Russia says Iskander-M proved effective in Syria Posted on December 18, 2018 by alert5 Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov says the Iskander-M mobile short-range ballistic missile system has proven its effectiveness in Syria. Mil.ru [CC BY 4.0] Source Related posts (Automatically Generated): Trophy active tank defense system tested on manned Merkava 4 Iskander-M at Hmeimim Air Base, Syria Russia test-fired Iskander-M SRBM outside its territory for the first time Russia ready to export Iskander ballistic missile Russia has deployed Iskander SRBM to Kaliningrad on permanent basis Iskander-M deployed to Tajikistan for exercise