The chief designer of the Iskander-M missile system, Oleg Mamalyga, has died in Russia. The developer of the deadly complex also participated in the creation of the Tochka tactical complexes (a prototype of the modern Tochka-U) and the operational tactical missile systems Oka and Oka-U.
The propaganda media reports this.
Mamalyga is also credited with participating in the development of the Gnome intercontinental missile, which never went into mass production. It is difficult to find a biography of Mamalyga in open sources. However, some facts are still known.
He died at the age of 91. Mamalyga was awarded several major prizes. He was a “laureate of the state prize” – an award of the government of the Russian Federation, a holder of the Order of the October Revolution, the Red Banner of Labor, a “badge of honor” and was also a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences.
“He devoted his entire working life to working at the Kolomna Mechanical Engineering Design Bureau. Mamalyga participated in the development of weapons and military equipment, including the first Soviet anti-tank systems,” says the obituary of the High-Precision Complexes holding company.
The Iskander-M missile system is the “brainchild” of Oleg Mamalyga, which Russian propaganda called “unsurpassed.” It is capable of hitting targets from a distance of up to 500 km in less than 4 minutes. The first launch took place after the collapse of the USSR, in early 1993, and it was adopted by the Russian army in 2006. Russia periodically attacks Ukraine with Iskander missiles. Attacks by this ballistic missile cause enormous destruction on the country’s territory, including the Russians firing at civilian infrastructure (residential buildings), as well as at energy infrastructure, leaving people without electricity.
By the way, Kursor previously reported that on August 26, the Russians again launched massive bombings of Ukraine, firing drones, ballistic and cruise missiles. Such a combined attack is not the first, as it is difficult to shoot down so many different weapons with air defense systems.
