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The Emad can carry a 750 kg payload at a range of 1700 km[2] with 10 m accuracy. It uses a new nose cone design, which is different from that of the original Shahab-3. The changed design may also make it possible for the warhead to detonate high above a target, which makes it more suitable for an air burst chemical, biological[3] or nuclear weapon detonation, as well as for nuclear electromagnetic pulse attack.[1]

An Emad missile on launcher at a parade in Tehran in 2019.

The missile was presented by Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan on 11 October 2015.[4][5] Emad features a newly designed reentry vehicle with a more advanced guidance and control system, making it the country's first IRBM that is precision-guided.[6][7][8][9][10] The missile features a Maneuverable reentry vehicle (MARV).[11]

The missile has an advanced guidance and control system in its nose cone, and it is said to have an accuracy of about 50 meters.[4][12][13] The missile, which appears to be another variant of the Shahab-3, was expected to be delivered to the armed forces some time in 2016.

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  1. ^ Jump up to:a b c "Emad, Ghadr (Shahab-3 Variants)".
  2. ^ BALLISTIC AND CRUISE MISSILE THREAT nasic.af.mil
  3. ^ https://csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/legacy_files/files/publication/141007_Iran_Rocket_Missile_forces.pdf Archived 18 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ Jump up to:a b Wilkin, Sam (11 October 2015). "Iran tests new precision-guided ballistic missile". Reuters. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Iran Emad missile test". kspr.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. ^ "The latest intermediate-range ballistic missiles Iran called "Emad" was tested". farsnews.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Successful test of the Emad missile". seratnews.ir. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Pictures of launching moment of ballistic missile, Emad". tasnimnews.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  9. ^ "The intermediate-range ballistic missiles was tested in Iran". tasnimnews.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Emad ballistic missile, Iran's first maneuverable re-entry vehicle (MARV) equipped with SATNAV to evade enemy's anti missile systems and drastically improve accuracy. The 3rd generation of Iranian liquid-propelled Strategic MRBMs, after Shahab and Ghadr series". irna.ir. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  11. ^ 2019 Iran Military Power - Defense Intelligence Agency https://www.dia.mil/Portals/110/Images/News/Military_Powers_Publications/Iran_Military_Power_LR.pdf
  12. ^ "Iran tests new precision-guided ballistic missile". Reuters. 11 October 2015.
  13. ^ Hume, Tim. "ran test-fires new generation long-range ballistic missiles, state media reports". CNN. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

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