Iran Missiles
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Iran Hormuz-2 anti-ship ballistic missile\ seeker ایران موشک بالستیک ضد-کشتی هرمز-۲ / سر جستجو کننده
Iran Hormuz 1 & 2 anti radars, anti-ship ballistic missilesایران
Iran Hormuz 1 & 2 anti radars, anti-ship ballistic missilesایران
Iran liquid propellant Shahab-1 ballistic missile SRBM 350KM entered service 1986
Iran Shahab-2 liquid ballistic missile guided version SRBM Renge 500KM, entered service 1989
Iran Shahab-2 liquid ballistic missile guided version SRBM Renge 500KM, entered service 1989
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I hope to see Khorramshahr-2 and Dezful (Fateh class) missiles replace Emad/Ghadr/Shahab 3 and Shahab 1/2 soon (although Shahab 3/Ghadr/etc could be re-fitted with Emad warheads at least and be cheap saturation weapons).
Khorramshahr-2 can carry 1500kg (MARV x3) warheads 2000km, so true range is probably 3000-4000km. Shahrud heavy engine testing should yield good results re: ICBM in the next few years in case we need to make a 'strategic jump' as our officers have warned.
Zolfaqar already has an anti-ship variant of 700km, so hopefully a Dezful anti-ship variant will be created shortly to boost that range to 1000km to push the US from beyond the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
Hoveizeh cruise missile (range 1350km) is also a fantastic complement to the huge and diverse BM arsenal and shows finally the mastering of the engines for the Kh-55 variants.
I hope to see Khorramshahr-2 and Dezful (Fateh class) missiles replace Emad/Ghadr/Shahab 3 and Shahab 1/2 soon (although Shahab 3/Ghadr/etc could be re-fitted with Emad warheads at least and be cheap saturation weapons).
Khorramshahr-2 can carry 1500kg (MARV x3) warheads 2000km, so true range is probably 3000-4000km. Shahrud heavy engine testing should yield good results re: ICBM in the next few years in case we need to make a 'strategic jump' as our officers have warned.
Zolfaqar already has an anti-ship variant of 700km, so hopefully a Dezful anti-ship variant will be created shortly to boost that range to 1000km to push the US from beyond the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
Hoveizeh cruise missile (range 1350km) is also a fantastic complement to the huge and diverse BM arsenal and shows finally the mastering of the engines for the Kh-55 variants.
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Hoveizeh cruise missile (range 1350km):
In 2015 the Soumar LACM was unveiled by Iran with a range of 700km. In early 2019 the latest generation of Iranian LACM, the Hoveizeh (photo above and video below) was unveiled, with an upgraded range of 1350km. The Soumar had a claimed accuracy of <50m CEP (Hoveizeh presumably has at least the same accuracy).
The Soumar/Hoveizeh are based on the Soviet Kh-55, an air-launched nuclear-capable cruise missile built by the Soviets in the '80s. Iran is believed to have acquired a small number of Kh-55 missiles in 2001, which it has tried to reverse engineer and convert into LACM (because Iran lacks the bombers needed for the air-launched Kh-55). The original Kh-55 had a range of 2500km, but this was initially limited to 700km with the Soumar due to Iran's difficulties in building domestic turbofan engines. In 2019, with the unveiling of the Hoveizeh Iranian generals said that these problems had been resolved (hence the 93% increase in range).
The 1350km range allows Hoveizeh to be used to complement BMs in any attacks against regional targets (including Israel, which is approx 1200km from Iran), diversifying Iran's method of attack and creating additional problems for any defending force.
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In 2015 the Soumar LACM was unveiled by Iran with a range of 700km. In early 2019 the latest generation of Iranian LACM, the Hoveizeh (photo above and video below) was unveiled, with an upgraded range of 1350km. The Soumar had a claimed accuracy of <50m CEP (Hoveizeh presumably has at least the same accuracy).
The Soumar/Hoveizeh are based on the Soviet Kh-55, an air-launched nuclear-capable cruise missile built by the Soviets in the '80s. Iran is believed to have acquired a small number of Kh-55 missiles in 2001, which it has tried to reverse engineer and convert into LACM (because Iran lacks the bombers needed for the air-launched Kh-55). The original Kh-55 had a range of 2500km, but this was initially limited to 700km with the Soumar due to Iran's difficulties in building domestic turbofan engines. In 2019, with the unveiling of the Hoveizeh Iranian generals said that these problems had been resolved (hence the 93% increase in range).
The 1350km range allows Hoveizeh to be used to complement BMs in any attacks against regional targets (including Israel, which is approx 1200km from Iran), diversifying Iran's method of attack and creating additional problems for any defending force.
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