Almas (missile)

Almas
Type	Surface-to-surface missile Air-to-surface missile
Place of origin	Iran
Service history
In service	2014-present
Specifications
Engine	Solid-fuel rocket
Operational range	8 km

Almas (Persian: الماس, lit. 'insightful') is an Iranian short-range surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missile used for anti-armor attacks. Almas was developed primarily for use in combat drones or as a ground base using fire and release guidance. Almas was displayed for the first time in the exhibition of defense achievements in 2015. The missile is produced in three variants: Almas-1, Almas-2, and Almas-3. This missile was unveiled in the joint army drone exercise in January 2019 and was fired by the Ababil drone of the army ground forces. It is hypothesized to have been reverse engineered from the Israeli Spike missile. It has been used extensively by Hezbollah since 2023.

Specifications

• Type: Top-attack anti-armor guided weapon.
• Length: 1100 mm Almas 1-2 & 1600 mm Almas 3.
• Weight: 15kg (33 lbs) Almas 1-2 & 34kg (75lbs) Almas 3.
• Diameter: 130 mm Almas 1-2 & 170 mm Almas 3.
• Range: 4km (2.5 miles) Almas 1 - 8km (4.9 miles) Almas 2 - 10km (6.2 miles) Almas 3.
• Warhead: Tandem HEAT/thermobaric.
• Guidance: Infrared homing (IIR) & electro-optical.
• Penetration rate: 600 mm RHA (Almas 1), ~1000 mm RHA (Almas 2 & 3).

Operators

• Iran
• Israel - Captured from Hezbollah
• Lebanon - Hezbollah. First spotted and used to attack IDF Surveillance Domes at Jal Al-Allam.