| Shahab-1 |
| Type |
Tactical SRBM |
| Service history |
| In service |
1987–present |
| Used by |
Iran |
| Production history |
| Manufacturer |
Iran |
| Specifications |
| Warhead |
One |
|
Operational
range |
350 km |
The Shahab-1 ({{Arabic and adopted into Persian شهاب-۱}}, meaning "Meteor-1") was the foundation of the long-range Iranian missile program. The missile itself is a minor variant of the Scud-B, which Iran initially acquired from Libya and Syria between 1985 and 1986.[citation needed] The Scud-B's 300 km range allowed Iran to strike Baghdad during the Iran–Iraq War. Iran later received Scud-B missiles from North Korea and possibly the Soviet Union.[citation needed] During the war between Iran and Iraq it is estimated that Iran fired 100 to 231 Scud B missiles [1].
Iran began making the Shahab-1 sometime between 1988 and 1994 [2].
Variants
Shahab is the name of a class of Iranian missiles, service time of 1988-present, which comes in six variants: Shahab-1, Shahab-2, Shahab-3, Shahab-4, Shahab-5, Shahab-6.
Operators
Iran
External links
See also
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