistic missile system is making its debut at the Dushanbe-Anti-Terror 2017 drills in Tajikistan.

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“The Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile systems of the Totskaya missile brigade have been deployed to Tajikistan for the first time for the joint Dushanbe-Anti-Terror 2017 drills,” said Central Military District Troops Commander Colonel-General Vladimir Zarudnitsky.

During the exercise, a missile will be fired at a simulated terrorist camp located in the mountains.