Chief designer of the Iskander-M missile system dies in Russia

Chief designer of the Iskander-M missile system dies in Russia

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August 25 2024, 01:03 PM  •  15841 views

Oleg Mamalyga, chief designer of the Iskander-M missile system, has died in Russia at the age of 91. He participated in the development of many types of weapons, including anti-tank and tactical missile systems.

Oleg Mamalyga, chief designer of the Iskander-M tactical missile system, has died in Russia at the age of 91. This was reported by the Russian holding company "High-Precision Complexes", UNN reports.

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Born on April 4, 1933, Mamalyga graduated from the Leningrad Military Mechanical Institute. He worked at the Special Design Bureau in Kolomna, which is now part of the High-Precision Complexes holding.

Mamalyha participated in the development of weapons and military equipment, including the first Soviet anti-tank missile systems (Dzhmil and Malyutka), tactical missile systems (Tochka) and operational-tactical missile systems (Oka, Oka-U and Iskander-M).

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The Iskander-M operational and tactical missile system is designed to hit targets at a distance of up to 500 kilometers. the Russian army has been actively using the Iskander-M missile system to strike at Ukrainian regions during the war.