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Zafar | |
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Type | Anti-ship cruise missile |
Place of origin | Iran |
Service history | |
In service | 2012-present |
Used by | Iranian Navy Navy of the Revolutionary Guards |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Iranian Aviation Industries Organization |
Specifications | |
Warhead | HE |
Engine | turbojet |
Operational range | 25 km |
Flight altitude | Sea-skimming |
Guidance system | Active radar |
Zafar is an Iranian short-range, anti-ship and radar guided cruise missile. It has been designed to be carried inside a launch canister installed on a variety of light vessels and high-speed missile crafts.[1][2]
The Zafar is claimed to be one of the fastest sea-skimming anti-ship missiles in the Iranian arsenal. The Defense Ministry developed the missile.