Iran unveiled Khaybar (forth generation khorramshahr) ballistic missile

[drmeson]

Is the marv warhead an actual hypersonic glider?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1296760467113869313

Which missile are you talking about in particular? The closest Iran has been to the hypersonic terminal flight domain is through Kheybar Shekan and Qassem missiles which are both quasi-trajectory ballistic missiles with a very depressed apogee (See the Qassem slide). Kheybar Shekan is a skip glide vehicle with a terminal velocity of almost reaching the hypersonic domains but the real HGV of Iran will be unvieled very soon.

 

[Mr Iran Eye]

The first Iranian missile to reach hypersonic speed is the Raad-500 which is made of composite material and a new engine

 

[glablo]

Rigorous orbital calculations have been made for the range of khorramshahr4.
The maximum velocity of khorramshahr4 is reported to be 5488 m/s by iran media.
The maximum velocity of a missile depends on its trajectory.
Therefore, assuming that the missile was launched from western Iran to Israel, we adjusted the rocket's parameters so that the maximum velocity recorded when the missile begins its descent and is accelerated by gravity is 5488 m/s.
As a result, the estimated range was approximately 3700 km.

The Musudan (slightly shorter in length), on which the khorramshahr4 is said to be based, has a range of 3200-4000 km and a warhead weight of 1000 kg.
It is in good agreement with these results and can be trusted.

In other words, the khorramshahr4 can fly nearly 4000 km without a lighter warhead.
It is clear that Iran is no longer considering the self-imposed regulation of a range of 2000 km.
Some may find it hard to believe that a warhead weighing 1500 kg has a range of 3700 km.
For reference, its ancestor, the R-27U, has the same diameter and 0.68 times the length, but it can fly 3000 km with a 650 kg warhead.
Remember, the R-27U is a 60 year old antique missile.
Iranian missiles already range the entire EU.

 

[TheImmortal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1663657666474811392

 

[Messerschmitt]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1663657666474811392

There's also this one:

 

[HGV]

There's also this one:
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maybe that's Khorramshahr-3

 

[Messerschmitt]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1664286346322776065

https://twitter.com/x/status/1664666419479314432

 

[Messerschmitt]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1664907653783404544

 

[TheImmortal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1665370239284944898

 

[drmeson]

 

[Stryker1982]

That is very impressive with a 1-1.5 ton HE warhead re-entering the atmosphere at mach 8. Perhaps my concerns about it's lack of precision were unfounded.

The only thing that is unfounded, is the vaporized corpses of the people who happen to come across this missile Imao.

 

[Stryker1982]

More details from Gen. Farahi interview:
About 8000 domestic companies are involved in the missiles production to achieve desired redundancy and production speed

on Kheybar:
cost of each missile is reduced to 1/10 of foreign products (leading to $200k-$300k per unit)
Transporter's speed has been tripled compared to previous generations
3-4 crew per launcher
different warheads and seekers can be installed on it
Missile can be stored with it's fuel for 3 years ( estimated max 10 years)
Missile's guidance system completely shuts down in reentry to counter possible EW
equipped with AI to use it's exoatosphere maneuverability in enemy's ambush zone
New material and remove of the fins has reduced the RCS
It's engine is placed inside the fuel tank to reduce the length of the missile to 13 meters
preparation time< 15 minutes
Launch to impact time for 2000km range< 12 minutes
warhead length: 4m
Max exoatmosphere speed: mach 16
max reentry speed: mach 8
CEP: 30m at 2000km range


Interview with gen. Farahi
5 خرداد 1402 - صف اول | شبکه خبر - ۵ خرداد ماه ۱۴۰۲

These are excellent specifications (perhaps some of this should've been classified). Either way, must be mass produced immediately. Reality, missile can probably go above 3000km with 1500kg warhead.

 

[khansaheeb]

Iran need to work on increasing range of it's missiles further.

and they need to work on payload to thrust ratio.

 

[TheImmortal]

and they need to work on payload to thrust ratio.

K-4 was modified to be reduced range to avoid upsetting EU and USA. It is a modified DPRK H-12 Missile. Which means it can have a range of at least 4000KM if needed and more if modified for range.

It is 2000KM with 1500kg payload.

Iran has test stands in Shahrud Missile facility (best and brightest minds of Iran’s missile program) and they indicate massive engines in development. Based on SLV development, iran has already achieved 6000+KM missiles. They just don’t get developed for political and practical reasons.

The problem building ICBMs is useless without a nuke. Even if Iran could build an ICBM for $10M to deliver 10,000kg of conventional warheads. It’s still a waste of resources and a perfectly good missile.

Better to invest that in stealth unmanned supersonic bombers than building disposable missiles.

 

[khansaheeb]

K-4 was modified to be reduced range to avoid upsetting EU and USA. It is a modified DPRK H-12 Missile. Which means it can have a range of at least 4000KM if needed and more if modified for range.

It is 2000KM with 1500kg payload.

Iran has test stands in Shahrud Missile facility (best and brightest minds of Iran’s missile program) and they indicate massive engines in development. Based on SLV development, iran has already achieved 6000+KM missiles. They just don’t get developed for political and practical reasons.

The problem building ICBMs is useless without a nuke. Even if Iran could build an ICBM for $10M to deliver 10,000kg of conventional warheads. It’s still a waste of resources and a perfectly good missile.

Better to invest that in stealth unmanned supersonic bombers than building disposable missiles.

I guess Pakistan could buy some of them, as we have a long range need for our nuke delivery, specially submarine launched ones.