El 24May25 Rusia realiz\u00f3 un\u00a0ataque masivo con drones y misiles\u00a0sobre ciudades y objetivos militares en Ucrania. De los 9 misiles bal\u00edsticos lanzados, 6 lograron ser neutralizados. Los especialistas ucranianos afirman que se habr\u00eda utilizado una versi\u00f3n modificada del Misil Bal\u00edstico de Corto Alcance (SRBM) Iskander \u2013 M. Pese a ser un misil bal\u00edstico, el mismo habr\u00eda incorporado nuevas capacidades de maniobra en vuelo y se\u00f1uelos \u201ccontra radar\u201d, que le permitir\u00edan superar en determinados casos, los modernos sistemas de Def Ae como el MIM \u2013 104 \u201cPATRIOT\u201d provisto a Ucrania por EEUU, en servicio en ese pa\u00eds, en la NATO y pa\u00edses aliados.<\/p>\n
Russia struck Ukraine last weekend with upgraded Iskander-M ballistic missiles that are harder to intercept, even for the Patriot air defense system.<\/p>\n
Six out of nine missiles launched at Kyiv were intercepted during the attack, including the Iskander and North Korean KN-23, Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson\u00a0Yurii Ihnat<\/b>\u00a0said<\/a>.<\/p>\n Although a high interception rate, the Iskander was observed using a radar-decoy system as it approached targets and following a semi-ballistic trajectory, Ihnat explained.<\/p>\n \u201cIt complicates (the interception), but doesn\u2019t make the interception impossible,\u201d he was\u00a0quoted<\/a>\u00a0as saying.<\/p>\n \u201cI think our partners are already working to improve the system\u2019s capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n Maneuverable Ballistic Missile<\/b><\/p>\n Compared to a cruise missile, a ballistic missile uses a predictable flight trajectory and has a much higher speed.<\/p>\n According to Ihnat, the modified Iskander performed effective maneuvers to evade interception.<\/p>\n \u201cThe main complication is that these missiles don\u2019t fly on a straight path \u2014 they perform evasive maneuvers,\u201d the air force spokesperson was\u00a0quoted<\/a>\u00a0as saying.<\/p>\n \u201cFor the Patriot system, which calculates the interception point using a software algorithm, predicting that point becomes more difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n An Iskander-M has an operational range of 400-500 kilometers (250-310 miles) and flies at a hypersonic speed of up to Mach 7 (8,643 kilometers\/ 5,371 miles per hour).<\/p>\n The tactical ballistic missile flies at an altitude of 6-50 kilometers (4-31 miles) and features a 480-700 kilogram (1,060-1,540 pound) warhead.<\/p>\n