MOSCOW, August 5./ITAR-TASS/. Iskander-M ballistic missile systems and other latest weapons will be provided to all Russian Ground Forces missile brigades by 2018, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

Shoigu said the construction of new infrastructure is needed for the systems to be operated effectively.

Iskander-M ballistic missile systems can effectively engage two targets within a minute at a range of up to 280 kilometers.