Military expert Pavel Felgengauer considers the opportunity for the Armenian to be “Iskander” in Armenia. According to him, now the missile “Iskander” has no export markings.
“It seems to be an export” Iskander “for Algeria, and no longer produce it for anyone, they produce usual. I honestly suspected that for Armenia did not make an export option (sold) the usual one – they did not speak about it , but the fact that he is exported, also did not affirm, were literable. Why should it be specially exported, violate the production process when there is a production of these missiles for (Russian) armed forces? It is easier to send some amount to Armenia than to arrange the production of export products of the so-called which should be worse, “he said to the” Caucasian node “.
Analyst recalled that the Iskander’s complex was originally planned to be exported. “Therefore, I was called” Iskander “, – so called Alexander Macedonian in the eastern countries. Thought it would be a good marketing move, the name is atypical for Russian weapons. But not especially with the” Iskander “exports turned out, and it began to make a massively for Russian missile brigades army instead of “Points”, “Felgengauer explained.
The export version of “Iskander” is less distinguished by a smaller version, and if products issued for the Russian army have been delivered to Armenia, this is a violation of international obligations, but it is unlikely that it will have negative political consequences, he believes. “This (the transfer of Armenia” Iskander-M “with a range of shooting up to 500 km – ed.) Violates the international obligations of the Russian Federation to limit the export of rocket technology. It is impossible that the range was more than 300 km,” the expert explained. At the same time, Felgengauer does not exclude that suppliers on these obligations of Russia could close their eyes.
“And if the ordinary” Iskander “issued for the Russian army in Army, I won’t be surprised for this. No” black market “is not necessary,” although there is no confidence that there are missiles (found), “he added.
An analyst considers it possible to use “Iskander” by Armenian armed forces at the end of the war, believing that the Armenian side could go “from despair” to this step – the practical need to apply these sets in that situation.