Russia is striking bridges with Iskanders despite navigation suppression, Flash says

Russian forces are striking bridges in Ukraine with Iskander ballistic missiles. Despite widespread suppression of satellite navigation during air-raid alerts, the enemy manages to hit these targets with considerable accuracy. This was reported on his Telegram channel by Serhii Beskrestnov, adviser to the President of Ukraine on the development of defense technology, known by the call sign Flash.

According to him, navigation signals are extensively jammed across the country during air-raid alerts. At the same time, the enemy aims to hit targets within a few meters.

“An inertial guidance system cannot provide that level of accuracy. And our adversary wants to hit its target. That is why Iskanders use optical seeker heads, 9E436 and 9B918, or expensive radar-guided seeker heads, 9B918,” Serhii Beskrestnov explained.

The adviser also described how radar guidance works: as the missile’s warhead descends, it scans the terrain for a few seconds. The data collected makes it possible to adjust the guidance system directly during flight.

As Beskrestnov explained, these specialized homing heads allow Russian forces to overcome the limitations of satellite navigation and improve the accuracy of strikes against selected targets.

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