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| Specification | Paveh cruise missile | Penguin (missile) |
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| Speed | — | high subsonic[source] |
| Type | Strategic cruise missile system[source] | littoral anti-ship missile[source] |
| In service | 2023 (Unveiled)[source] | 1972–present[source] |
| Used by | Iran Islamic Resistance in Iraq Houthi movement Hezbollah[source] | — |
| Wars | Gaza war |
3.0 m (MK2), 3.2 m (MK3)[source]
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| Manufacturer | Iran ( Islamic Republic of Iran Navy )[source] | Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace[source] |
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| Engine | Turbo-jet engine[source] | Solid propellant sustainer[source] |
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| Guidance system | A smart missile that can change targets mid-mission[source] | pulse- laser , passive IR (MK2), passive IR , radar altimeter (MK3)[source] |
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| Role | Iranian long-range surface-to-surface cruise missile[source] | — |
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| National origin | Iran[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | Paveh is a part of the Soumar cruise missile family, which was unveiled in 2015 with the first missile of the family being the Soumar which had a range of 700 km.[source]Paveh cruise missile · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage On 2 February 2019, Iran unveiled the Hoveyzah Cruise Missile , a surface-to-surface missile with a claimed range of more than 1,350 kilometers.[source]Paveh cruise missile · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The missile has a range of 1,650 km (1,030 mi).[source]Paveh cruise missile · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Place of origin | — | Norway[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 120 kg (MK2), 130 kg (MK3)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | delay fuze[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | sea skimming[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | naval ships , helicopters (MK2), fixed-wing aircraft (MK3)[source] |
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| Former operator · Norway | — | Norway[source] |
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| Former operator · Sweden | — | Sweden[source] |
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| Former operator · United States | — | United States[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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