Khalij Fars ( fa, موشک خلیج فارس, "
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bo ...
") is an Iranian single-stage
solid-propellant,
supersonic anti-ship quasi ballistic missile with a range of 300 km based on the
Fateh-110 missile. It is equipped with a 650 kg explosive warhead and an interception evading guidance system.
The missile was unveiled in February 2011 when the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Major General
Mohammad Ali Jafari, announced that it is being mass-produced. The Iranian
Fars News Agency released a footage of the missile hitting a target ship successfully. The missile was first tested during the
Great Prophet III naval wargames in 2008.
There have been two other publicized tests of the missile. One occurred in July 2011 and the other in July 2012. The latter test also showed footage taken by the missile's electro-optical seeker locked onto its target.
Features and capabilities
The missile has an operating range of . It is a single-stage, solid-fuel-propelled vehicle, and is equipped with a explosive warhead that uses a combination of guidance systems to prevent interception. The Persian Gulf has an advanced electronic system that allows the missile to discover and navigate to the target. The missile relies on its own internal navigation system, allowing it to travel without radio interference.
[Young newspapers, 19 June 2013, First Page.]
Comparable systems
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Fateh-110
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LORA
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Tochka
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Hadès
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Nasr
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Oka
Oka or OKA may refer to:
Cars
* Oka (automobile), a small car designed by AvtoVAZ and produced by ZMA and SeAZ
* OKA 4wd, a large 4-wheel-drive vehicle made in Western Australia by OKA
Military
* 2B1 Oka, Soviet 420 mm self-propelled mort ...
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Iskander
See also
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Fateh-110
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Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Aerospace Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution
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Equipment of the Iranian Army
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Defense industry of Iran
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List of military equipment manufactured in Iran
In recent years, the Iranian government states that it has self-sufficiency in essential military hardware and defense systems.
Tehran established an arms development program during the Iran–Iraq War to counter the weapons embargo imposed ...
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Science and technology in Iran
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Great Prophet III (military exercise)
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Great Prophet IX
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Kheibarshekan
Kheibar Shekan or Kheibarshekan ( fa, خیبرشکن) is an Iranian solid-fuel medium-range ballistic missile operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force. It is of the third generation of IRGC missiles and was unveiled in a ...
References
External links
Pictures of missile being fired.
{{Iran Military
Anti-ship missiles of Iran
Ballistic missiles of Iran
Weapons and ammunition introduced in 2011
Surface-to-surface missiles of Iran
Short-range ballistic missiles of Iran
Theatre ballistic missiles