Ashoura missile

Ashoura missile

Infobox Weapon
is_missile=yes
name = Ashoura


type = Strategic MRBM
vehicle_range = 2000 ~ 2500 km
filling = One
yield =
engine = solid
guidance =
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speed =
length =
diameter = 1.2 m
weight =
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manufacturer = flagicon|Iran Iran
unit_cost =
service= 28 November 2007–present
used_by= flagicon|Iran Iran

November 2007, Iranian Defence Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar announced Iran had built a new missile with a range of 2,000 km, the Ashoura missile. Najar said: "The Islamic Republic of Iran has never aimed to launch an attack on any country. It will never do so. But if someone wants to invade Iran, they will face a crushing response by the armed forces." He didn't say how the missile differed from the Shahab-3, which has a range of 2100 km.

He told the gathering Basij milita during the manoeuvers they were holding that same week that: "The construction of the Ashoura missile, with the range of 2,000 km, is among the accomplishments of the Defence Ministry." [Swissinfo [http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/International/detail/Iran_says_has_built_new_long_range_missile.html?siteSect=143&sid=8468167&cKey=1196167087000&ty=ti Iran says has built new long-range missile] November 27 2007]

According to "Jane's Defence Weekly" [JDW: Iran adds Ashura to missile line-up November 26 2007] , the Ashoura represents a major breakthrough in Iranian missile technology. It is the first two stage MRBM using solid fueled rocket motors instead of the existing liquid fueled technology used on the Shahab. This would dramatically reduce the setup and deployment time for the missile and hence, shorten the amount of warning time for the enemy. Jane's noted that while the development parallels Pakistan's Shaheen MRBM there is no evidence to suggest there had been any prior technology exchange or with its other known technology partners such as North Korea or China

The Ashoura was developed by the Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group (SBIG) under the Sanam Industrial Group (Department 140) which is part of the Defense Industries Organization (DIO) of Iran.

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