RAAD (anti-tank guided missile)

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RAAD
General Information
Type Anti-tank guided missile
Manufacturer Iran, Parchin Missile Industries, Defense Industries Organization
development Replica of the 9K11 Malyutka
Commissioning 1995
Technical specifications
length 982 mm
Combat weight 11.78 kg (rocket)
23 kg (control unit)
Range 400-3000 m
Furnishing
Target location MCLOS : manual control
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The RAAD anti-tank guided missile is an Iranian replica and, in some ways, a further development of the Soviet 9K11 Malyutka .

Development and technical data

Due to the shortage of Western anti-tank weapons, Iran looked for replacements and bought, among other things, the Soviet 9K11 Maljutka. According to one source, the first plans for the RAAD began in 1994 in cooperation with China and North Korea, which were then followed by production in 1995. The Defense Industries Organization publicly unveiled the weapon on April 30, 1997.

There are several variants of the RAAD . From 1998 the Improved RAAD ( I-RAAD ) was presented, with a tandem HEAT warhead and a SACLOS control on a tripod. Modern reactive armor can be overcome with such a warhead . There is also the "final" version I-RAAD-T with an even better tandem warhead in a partially redesigned housing. Any previous version can be upgraded to the I-RAAD-T standard by corresponding modifications to the shaped charge and housing .

Use in conflicts

In the Israel-Lebanon conflict in 2006 , Hezbollah RAAD rockets were fired at targets in Israel . Iran is held responsible for supplying Hezbollah with these weapons.

Users

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Parchin . October 15, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2009.
  2. ↑ Missile Chronology, 1994 . Nuclear Threat Initiative . May 2006. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2009.
  3. ↑ Transfers and licensed production of major conventional weapons: Imports sorted by recipient. Deals with deliveries or orders made 1994-2004 . Archived from the original on January 11, 2006. Retrieved on February 21, 2009.
  4. ↑ Missile Chronology, 1997 . Nuclear Threat Initiative . February 2006. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2009.
  5. ↑ a b AT-3 SAGGER Anti-Tank Guided Missile . Retrieved January 19, 2009.
  6. ↑ a b I-RAAD-T brochure
  7. ↑ Riad Kahwaji: Arab States Eye Better Spec Ops, Missiles . Ocnus.Net. August 20, 2006. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved on January 12, 2009.
  8. ↑ Iran Replenishes Hizbullah's Arms Inventory, Jane's Defense Weekly . January 3, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
  9. ↑ KLKAMASH: #Iranian I-RAAD -T #Hawija #Iraq #ISIS # Iranpic.twitter.com / MzBumc7yW1. In: @klkamashiq. 2017, Retrieved November 20, 2019 (Estonian).
  10. ↑ Mohamed Mansour: Al-Quds bridges - #Palestine: Iranian version of 9K11 Malyutka missiles (I RAAD - T) pic.twitter.com/TBgkBaN4pG. In: @Mansourtalk. August 1, 2017, accessed November 20, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Rufus McDonald: Hezbollah along the Syrian-Lebanese border (Arsal) region showing off Iranian-made / supplied I-Raad / -T ATGMs. H / T @ smj_onepic.twitter.com / 0ANR5BZ4Fz. In: @rufus_mcdonald. July 30, 2017, accessed November 20, 2019 .