nuclear warheads with a high explosive charge and enormous range

Despite international sanctions and embargoes that restrict the import of technology, the Iranian defense industry continues to develop new weapons and does not waste a military march to show them to the world. During the Iranian Armed Forces parade, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps showed for the first time a a new ballistic missile called Jihad next to the drone kamikaze Shahed-136Btwo types of weapons that Spain lacks, but in which Tehran has specialized in recent years with Israel in its sights.

“Today, our defensive and deterrent capabilities have developed to such an extent that Even the demons would not think of attacking our beloved Iran” said Masud Pezeshkian, Iran’s new president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

The statements were made at the event in the capital on the occasion of the annual parade commemorating the war against Iraq, which took place from 1980 to 1988. “Thanks to the unity and cohesion of Muslim countries, we can to put the bloody and genocidal usurper of Israel in its place“Pezeshkian continued.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei also participated in the parade calling on Muslim countries to use “their inner strength” against IsraelAfter months of direct conflict, including the massive sending of missiles and drones towards Netanyahu’s country, the situation between the two nations is at a very delicate moment.

Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon was seriously injured last Tuesday when his search engine exploded. Just as thousands of devices distributed among Hezbollah members and this left more than 3,000 people affected and at least 12 dead.

“This inner strength can eliminate the Zionist regime“, this malignant cancerous tumor at the heart of Islamic society in Palestine and get rid of American domination and coercive interference in this region,” leader Khamenei continued.

The drone that arrives in Israel

One of the most significant handicaps he faced Iran to carry out large-scale attacks on Israeli territory It is the distance that separates its borders. This has forced Tehran to use some of its groups proxy in the region, such as Hezbollah, to launch explosive-laden drones from their domains.

With the addition of the Shahed-136B, this need is eliminated. According to the Iranian agency TasnimThe new unmanned aircraft has a operating range greater than 4,000 kilometersThis autonomy allows it to reach any point in Israel and can even reach Ukraine by crossing the Black Sea.

Indeed, relations between Iran and Russia have grown closer in the months since Putin gave the order to invade Ukraine in February 2022. The Kremlin has one of its main arms suppliers in Tehran and technology, with drones as the spearhead. In fact, previous versions of the Shahed-136 were used by the Russian military to attack Ukrainian territory.

Data on the newly presented version are kept secret, although there are details on slightly less advanced models in terms of autonomy. The Shahed-136 integrates a 200 kilogram warhead essentially consisting of an explosive warhead.

It measures 3.5 meters long by 2.5 meters of wingspan and has a delta wing format. As it appears in some images, the transport of the drone is carried out on board a change trailer, which also serves as a launch platform using rockets for takeoffa system known by its acronym RATO or Rocket-assisted takeoffThis capability allows it to operate from locations inaccessible to traditional aircraft takeoff, giving it significant flexibility on the battlefield.

“The drone itself has a simple and relatively unsophisticated design: the vessel is guided by a rudimentary computer and is powered by a two-stroke engine,” two analysts told Ukrainian media. Kyiv Post. “This designed to be released in swarms of 5 [unidades] via a truck mounted bracket.

They also explain that for the Russian military, “the Shahed is a cost-effective means of attack fixed targets and overwhelm air defenses “This is something Iran attempted in its massive attack on Israel last April, although the anti-aircraft systems worked properly and little damage was done.

The Jihad Missile

Along with the drone, the other main protagonist of the Iranian stopover was a new short-range ballistic missile modelThe Jihad is a solid-fueled rocket-propelled platform whose design is based on the Qiam missile, according to the agency. Tasnim.

He The estimated range of the Jihad is 1,000 kilometers after having made some improvements to the propulsion system, as reported by the same media, to which the guidance capacity of its warhead was added.

During the parade on Saturday, “23 ballistic missiles were deployed,” the same media reported. Including 2 Kheibar Shekan, 2 Fatah units, 4 Hayy Waser missiles, 2 Qadr missiles, 2 Emad, 3 Khorramshahr, 4 Seyyil and 4 Jihad missiles. Jihad, for its part, “is the latest liquid-fueled ballistic missile of the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which was presented for the first time during the parade.

The new missile is equipped with a 600 kilogram warhead and flies at over 9,800 kilometers per hour (more than 8 times the speed of sound). It uses a different launch platform compared to the Qiam model on which it is based, which allows the take-off of two units simultaneously and significantly improves operational efficiency in terms of time.

As for the Qiam, the missile was put into service in 2010, becoming the first to use liquid fuel over the entire Iranian range and reaching an operational range of 800 kilometersThe country’s engineers then modified some aerodynamic elements such as the fins, allowing it to operate from multiple missile silos.

Later improvements focused on the warhead and Iran included a guidance system that allowed increase accuracy up to 50 metersaccording to Tasnim. Already in 2021, information published by the Ministry of Defense indicated that it had increased the range of action to 1,000 kilometers, inaugurating a “new generation” of missiles. For now, it is not known whether the Jihad is actually the modernized Qiam announced by the regime in 2021, since they share the same range.