Emad (missile)

Emad missile Moment of Launch

Emad (Persian: عماد, meaning "pillar") is an Iranian-designed, liquid-fuel, intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with a claimed range of 1,700 km and 750 kg payload. The missile was presented by Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan on 11 October 2015.^[1][2] 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.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

With an advanced guidance and control system in its nose cone, the missile's accuracy is reported to be around 500 meters.^[8][1][9] The missile, which appears to be another variant of the Shahab-3, will be delivered to the armed forces some time in 2016.

A team of U.N. sanctions monitors said in a confidential report seen by Reuters on Dec. 15 that a medium-range Emad rocket that Iran tested on Oct. 10 was a ballistic missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead, making it a violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution.^[10]

See also

• List of military equipment manufactured in Iran
• Iranian underground missile bases
• Valfajr (torpedo)
• Ghamar (3D radar)
• Fateh-313
• Eghtedar-e Velayat (war game)

References

1. "Iran tests new precision-guided ballistic missile". Reuters. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
2. "Iran Emad missile test". www.kspr.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
3. "The latest intermediate-range ballistic missiles Iran called "Emad" was tested". farsnews.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
4. "Successful test of the Emad missile". www.seratnews.ir. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
5. "Pictures of launching moment of ballistic missile, Emad". www.tasnimnews.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
6. "The intermediate-range ballistic missiles was tested in Iran". www.tasnimnews.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
7. "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.". www.irna.ir. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
8. "Iran tests new precision-guided ballistic missile". Reuters. Oct 11, 2015.
9. Hume, Tim. "ran test-fires new generation long-range ballistic missiles, state media reports". CNN. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
10. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-sanctions-idUSKBN0UD1TD20151230