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Iskander

Russian road-mobile short-range ballistic missile, the 9K720 Iskander. NATO calls it the SS-26. The common word Stone is not used to match records.

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Catalog revised 2026-10-11. Also known as SS-26 Stone.

Published description

Names, aliases, and NATO designation: 9K720 Iskander. NATO: SS-26 Stone. The ballistic missile is the 9M723.; Confidence: high. The cited page states this.; Names are CSIS’s. The nickname Stone is shown for identification and is not a search alias, because it is an ordinary word.; CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)
Type and role: Road-mobile short-range ballistic missile. CSIS says the same launcher can also fire related cruise missiles. This card is the ballistic missile.; Confidence: high. The cited page states this.; The cruise-missile variants are named by CSIS and not specified further here.; CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)
Manufacturer and country: Russia. A plant name is not on the CSIS summary used here.; Confidence: medium. The cited page supports this, with a stated limit.; Country is stated. A corporate name is not invented.; CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)
Operators: Russia.; Confidence: high. The cited page states this.; CSIS describes Russian service and deployments, including Kaliningrad.; CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)
Launch platform: Road-mobile transporter-erector-launcher.; Confidence: high. The cited page states this.; CSIS describes a common TEL and support vehicles.; CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)
Guidance: unknown/disputed; Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess.; The CSIS summary used here does not state a guidance suite.; CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)
Propulsion: unknown/disputed; Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess.; The CSIS summary used here does not name the motor.; CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)
Published speed: unknown/disputed; Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess.; The CSIS summary used here does not state a speed.; CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)
Range: CSIS: up to 500 km for the 9M723. The export 9M720 is described at 280 km with a 480 kg payload.; Confidence: high. The cited page states this.; Both figures are CSIS’s published distinction between the domestic and export missiles.; CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)
Warhead type and weight: CSIS: payloads of about 480–700 kg on the 9M723. A warhead model is not named in that summary.; Confidence: medium. The cited page supports this, with a stated limit.; Mass is published. The fill and effect are not, so they stay unknown.; CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)
Blast and fragmentation radius: unknown/disputed; Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess.; The sources cited here give a warhead class or mass where they give one. They do not state a blast or fragmentation radius, and none is inferred.; CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)
Interceptability and countermeasures: unknown/disputed; Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess.; No intercept method is stated on the CSIS page used here.; CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)
Reported unit cost: unknown/disputed; Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess.; No unit price is stated on the CSIS page used here.; CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)
Service history: CSIS describes the Iskander as the replacement for the Oka and Tochka-U, with repeated Russian deployments to Kaliningrad and a permanent presence there since 2018.; Confidence: high. The cited page states this.; Deployment history is from CSIS.; CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)

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Sources

CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26) · Primary
Wikipedia: 9K720 Iskander · Secondary pointer

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Iskander

Russian road-mobile short-range ballistic missile, the 9K720 Iskander. NATO calls it the SS-26. The common word Stone is not used to match records.

Catalog revised 2026-10-11. Also known as SS-26 Stone.

Published description

Names, aliases, and NATO designation

9K720 Iskander. NATO: SS-26 Stone. The ballistic missile is the 9M723.

Confidence: high. The cited page states this.

Names are CSIS’s. The nickname Stone is shown for identification and is not a search alias, because it is an ordinary word.

CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)

Type and role

Road-mobile short-range ballistic missile. CSIS says the same launcher can also fire related cruise missiles. This card is the ballistic missile.

Confidence: high. The cited page states this.

The cruise-missile variants are named by CSIS and not specified further here.

CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)

Manufacturer and country

Russia. A plant name is not on the CSIS summary used here.

Confidence: medium. The cited page supports this, with a stated limit.

Country is stated. A corporate name is not invented.

CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)

Operators

Russia.

Confidence: high. The cited page states this.

CSIS describes Russian service and deployments, including Kaliningrad.

CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)

Launch platform

Road-mobile transporter-erector-launcher.

Confidence: high. The cited page states this.

CSIS describes a common TEL and support vehicles.

CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)

Guidance

unknown/disputed

Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess.

The CSIS summary used here does not state a guidance suite.

CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)

Propulsion

unknown/disputed

Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess.

The CSIS summary used here does not name the motor.

CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)

Published speed

unknown/disputed

Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess.

The CSIS summary used here does not state a speed.

CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)

Range

CSIS: up to 500 km for the 9M723. The export 9M720 is described at 280 km with a 480 kg payload.

Confidence: high. The cited page states this.

Both figures are CSIS’s published distinction between the domestic and export missiles.

CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)

Warhead type and weight

CSIS: payloads of about 480–700 kg on the 9M723. A warhead model is not named in that summary.

Confidence: medium. The cited page supports this, with a stated limit.

Mass is published. The fill and effect are not, so they stay unknown.

CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)

Blast and fragmentation radius

unknown/disputed

Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess.

The sources cited here give a warhead class or mass where they give one. They do not state a blast or fragmentation radius, and none is inferred.

CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)

Interceptability and countermeasures

unknown/disputed

Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess.

No intercept method is stated on the CSIS page used here.

CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)

Reported unit cost

unknown/disputed

Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess.

No unit price is stated on the CSIS page used here.

CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)

Service history

CSIS describes the Iskander as the replacement for the Oka and Tochka-U, with repeated Russian deployments to Kaliningrad and a permanent presence there since 2018.

Confidence: high. The cited page states this.

Deployment history is from CSIS.

CSIS Missile Threat: 9K720 Iskander (SS-26)