The RAAD رعد ("thunder") family of missiles is manufactured in Iran and based on the Soviet AT-3B Sagger anti-tank guided missile with a range of a few kilometres although some sources refer to it as a copy of a Chinese or North Korean cruise missile [1].
In 1998 it was reported that Iran had begun production an improved version of the Russian AT-3B . The new missile was called the Improved Raad or I-Raad. the new version is a wire-guided missile that has a new front airframe fitted with a tandem high explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead. [2]
Hezbollah said they used variants of this missile (Raad 2 and Raad 3) in the 2006 Lebanon War, including to down an Israeli helicopter, killing 5 soldiers. It is not guided
Variants
I-RAAD
For Improved RAAD includes an upgraded tandem warhead. Also
See also
References
Operators
 The Islamic Republic of Iran's Missiles |
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| Katyushas |
| Short-range ballistic missiles
Samid- Tondar-69 - Shahin-II - Naze'at - Zelzal-1 - Zelzal-2 - Zelzal-3 - Fateh-110 |
| Medium-range ballistic missiles
R-17E - Shahab-1 - Shahab-2 - Shahab-3 - Fajr-3 ballistic missile - Ghadr-110 |
| Medium-range ballistic missiles |
| Surface-to-air missiles |
| Anti-tank guided missiles |
| Anti-ship missiles |
| Torpedos |
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