Fakoor 90
Sign in to saveThe Fakour-90 () is an Iranian air-to-air missile based on the AIM-54 Phoenix and the MIM-23 Hawk. It is solely deployed on Iran's F-14 Tomcats. While not confirmed for use in service, it has also been tested for usage on Iranian F-4 Phantom II & Su-24.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Fakour-90
- Weapon.image
- 2019 Sacred Defence Week parade (324).jpg
- Weapon.caption
- A Fakour-90 missile at a parade in 2019
- Weapon.type
- Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile
- Weapon.origin
- Iran
- Weapon.is_ranged
- Yes
- Weapon.is_explosive
- Yes
- Weapon.is_artillery
- Yes
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- Yes
- Weapon.is_missile
- Yes
- Weapon.service
- Operational
- Weapon.used_by
- IRIAF
- Weapon.designer
- Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics
- Weapon.filling
- High explosive blast-fragmentation
- Weapon.speed
- Mach 5
- Weapon.guidance
- inertial guidance, two way data link, active radar homing
- Weapon.launch_platform
- F-14, F-4 Phantom II, Su-24, Mirage F1, MiG-29, Kowsar, Su-27, Su-30, Su-35, MiG-31.
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The Fakour-90 () is an Iranian air-to-air missile based on the AIM-54 Phoenix and the MIM-23 Hawk. It is solely deployed on Iran's F-14 Tomcats. While not confirmed for use in service, it has also been tested for usage on Iranian F-4 Phantom II & Su-24.
==History== The missile was developed by the Iranian Army, the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics, and the Air Force. In October 2011, Iran announced that the missile had reached the stage of mass production.
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