Fatter

Fatter
Fatter
Type	Short-range air-to-air missile
Place of origin	Iran
Service history
Used by	Iranian Air Force
Production history
Produced	Since 2009
Specifications
Diameter	127 mm
Propellant	solid rocket fuel
Operational; range	40km
Guidance; system	Infrared homing
Launch; platform	Aircraft

Fatter (Persian: فاطر‎) is an Iranian short-range air-to-air missile based on the U.S.-built AIM-9 Sidewinder missile.^[1]

Development[]

Fatter is a short range missile which uses AIM-9 Sidewinder missile body and Iranian avionics.^[2] In 2008 the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force reported test launches of a new IR-guided missile that was identified as the Fatter.^[3]^[4] Iranian Air Force Commander Brigadier General Hassan Shahsafi told news agencies that the missile had a range of 40 kilometers.^[5]^[6] In November 2009 Shahsafi told state TV that mass production of the missile was to be launched.^[7] No other information is available about the missile.^[8]

Operators[]

Iran

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[1] ttp://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Air-Launched-Weapons/Fatter-Iran.html

[2] ttp://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Air-Launched-Weapons/Fatter-Iran.html

[3] ttp://www.farsnews.net/newstext.php?nn=8709110132

[4] ttp://web.archive.org/web/20110710224753/http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8808231430

[5] ttp://www.farsnews.net/newstext.php?nn=8709110132

[6] ttp://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Air-Launched-Weapons/Fatter-Iran.html

[7] ttp://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Air-Launched-Weapons/Fatter-Iran.html

[8] ttp://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Air-Launched-Weapons/Fatter-Iran.html

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