Iran's Shehab 3

Iran has participated in the No-dong program since its inception. This participation led directly to Iran's establishment of the Shehab  3 program. Which apparently began in 1998. roughly the same date as the start of the No-dong project;No dong Link
In March 1993, a 21-member Iranian delegation traveled to P'yongyang. This delegation was led by Brigadier General Hossein Mantequei, then director of the Defense Industries Organization ( a body responsible for Iran's ballistic missile development and production program under a project known as "Department 140"). The purpose of the visit was reportedly to discuss missile related cooperation, arrangements for Iranian participation in the forthcoming No-dong test, and  the purchase of  No-dong missiles. In February 1994, KPAF(Korean's People's Air Force) commander General Choe Myong-rok visited Iran  with a 29 member delegation of military and nuclear experts and toured the missile test site at Shahroud.
Delivery of either No-dong components or a small number of completed missiles is believed  to have occurred in mid- to late 1994. Sometime during late 1994 or early 1995, the DPRK also provided four TELs. While these are believed  to have been for the Hwasong 6, it is possible that a No-dong MEL. was include with this shipment. Further deliveries continued at a very slow rate for approximately one year, until finding and other problems resulted to their halt. By 1997 low level deliveries appear to have resumed.
This may have led to a decision to replace a number of missile's subsystem with technology acquired from Russian sources and to focus longer range missile projects (e.g., Shehab 4) on Russian technology rather than on DPRK developmental  Taep'o-dong.
On July 22,1998, Iran conducted its first test of the Shehab  3 (the third test of No-dong). This missile is believed to have been an Iranian-assembled No-dong with few. If any, local internal modification. The missile flew for approximately 100 seconds before exploding. If this were an accidental explosion, it would suggest that the problems the Iranians had noted earlier may not have been resolved. Regardless, the Iranians may follow the DPRK lead and deploy the system in spite of problems. Like the earlier test of the Ghauri, DPRK observers are believed to have been present for the Shehab  3 test.

Further development of the No-dong/ Shehab 3 is being undertaken cooperatively by the Iranians and the DPRK. It is believed, however, that production versions of the missile will incorporate increasing levels of Russian, and possibly PRC, technologies and components. If the trend continues, it could result in a missile that is significantly different from the DPRK-produced No-dong.
Iranian- DPRK Shehab 3 cooperation may have also extended into space launched vehicles. In August 1998, Iranian television showed what appeared to be a mock-up of a clam-shell nosecone with small satellite inside and a model of a space launch vehicle with a bulbous payload section, apparently based upon Shehab  3.

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