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BCruise & anti-ship missiles
Air-launched cruise missile , Land-attack missile , Anti-ship missile
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Abu Mahdi (missile) | Taurus KEPD 350 |
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| Type | Cruise missile[source] | Air-launched cruise missile , Land-attack missile , Anti-ship missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Iran[source] | Germany and Sweden[source] |
| In service | 20 August 2020[source] | Since 2006[source] |
| Used by | Iran[source] |
Width
Single source1,080 mm (3 ft 7 in)[source]
Maximum; Mach .95 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceMach .95 (323 m/s; 1,060 ft/s; 1,160 km/h)[source]
Operational; >
Single source> 500 km (270 nmi; 310 mi)[source]
Williams P8300‐15 turbofan 680.4 kgf (6,672 N ) thrust
Single sourceWilliams P8300‐15 turbofan 680.4 kgf (6,672 N; 1,500 lbf) thrust[source]
Warhead weight
Single source480 kg (1,060 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Germany, South Korea , Spain[source] |
| Warhead | High Explosive[source] | Two‐stage tandem MEPHISTO penetrator[source] |
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| Designer | — | Taurus Systems GmbH[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1995–2005[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Taurus Systems GmbH[source] |
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| Produced | — | Since 2005[source] |
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| Variants | — | KEPD 350 KEPD 350 MR KEPD 350K-2 KEPD 150[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | INS , GPS , image-based navigation (IBN), RADALT[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Four tailfins[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Panavia PA-200 Tornado IDS , McDonnell Douglas F-15K Slam Eagle , McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A+ Hornet[source] |
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| References | — | Janes[source] |
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