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Shahab Thaqeb FM-80 (HQ-7) short range air defence missile system
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The Shahab Thaqeb or Tagheb weapon system is a Iranian made short-range and low-altitude air defence missile system. This missile system was revealed in 1999. The main mission of the system is the intercepting of attacks from incoming flight targets. The Shahab Thaqeb is a dual role, high lethality 12 km, air defense missile with impressive self-defense anti-aircraft, has taken advantage of IR proximity fuse, 14 kg fragmentation warhead, and a good guidance accuracy. The Shahab Thaqeb is designed to be easily integrtaed with other host platforms. The Iranian Defence Industry has developing this air defence missile system based to French Thomson-CSF Airsys Crotale system which was captured during the Gulf War with Iraq. The technology of the Shahab Thaqeb comes also from the Chinese short range air defence missile system HQ-7 (FM-80). Most of the time, the Shahab Thaqeb operates with Oerlikon Contraves Skyguard radar fire-control and guidance system. The system has proven its accuracy, effectiveness, and ease operation when operated with a Sky Guard search and tracking system. Shahab Thaqeb and Sky Guard showed superior performance in acquisition and tracking during firing exercises against combat aircraft. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shahab Thaqeb launcher unit
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Shahab Thaqeb missile
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Shahab Thaqeb truck tractor and power unit
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Sky Guard Oerlikon cannon 35 mm
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