Raad-500 (missile)

Raad-500 missile (Persian: موشک رعد ۵۰۰) is an Iranian SRBM[1]/Tactical ballistic missile[2] which is equipped with a progressive composite engine that is dubbed as "Zohair (Persian:زهیر)". Raad-500 means "Thunder 500", and it has been designed by half --weight-- in comparison with the previous Iranian missile (Fateh-110) whose body was made from metal; whereas the range of this new Iranian ballistic missile increased two hundred kilometers more than Fateh-110),[3] and its final range is 500 kilometers.[4]

Raad-500
TypeSRBM
Place of originIran
Specifications
Mass1750 kg
EngineZohair
Operational
range
500 km
Maximum speed 8 Mach
Accuracy10 m
References

Engine

This ballistic missile[5][6] possesses an engine which has been made of carbon fiber composites, and makes the shield of its engine to be able to bear pressures up[7] to one hundred bars.[8][9]

Unveiling

Raad-500 missile was unveiled on 9 February 2020 --in Tehran-- by the attendance of IRGC's Chief Commander Major General Hossein Salami, and likewise Brigader General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, commander of Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[10][11][12]

See also

References
  1. -- missile Raad-500 mashreghnews.ir
  2. {{cite web}|url=https://defense-update.com/20200209_raad500.html|title=Iran Unveils Raad-500-A New Tactical Ballistic Missile|website=Defense Update|first=Tamir|last=Eshel|archive-date=12 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512040319/https://defense-update.com/20200209_raad500.html}}
  3. Iran unveils “Raad 500” missile en.isna.ir
  4. Four important traits of the new missile of “Raad 500” khabarfoori.com
  5. Iran unveils new Raad 500 tactical ballistic missile express.co.uk
  6. Iran unveils new more-accurate ballistic missile technology haaretz.com
  7. A New Tactical Ballistic Missile -- Iran Unveils Raad-500 defense-update.com
  8. The unveiling of "Raad-500" missile, and the new generation ... with the attendance of General Salami tasnimnews.com
  9. Debug of the “Raad 500” missile iribnews.ir
  10. Iran unveils ballistic missile, 'new generation' engines france24.com
  11. “Raad 500” missile -- unveiling mashreghnews.ir
  12. Iran unveils 'Raad-500' missile en.irna.ir
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