Produced Since 2009 Propellant solid rocket fuel | Used by Iranian Air Force Diameter 127 mm | |
Type Short-range air-to-air missile | ||
Fatter (Persian: فاطر) is an Iranian short-range air-to-air missile based on the U.S.-built AIM-9 Sidewinder missile.
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Development
Fatter is a short range missile which uses AIM-9 Sidewinder missile body and Iranian avionics. In 2008 the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force reported test launches of a new IR-guided missile that was identified as the Fatter. Iranian Air Force Commander Brigadier General Hassan Shahsafi told news agencies that the missile had a range of 40 kilometers. In November 2009 Shahsafi told state TV that mass production of the missile was to be launched. No other information is available about the missile.
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