C-704 (Nasr-1)
Owned By
| Operator: | Iran |
| Status: | In Service |
| Number: | 50 |
| Cost: | |
| Acquired: | 2010-2011 |
| General Specs: | |
| Country of origin: | China |
| Manufacturer: | China (copies produced in Iran known as the Nasr-1) |
| Introduced: | Debuted in China in 2006 |
| Iranian production is believed to have started in April 2010 | |
| Range: | 21.75 miles (35 km) |
| Warhead: | 286 lbs (130 kg) |
| Speed: | |
| Weight: | 880 lbs (400 kg) |
| Length: | 10.76 ft (3.28 m) |
| Diameter: | 0.91 ft (0.28 m) |
| Wingspan: | |
| Propellant: | Solid Propellant Boost |
| Guidance System: | Radar seeker and imaging infrared |
| Accuracy: | Unknown |
| Launch Platform: | Ship or coastal battery launched |
| Misc: | Israel Intercepted a shipment that contained six C-704 Nasr 1. The shipment was arranged by Iran en route to Egypt, where the weapons would have then been smuggled into Gaza for Hamas. |
Sources:
- Hewson, Robert. That Sinking Feeling: Iran’s Anti-Ship Missile Array. Issue brief. London: Royal United Services Institute, 2012. Print. RUSI Defence Systems.
- “Surface Forces: The Maxi Maverick From China.” StrategyPage. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2014.
- Trade Registers. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2013.
- Pike, John. “Kosar / Nasr.” Global Security.org. N.p., 7 Sept. 2011. Web. 17 Jan. 2014.
- Madras, Vincent. “Iranian Short Range Nasr-1 Anti-ship Cruise Missile.” War History. N.p., 25 Dec. 2011. Web. 17 Jan. 2014.
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