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The Argentine Condor missile was a multinational space research program started in the 1970s. It involved significant contract work being performed by German company MBB (now a group within
The Alacrán missile was a
During and after the 1982 Falklands War ( es, Guerra de las Malvinas), France (which supplied missiles) placed an arms embargo on Argentina, causing the
Condor 1-AIII
{{Authority control Sounding rockets of Argentina Space programme of Argentina Short-range ballistic missiles Guided missiles of Argentina Abandoned military projects of Argentina Cancelled spacecraft Argentina–Germany relations Argentina–Egypt relations
The Argentine Condor missile was a multinational space research program started in the 1970s. It involved significant contract work being performed by German company MBB (now a group within Daimler AG
The Mercedes-Benz Group AG (previously named Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler and Daimler) is a German multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is one of the world's leading car manufactu ...
), but later developed into a ballistic missile
A ballistic missile is a type of missile that uses projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target. These weapons are guided only during relatively brief periods—most of the flight is unpowered. Short-range ballistic missiles stay within the ...
s program.
Condor I
The original Condor had little military capability but helped build expertise later used for the ''Alacrán'' missile program. The Alacrán program developed a functional short-range ballistic missile.Specifications (Condor I)
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* Guidance system: inertial
* Apogee:
* Range:
* Payload:
Alacrán (Condor IAIII)
The Alacrán missile was a short range ballistic missile
A short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) is a ballistic missile with a range of about or less. In past and potential regional conflicts, these missiles have been and would be used because of the short distances between some countries and their rela ...
derived from the Condor Missile Program.
Derived from the Condor IAIII prototype, the Alacrán missile had shorter stabilization fins, an inertial guidance system, and a 1000CAP1 cluster
may refer to:
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warhead.
Specifications (Condor IAIII - Alacrán)
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HTPB is a translucent liquid with a color similar to wax paper ...
* Guidance system: inertial
* Apogee:
* Range:
* Warhead: 1000CAM1 cluster munition warhead,
Condor II
During and after the 1982 Falklands War ( es, Guerra de las Malvinas), France (which supplied missiles) placed an arms embargo on Argentina, causing the Argentine Air Force
"Argentine Wings"
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* Operation Independence
* Operation Soberanía
* Falkl ...
, under the command of Ernesto Crespo, to develop its own medium-range missile in the ''Condor II'' program.
This program was undertaken in close collaboration with Egypt, and then Iraq
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(the Iraqi version was called BADR-2000), however it was discontinued in the early 1990s by President Carlos Menem because of political pressure from the United States. The missile was developed in Falda del Carmen, Córdoba Province.
The Condor missile had a range of 800 km to 1,000 km and a 1000CAP1 500 kg cluster munition warhead.
In 1997, the Argentine Air Force
"Argentine Wings"
, mascot =
, anniversaries = 10 August (anniversary) 1 May (Baptism of fire during the Falklands War)
, equipment = 139 aircraft
, equipment_label =
, battles =
* Operation Independence
* Operation Soberanía
* Falkl ...
reported to the US Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washin ...
that it still possessed two of the missiles that were to be destroyed.
Condor III
There have been reports of a ''Condor III'' program. The Condor III would have an increased range to some with the same payload as the Condor II.See also
*Argentina and weapons of mass destruction
Argentina has a history with the development of weapons of mass destruction. Under the military dictatorship, Argentina began a nuclear weapons program in the early 1980s, but this was abolished when democracy was restored in 1983.
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Condor 1-AIII
{{Authority control Sounding rockets of Argentina Space programme of Argentina Short-range ballistic missiles Guided missiles of Argentina Abandoned military projects of Argentina Cancelled spacecraft Argentina–Germany relations Argentina–Egypt relations