Tondar-69
The Tondar-69 is a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) originating in China and operated by the armed forces of Iran. It was originally deployed by the Iranian army in 1992. The design is based on the Chinese M-7 (CSS-8), which itself was designed from the Soviet S-75 surface-to-air missile (SAM).
Tondar-69
![Iranian close range ballistic missile (CRBM) at Great Prophet IV military exercise. The following four sources identify this missile as a Tondar-69: [1] [2] [3] and [4]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Great_Prophet_IV_%2824%29.jpg/600px-Great_Prophet_IV_%2824%29.jpg)
Ali Shaigan · Fars Media Corporation · CC BY 4.0
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- Tondar
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- tactical ballistic missile · short-range ballistic missile
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- Iran
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The Tondar-69 is a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) originating in China and operated by the armed forces of Iran. It was originally deployed by the Iranian army in 1992. The design is based on the Chinese M-7 (CSS-8), which itself was designed from the Soviet S-75 surface-to-air missile (SAM).
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It is launched from static transporter erector launchers towed into position. Up to two hundred CSS-8 missiles were acquired from 1989-1992 and modified to Tondar-69 specifications. The range is estimated as up to 150 km and the payload as up to 190 kg. Tondar-69s were used in Iran's Great Prophet IV military exercise in September 2009. In 2023, FDD assessed that the Tondar-69 was likely still operational.
![Iranian close range ballistic missile (CRBM) at Great Prophet IV military exercise. The following four sources identify this missile as a Tondar-69: [1] [2] [3] and [4]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Great_Prophet_IV_%2825%29.jpg/600px-Great_Prophet_IV_%2825%29.jpg)
Iranian close range ballistic missile (CRBM) at Great Prophet IV military exercise. The following four sources identify this missile as a Tondar-69: [1] [2] [3] and [4]
Ali Shaigan · Fars Media Corporation
![Iranian close range ballistic missile (CRBM) at Great Prophet IV military exercise. The following sources say or suggest that this missile is a Tondar-69: [1] [2] [3] and [4]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Great_Prophet_IV_%2826%29.jpg/800px-Great_Prophet_IV_%2826%29.jpg)
Iranian close range ballistic missile (CRBM) at Great Prophet IV military exercise. The following sources say or suggest that this missile is a Tondar-69: [1] [2] [3] and [4]
Ali Shaigan · Fars Media Corporation · https: Simultaneously this photo was published in higher resolution via AFP her
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• Is Missile — yes • Name — Tondar • Type — Short range ballistic missile • Vehicle Range — 150 km • Filling — Single warhead • Engine — Two-stage: solid-fuel booster and liquid fuel sustainer • Guidance — Inertial with command updates • Accuracy — 50 m – 150 m CEP • Length — 10.8 m • Diameter — 0.65 m (first stage), 0.5 m (second stage) • Weight — 2,650 kg • Payload Capacity — 190 or 250 kg high explosive • Used By — Iran
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- 1.Lennox, Duncan. "Tondar 69 (CSS-8)." Jane’s Strategic Weapon Systems (Offensive Weapons). July 28, 2011.
- 2.Tondar 69. CSIS Missile Threat.
- 3.Galen Wright. The Arkenstone - ارکنستون.
- 4.Tondar-69 (CSS-8). Military Edge: The Most Comprehensive Tool on the Web for QME.
- 5.https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/02/15/arsenal/
- 6.https://www.uskowioniran.com/2009/09/missiles-of-great-prophet-iv.html
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