Sattar (missile) ( fa, موشک ستار) is an Iranian laser-guided air-to-ground missile, which have been mentioned for utilizing on the fighters of "F-4 and F-5" in
, and is said "have been a sort of complement of the weapons of Islamic Republic of Iran's bomber fighters.
[How Iranian fighters are armed with "Sattar" missiles](_blank)
mashreghnews.ir, Retrieved 5 August 2020 This missile's name have been applied based on the name of
Mansour Sattari
Mansour Sattari ( fa, منصور ستاری; also Romanization, Romanized as Mansoor Sattari) (19 May 1948 – 5 January 1995) was an Iranian Air Force Brigadier general.
After serving his compulsory military service in the Army Artillery bra ...
, who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force. This missile is considered as the first laser guided Iran-made missile.
This air-to-ground missile
Family of 4 members of "Sattar" laser and advanced guided missiles
tasnimnews.com, Retrieved 5 August 2020 consists of 3 types of it, namely: Sattar-1, Sattar-2 and Sattar-3 (as the project of Asr-67). The Sattar-1 missile is a short/medium range missile, but there is no information concerning its speed. Sattar-2 is a significantly improved form of its previous version; Sattar-3 is also the newest version of Sattar laser-guided missile, which is said to have a warhead with 225 kg.
See also
* List of military equipment manufactured in Iran
In recent years, the Iranian government states that it has self-sufficiency in essential military hardware and defense systems.
Tehran established an arms development program during the Iran–Iraq War to counter the weapons embargo imposed on ...
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References
Air-to-surface missiles of Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Guided bombs
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