Fateh Mobin

Fateh Mobin/فاتح مبین
TypeShort-range ballistic missile
Place of originIran
Service history
In service2018–present
Used byAFAGIR
Specifications
Length9 m
PropellantSingle-stage solid-propelled
Operational
range
200–300 km
Guidance
system
Terminal guidance, Infrared homing

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

Characteristics

In the words of Iranian defense minister Amir Hatami the missile is purely indigenous, low-observable and precision guided. 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. The missile probably has Terminal guidance through Imaging Infrared which explains its nose cone. A missile with such guidance itself is radar-evasive. 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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Fateh-110/NP-110/Mushak". GlobalSecurity.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Iran reveals Upgraded Short Range Ballistic Missile It Claims Is 'Stealthy' and More Precise". The Drive. 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020.
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