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Zoobin

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Zoobin
TypeAir-to-surface missile
Service history
In serviceFrom Iran–Iraq War to present
Used byIran
Production history
ManufacturerIran
Specifications
Mass560 kg
Length3.18 m
Diameter408 mm
Wingspan1.23 m
WarheadTritonal or Minol

EngineSolid rocket engine
Operational
range
20 km
Guidance
system
TV-homing

Zoobin[1] (Javelin) is an Iranian TV-guided air-to-surface missile. It is considered to be the first generation of the Iranian PGMs. Developed during the time of Iran–Iraq War, it was a rocket-powered version of the American M117 bomb equipped with a TV-seeker. There are four small aerodynamic control surfaces, also in a cruciform pattern, mounted on the motor, which are connected to the guidance unit at the front of the missile via control lines running along the body. The first versions only relied on these four fins but it was found that the missile is too unstable. Thus four larger triangle-shaped fins were attached to the center of the body to provide stability.[2]

A Zoobin missile at a parade

The guidance unit at the front of the missile contains a daylight TV seeker that is the same one used on Qadr. Zoobin is given a US-style 'AGM' designation (AGM-379/20 Zoobin), though its designers say that this has no greater significance beyond inventory management and parts stocks.[3]

Both Iranian F-4 Phantoms and F-5 Tigers can be equipped by Zoobin though the latter needs a modification to be able to guide the missile.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Iran made Zoobin air launched TV guided air to surface missile first test موشك زوبين ايران". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Defense & Security Intelligence & Analysis: IHS Jane's | IHS".
  3. ^ "AGM-379/20 Zoobin".
  4. ^ http://www.eisc.com.cn/webdata/Data.asp?nRecno=62706&Recno=188626&kw= [permanent dead link][Radar]
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