Emad-1 | |
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Type | Medium Range Ballistic Missile |
Place of origin | Iran |
Service history | |
In service | 2015-2024 |
Used by | IRGCASF |
Specifications | |
Diameter | 1.25 meters |
Warhead | 1 |
Propellant | liquid fuel |
Operational range | 1700 km |
Accuracy | 50 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.
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]
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.
Emad-1 | |
---|---|
Type | Medium Range Ballistic Missile |
Place of origin | Iran |
Service history | |
In service | 2015-2024 |
Used by | IRGCASF |
Specifications | |
Diameter | 1.25 meters |
Warhead | 1 |
Propellant | liquid fuel |
Operational range | 1700 km |
Accuracy | 50 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.
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]
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.