The Shahab-1 was the foundation of the short-range Iranian missile program. During the Iran–Iraq War, Iran purchased R-17 Elbrus missiles from Libya, Syria and North Korea (Hwasong-5). It is a close copy of Hwasong-5 (R-17).
Iran began making the Shahab-1 sometime between 1985 and 1988. Iran's Shahab-1 is a short-range ballistic missile derived from the Scud-B, and has a maximum range of 300 km (185 miles).
Iran employed Shahab 1s extensively during the 1990s and early 2000s against Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) camps in Iraq.
Variants
Shahab is the name of a class of Iranian missiles, service time of c. 1987–present,[when?] which comes in six variants: Shahab-1, Shahab-2, Shahab-3, Shahab-4, Shahab-5, and Shahab-6.
Operators
Gallery
See also
- Military of Iran
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
- Defense industry of Iran
- List of equipment of the Iranian Army
- Shahab-2
- Shahab-3
- Shahab-4
External links
- Iran Military pictures and video[usurped]
References
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"Shahab-1 (Scud B-Variant)". https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/shahab-1/ ↩
"SCUD-B Shahab-1". Retrieved 30 April 2011. http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/missile/shahab-1.htm ↩
"Shahab 1 – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance". Retrieved 29 August 2022. https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/missile-threat-and-proliferation/todays-missile-threat/iran/shahab-1/ ↩
"Shahab-1 (Scud B-Variant)". https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/shahab-1/ ↩
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