| "Martyr Abu-Mahdi" cruise missile | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Abu Mahdi missile | |
| Type | Cruise missile[1] |
| Place of origin | Iran[2][3][4][5] |
| Service history | |
| In service | 20 August 2020 |
| Used by | Iran[6] |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Aerospace Industries Organization[7] |
| Produced | 25 July 2023[8] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,650 kg (3,640 lb) with booster |
| Length | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Diameter | 0.55 m (1.8 ft) |
| Wingspan | 3.1 m (10 ft) |
| Warhead | High Explosive |
| Warhead weight | 410 kg (900 lb) |
| Engine | Toloue turbojet |
Operational range | over 1000 km |
Guidance system | Satnav/INS, active and passive radar |
Launch platform | fixed and mobile ground launchers, ships, aircraft[9] |
Abu Mahdi (Persian: موشک ابومهدی), complete name: "Shahid (Martyr) Abu-Mahdi al-Muhandis missile" (Persian: موشک شهید ابومهدی المهندس), is an Iranian naval cruise missile with a range of over 1000 km.[10] The missile is named after Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, an Iraqi companion of Qasem Soleimani who was killed in an American airstrike in 2020. It was unveiled on 20 August 2020 simultaneously with the Haj-Qasem missile. The Abu Mahdi missile can be launched by diverse types of platforms, including sea, land and air launchers.[11][12][13][14][15]
Among the most significant features of the Abu-Mahdi missile is its long range.[16][17] At over 1000 km, the range of the Abu Mahdi is about triple the range of Iran's previously most-capable anti-ship missiles, the 350 km Raad missile and the Qadir missile whose range is 300 kilometres.[18]
It has been reported (by Tasnim Agency) that this missile is similar to the Hoveyzeh missile in appearance.[19][20] The engine used in the Abu-Mahdi missile is a Toloue-family (طلوع) turbojet engine, which has a long history of operation in "Karar drones" and cruise missiles of the family of "Noor, Qader and Qadir". On the other hand, possessing the capability to control the thrust of this kind of engine, the type of its wings and having the necessary fuel that is placed in the larger body of the new cruise missile, have made this Iranian missile to be able to fly at different speed ranges.[21]
