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Fateh Mobin/فاتح مبین
Type Short-range ballistic missile [1] [2] [3]
Place of origin Iran
Service history
In service2018-present [1] [2] [3]
Used by AFAGIR
Specifications
Length9 m [3]

PropellantSingle-stage solid-propelled [1]
Operational
range
200-300 km [1]
Guidance
system
Terminal guidance, Infrared homing [1]
References

The Fateh Mobin is an Iranian single-stage solid propelled Terminal Infrared homing dual surface-to-surface and anti-ship short-range ballistic missile. [1] It was first unveiled on a military parade in Tehran on 13 August 2018 [1] [2] two days after American media reported it. [3] It is an upgraded version of the Fateh-110 with better guidance. [1] The Iranians plan on using its guidance systems on the Zolfaghar SRBM which some sources suggest does have a poor guidance system. [3]

Characteristics

In the words of Iranian defense minister Amir Hatami the missile is purely indigenous, low-observable and precision guided. [1] The missile is thought to be a variant of the Fateh-110 with only a better guidance system and same range of 200-300 km. [1] The missile probably has Terminal guidance through Imaging Infrared which explains its nose cone. [1] A missile with such guidance itself is radar-evasive. [1] The missile has a length of just 9 m which means that it can be loaded in sea containers to be launched from sea platforms. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Fateh-110/NP-110/Mushak". GlobalSecurity.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Iran reveals Upgraded Short Range Ballistic Missile It Claims Is 'Stealthy' and More Precise". The Drive. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Responding to Iran's New Weapons and Naval Drills in the Gulf". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018.