Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system at the military Victory parade in Moscow. Archive photoMINSK, May 19. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that he expects to develop an Iskander-type missile in the country by the end of 2022 with the assistance of Russia. Earlier, on the sidelines of the CSTO summit on May 16 in Moscow, the presidents of Belarus and Russian Lukashenka and Vladimir Putin held a meeting. According to the Belarusian head of state, the presidents discussed a number of issues of the military-industrial complex, in particular, joint work in the field of rocket science. Before that, Lukashenka spoke about agreements with Russia on assistance to Minsk in the field of missile production, the creation by the Belarusian side of its new missile, including Iskander missiles. «We have made significant progress, but with the Russians we will quickly create a normal rocket — they have more competencies. We will do it ourselves, but it will take more than a year. And if a smart person comes and tells us that we are doing it wrong, then we will end this year we will receive an Iskander-type missile,» the Pool of the First Telegram channel, close to his press service, quotes Lukashenko as saying. expects to keep Russian S-400s and Iskanders
