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The RAAD ((ペルシア語: رعد, meaning "thunder")) family of missiles is manufactured in Iran and based on the Soviet 9K11 Malyutka anti-tank guided missile with a range of a few kilometres. It is not to be confused with Iran's Ra'ad anti ship missile and Pakistan's Ra'ad cruise missile.〔(Iran Builds Cruise Missile. ) Retrieved on May 12, 2008.〕 From 1996 to 2004, a total of 2,250 RAAD missiles were produced in Iran.〔 ==History== It was said that plans to start production of the RAAD started in 1994 when Chinese and North Korean assistance was enlisted in producing missiles to boost its domestic weapons industry〔 〕 followed by actual production in 1995〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Transfers and licensed production of major conventional weapons: Imports sorted by recipient. Deals with deliveries or orders made 1994-2004 )〕 with the actual weapon being unveiled by Defense Industries Organization on April 30, 1997.〔 〕 Due to shortage of Western-made anti-tank weapons, it forced Iran to seek out alternate anti-tank weapons that included the purchase of the 9K11 Malyutka. In 1998, it was reported that Iran had begun producing an improved version of the Russian AT-3B . The new missile was called the ''Improved Raad'' or ''I-Raad'' with improvements that include a new front airframe fitted with a tandem high explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead.〔 Israel had captured some quantities of the RAAD on the Karine A in January 2002. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RAAD (anti-tank missile)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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