Russia to supply Armenia with Iskander M missile complexes

[Musso]

Azerbaijan, watch out.

Armenian parliament will hold an extraordinary session today.
Armenia may get Russia's cutting-edge missile complexes 'Iskander M' that are considered one of the best Russian inventions with quite high technical characteristics.
According to Oxu.Az, the statement came from Zhamanak newspaper, citing a source close to the ruling Republican party of Armenia.
The edition reminds that the parliamentary session will consider the ratification of the Russian-Armenian agreement on allocation to Armenia of a preferential loan worth USD 200mln for provision of Armenian armed forces with cutting-edge Russian weapon.
The newspaper says that 'Russia's intention to arm Armenia with missile complexes Iskander M may have a number of motivations".

More about the Iskander Missile system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K720_Iskander

http://news.az/articles/region/99291

[Arsen_]

From today's military parade in Armenia:

[Jehan]

Wahoo. Their operational range is 500km. I ask myself that is from Armenia, they might be able to target ISIS in the north of Irak.

Anyway Armenia is a strategical place for thoses kind of missiles. Georgia is now treat by the north and the south, Turkey and Azerbaidjan can be reach in a very easy way.
And even Iran can be target if some hostile units are in the region.

[Era]

How come missiles were named Iskander?

[Ülev]

How come missiles were named Iskander?

iskat in russian = look for

[Era]

iskat in russian = look for

That makes more sense than the explanation given on the Wikipedia page: Iskander is the Persian version of Alexander the Great

[Ülev]

That makes more sense than the explanation given on the Wikipedia page: Iskander is the Persian version of Alexander the Great

oh gosh, that was top secret knowledge, now I will never get russian visa, lol

[Armenian Bishop]

Iskander M missiles have arrived in Armenia