Emad-1
TypeMedium Range Ballistic Missile
Service history
In service2015-present
Used byIRGCASF
Specifications
Diameter1.25 meters
Warhead1
Propellantliquid fuel
Operational
range
1700 km
Accuracy50 meter CEP[1]

Emad (Persian: عماد, lit. 'pillar') is an Iranian-designed, liquid-fuel,[1] medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), a derivative of Shahab-3.

Description

The Emad can carry a 750 kg payload at a range of 1700 km[2] with 10 m accuracy. It uses a new nose cone design, which is different from that of the original Shahab-3. The changed design may also make it possible for the warhead to detonate high above a target, which makes it more suitable for an air burst chemical, biological[3] or nuclear weapon detonation, as well as for nuclear electromagnetic pulse attack.[1]

An Emad missile on launcher at a parade in Tehran in 2019.

The missile was presented by Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan on 11 October 2015.[4][5] Emad features a newly designed reentry vehicle with a more advanced guidance and control system, making it the country's first IRBM that is precision-guided.[6][7][8][9][10] The missile features a Maneuverable reentry vehicle (MARV).[11]

The missile has an advanced guidance and control system in its nose cone, and it is said to have an accuracy of about 50 meters.[4][12][13] The missile, which appears to be another variant of the Shahab-3, was expected to be delivered to the armed forces some time in 2016.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Emad, Ghadr (Shahab-3 Variants)".
  2. ↑ BALLISTIC AND CRUISE MISSILE THREAT nasic.af.mil
  3. ↑ https://csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/legacy_files/files/publication/141007_Iran_Rocket_Missile_forces.pdf
  4. 1 2 Wilkin, Sam (11 October 2015). "Iran tests new precision-guided ballistic missile". Reuters. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Iran Emad missile test". kspr.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "The latest intermediate-range ballistic missiles Iran called "Emad" was tested". farsnews.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Successful test of the Emad missile". seratnews.ir. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Pictures of launching moment of ballistic missile, Emad". tasnimnews.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "The intermediate-range ballistic missiles was tested in Iran". tasnimnews.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Emad ballistic missile, Iran's first maneuverable re-entry vehicle (MARV) equipped with SATNAV to evade enemy's anti missile systems and drastically improve accuracy. The 3rd generation of Iranian liquid-propelled Strategic MRBMs, after Shahab and Ghadr series". irna.ir. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  11. ↑ 2019 Iran Military Power - Defense Intelligence Agency https://www.dia.mil/Portals/110/Images/News/Military_Powers_Publications/Iran_Military_Power_LR.pdf
  12. ↑ "Iran tests new precision-guided ballistic missile". Reuters. 11 October 2015.
  13. ↑ Hume, Tim. "ran test-fires new generation long-range ballistic missiles, state media reports". CNN. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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