The Shahab-2 (Persian: شهاب ۲, romanized: Ŝahāb 2, meaning "Meteor-2") is the successor to the Iranian Shahab-1 missile. It is based on the North Korean Hwasong-6 (modified version of the Hwasong-5, itself a modification of the R-17 Elbrus).[5]
Background
On November 2, 2006, Iran fired unarmed missiles to begin 10 days of military simulations. Iranian state television reported "dozens of missiles were fired including Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 missiles. The missiles ranged from 300 km to up to 2,000 km. Iranian experts have made some changes to Shahab-3 missiles installing cluster warheads in them with the capacity to carry 1,400 bombs."
These launches come after some United States-led military exercises in the Persian Gulf on October 30, 2006, meant to train for blocking the transport of weapons of mass destruction.[6]
Variants
Shahab is the name of a class of Iranian missiles, service time of 1988–present, which comes in six variants: Shahab-1, Shahab-2, Shahab-3, Shahab-4, Shahab-5, Shahab-6.
Operators
See also
- Qiam 1
- Military of Iran
- Iran's missile forces
- Iranian military industry
- Equipment of the Iranian Army
References
- ^ تولید موشک شهاب 1 و 2 متوقف شد/ هیچ یک از موفقیتهای ایران با سازش بدست نیامده است Mashregh News
- ^ "Shahab-2 (Scud C-Variant)".
- ^ "2017 ballistic and cruise missile threat". Archived from the original on 2017-07-18.
- ^ "Shahab-2 – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance".
- ^ "Shahab-2".
- ^ "Iran fires unarmed missiles - CNN.com". www.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 2006-11-02.
External links
- CSIS Missile Threat - Shahab-2
- Shahab-3 / Zelzal-3 (www.fas.org)
- Shahab-2 (www.fas.org)
- A Preemptive Attack on Iran's Nuclear Facilities: Possible Consequences (cns.miis.edu)
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