Equipment / Missile / Abu Mahdi (missile)

Abu Mahdi (missile)

Missile Systemconfirmed

Abu Mahdi (missile)

Abu Mahdi, complete name: "Shahid (Martyr) Abu-Mahdi al-Muhandis missile", is an Iranian naval cruise missile. The missile is named after Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, an Iraqi companion of Qasem Soleimani who was killed in an American airstrike in 2020. It was unveiled on 20 August 2020 simultaneously with the Haj-Qasem missile. The Abu Mahdi missile can be launched by diverse types of platforms, including sea, land and air launchers.

Specifications

TypeMissile System
OriginIran
Introduced2020
StatusIn service

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
Iran—confirmed

Text adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo from Wikimedia Commons; see the Wikipedia article for author and license.

Related