Emad (missile)

The Emad can carry a 750 kg payload 1,700 km. The target accuracy is stated at 50m CEP by Iranian sources, but estimated at 500m by international observers. It uses a new nose cone design, which is different from that of the original Shahab-3. The changed design may make it possible for the warhead to detonate high above a target, which makes it more suitable for an air burst chemical, biological or nuclear weapon detonation, as well as for nuclear electromagnetic pulse attack. • Illustration — An Emad missile on a launcher at a parade in Tehran, 2019 Emad missiles are notably liquid-fueled; an American think tank described the fuel for Emad missiles as "extremely volatile and challenging to transport." The Emad features a newly designed reentry vehicle with a more advanced guidance and control system, making it Iran's first precision-guided MRBM. The missile features a maneuverable reentry vehicle (MARV). The missile has an advanced guidance and control system in its nose cone, and it is said to have an accuracy of about 500 meters. The missile, which appears to be another variant of the Shahab-3, was expected to be delivered to the armed forces some time in 2016. In 2024, the liquid-fuelled Emad was described as "somewhat older" compared to Iran's safer solid-fueled missiles. On 18 October 2025, the IRGC-ASF announced that they had added a precision-guidance kit to the Emad missile.