Iran has a missile that can deceive any air defense system of Israel or America. There is a fear that Iran can use this missile against Israel for the first time. Its name is Khorramshahr Missile. Which is named after a city in Iran.
This is a medium range ballistic missile. It can attack between 1000 to 2000 kilometers. It can carry a warhead weighing 1800 kilograms. It can be conventional, nuclear or a variety of mixtures. The length of this missile weighing 19.5 tons is 13 meters. Its diameter is 1.5 meters.
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It flies on a liquid fuel rocket. It is fired from a truck launcher. That means the facility of launching from anywhere is available. If it is launched from Iran’s border, then it can easily target any city in Israel. Defense experts also say that this is the Iranian version of North Korea’s Hwasong-10 missile.
North Korea had earlier provided BM-25 missile technology
North Korea had given the technology of BM-25 missile to Iran a long time ago. Its range was 2500 kilometers. Khorramshahr missile has been developed on this basis. Iran reduced the size of the missile. Reduced the amount of propellant. If the missile is fired from western Iran, it can easily target countries like Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece.
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There are four variants of this, the fourth variant is the most dangerous
There are four variants of the Khorramshahr missile. 1, 2, 3 and 4. The fourth one is also called Kheibar. This missile also includes the technology to install multiple warheads. That is, Iran can target multiple targets in Israel with a single missile. It was introduced on 25 May 2023.
Khurmashahr-4 missile is the most dangerous, almost impossible to stop
The range of Khurramshahr-4 missile is 2000 km. It can be fitted with a warhead weighing 1500 kg. Its launch takes only 12 minutes. It has the capability to change direction mid-way. This missile cannot be stopped or obstructed by any electronic warfare system. It operates on terminal guidance.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)