Qaem 114 is an Iranian-made air-to-surface missile designed for anti-armor operations. It can be launched from drones or attack helicopters and features a fire-and-forget guidance system. This missile was developed based on the American
AGM-114 Hellfire
The AGM-114 Hellfire is an American missile developed for anti-armor use, later developed for precision drone strikes against other target types, especially high-value targets. It was originally developed under the name " Heliborne laser, fi ...
, and the number 114 in its name signifies this inspiration.
The Qaem-114 missile was first observed in Iran during the
IAIO Fotros unveiling in late November 2013. At that time, no information about the performance or operational status of the missile was released. Still, speculation suggested that the missile was likely modeled after the laser-guided version of the Hellfire missile. Several years later, the operational version of this missile was seen mounted on an upgraded
Bell 214
The Bell 214 is a medium-lift helicopter derived from Bell Helicopter's ubiquitous UH-1 Huey series. The Bell 214ST shares the same model number, but is a larger, much-modified twin-engine derivative.
Design and development
The original d ...
helicopter of the
IRGC
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known as the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary branch of the Iranian Armed Forces. It was officially established by Ruhollah Khomeini as a military branch in May 1979 i ...
, with two missiles on each side, in February 2020. Subsequently, in December 2020, the Qaem 114 missile, along with its counterpart, the Qaseem missile, which utilizes various seekers, was displayed at an exhibition showcasing the latest achievements of the
Iranian Navy
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN; ), also referred as the Iranian Navy (abbreviated NEDAJA; ), is the naval warfare service branch of Iran's regular military, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (''Artesh''). It is one of Iran's two maritim ...
. The missile was most recently seen in August 2021 during a ceremony for the mass delivery of equipment to the
IRGC Ground Forces, mounted as a quadruple launcher alongside the Qaseem missile on a
Toufan 2 helicopter.
See also
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Qaem 100
Qaem 100 (also Ghaem 100, , from a word meaning "upright") is an Iranian Expendable launch system, expendable, Small-lift launch vehicle, small-lift, launch vehicle, space launch vehicle developed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). ...
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AGM-114 Hellfire
The AGM-114 Hellfire is an American missile developed for anti-armor use, later developed for precision drone strikes against other target types, especially high-value targets. It was originally developed under the name " Heliborne laser, fi ...
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Toophan
The Toophan ( "typhoon", rarely Toofan) is an Iranian SACLOS anti-tank guided missile reverse-engineered from the American BGM-71 TOW missile. The Toophan 1, an unlicensed copy of the BGM-71A TOW missile, began mass production in 1988 and the T ...
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List of military equipment manufactured in Iran
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Space launch vehicles of Iran
Microsatellite launch vehicles
2013 in Iran
Vehicles introduced in 2013