TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled a new missilewith a composite engine as well as the new generation of engines forpropelling missiles and satellite carriers.
During a ceremony attended by the chief commander of the Islamic RevolutionGuards Corps (IRGC), Major General Hossein Salami, on Sunday, it wasannounced that the new missile takes advantage of two types of compositeengine blocks and adjustable nozzle.
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The event was also attended by commander of the IRGC’s Aerospace DivisionBrigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh.
The new missile’s composite engine block, which contains carbon fibers, canwithstand pressures as high as 100 bar and a temperature of 3,000 degreesCentigrade, while the composite component has allowed Iranian engineers toreduce the weight of the missile to a large extent.
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Compared to Fateh-110 missiles, the new Ra’d-500 missile’s weight has beencut by half while its range has been increased by 200 kilometers.
The new Iranian missile paves the way for the production of new satellitecarriers operating on solid fuel and allows Iran’s surface-to-surfacemissiles to penetrate various kinds of missile shields by projecting asmall cross-section on the radar screen.
Addressing the ceremony, the commander of the IRGC’s Aerospace Divisionsaid by developing the adjustable nozzle technology, it is possible tocontrol solid-fuel missiles beyond the atmosphere in spacecrafts, satellitecarriers and anti-armor missiles.
He added that expenses of Iran’s Armed Forces are far lower than those ofother countries, saying that the composite body of the new missile has beendesigned in a way that it can be used in surface-to-surface and air defensemissiles.
