The Qaem (or Ghaem) refers to two completely separate Iranian weapons: an air-to-ground glide bomb and a ground-to-air missile. These two weapons are similarly sized and identically named, and are both developed from the Toophan missile, but are separate weapon systems.
Qaem ground to air missile[]
A ground-to-air Qaem missile.
This is an Iranian SACLOS beam-riding SHORAD surface-to-air missile.[1][2] With a range of six kilometers and a maximum altitude of two kilometers, the Qaem is intended for use against UAVs and low flying or stationary helicopters.[3] The Qaem is a development of the Toophan missile, itself an unlicensed copy of the American BGM-71 TOW missile, and entered mass production in 2010.[4][5]
The Qaem anti-aircraft missile uses a laser guidance system.[6] Iran also produces a variant, the Qaem-M, which adds a proximity fuse.[7]
Qaem air to ground bomb[]
a Qaem air-to-ground munition seen on a Mohajer-6 UAV.
A completely unrelated Iranian munition, but also named "Qaem," is carried by Qods Mohajer-6 UAVs[8] and Hamaseh UAVs.[9]
The Qaem is available in four variants: the Qaem 1, with a suspected infrared seeker; a variant simply named Qaem, with suspected laser guidance;[8][10] a larger variant named Qaem-5, with TV guidance; and an even larger variant named Qaem-9, also with TV guidance.[9]
The Qaem A2G glide bomb is related to the Sadid-345 glide bomb, but has different wings and size.[11]
References[]
- ↑ ADAM RAWNSLEY (June 18, 2016). "Iranian TOW Missile Knockoffs Spread to War Zones". https://warisboring.com/iranian-tow-missile-knockoffs-spread-to-war-zones/.
- ↑ Farzin Nadimi (August 17, 2015). "How Iran's Revived Weapons Exports Could Boost Its Proxies". https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/how-irans-revived-weapons-exports-could-boost-its-proxies.
- ↑ Wright, Author: Galen (January 10, 2010). "The Arkenstone - ارکنستون: Toofan ATGM". https://web.archive.org/web/20120911002131/http://thearkenstone.blogspot.com:80/2010/01/toophan-atgm.html.
- ↑ mashreghnews. qaem missile, the Iranian solution to the problem of the US. http://www.mashreghnews.ir/fa/news/91328/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%AD%D9%84-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B4%DA%A9%D9%84-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1.
- ↑ farsnewsws. ""Storm" in sky and earth". http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13920507000159.
- ↑ "Iran says starts production of two new missiles". 2010-02-06. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-says-starts-production-of-two-new-missiles-1891204.html.
- ↑ Lyamin, Yuri (20 July 2017). "Иранская экспозиция на МАКС-2017. Часть.1" (in Russian). https://imp-navigator.livejournal.com/637994.html.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Binnie, Jeremy (February 7, 2018). "Iran's Mohajer 6 armed UAV goes into production". Jane's Information Group. http://www.janes.com/article/77677/iran-s-mohajer-6-armed-uav-goes-into-production?from_rss=1. "Video footage was also released showing a Mohajer 6 using a Qaem 1 to accurately hit a target that was floating in the sea, apparently in the Indian Ocean off Konarak."
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Jeremy Binnie (August 8, 2019). "Iran holds unveiling event for precision-guided bombs". London. https://www.janes.com/article/90357/iran-holds-unveiling-event-for-precision-guided-bombs.
- ↑ Wright, Galen (February 5, 2018). "The names on the side say Qaem (opaque seeker) and Qaem 1 (transparent), but they're Sadids to my eye.". https://twitter.com/Arkenstoneblog/status/960477888423215108.
- ↑ Taghvaee, Babak (February 6, 2018). "Key difference is the size, wings and its guidance system.". https://twitter.com/BabakTaghvaee/status/960861105319854080.
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