| Jask-2 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | SLCM[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] |
| Place of origin | Iran |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2020-present |
| Used by | Iran |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Imam Khomeini Naval University of Noshahr |
| Designed | 2012-2019 |
| Manufacturer | Iran |
| Produced | 2019[1][6]-present |
| Variants | Jask-3 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | >10 ft (3.0 m)[2] |
Operational range | 19 nmi (35 km)[2] |
Launch platform | Ghadir-class submarine,[2]Fateh-class submarine |
TheJask-2 missile is an Iraniansubmarine-launched cruise missile developed from theIranianNasr-1Anti-ship missile.[3][4] It is designed to be fired from theGhadir-class midget submarines[2] and it can also be launched by theFateh-class submarines.
According to some sources the missile was first displayed as a model in an exhibition by students of theImam Khomeini Naval University of Noshahr in September 2012.[3] In May 2017, theIranians reportedly tested the Jask-2 cruise missile for the first time, however the tests failed.[4][5] On 25 February 2019, theIranians successfully tested the missile as part of the Velayat 97 maneuvers and released a footage of the missile being fired from aGhadir-class submarine,[2][3][4]Iran also modified theFateh-class submarines so that they can also launchcruise missiles.[4] By 11 September 2020, a Navy official claimed the Jask-2 cruise missiles had been mass produced (with such efforts starting in November 2019).[1][6][8]Hossein Khanzadi also said thatIran wishes to extend the range of the Jask-2 missile and work is being done on theJask-3 missile.[7][6][9]
The missile is speculated to be encapsulated in atorpedo.[2][3] with its ownmarine propulsion which allows it to swim out of asubmarine'storpedo tube in a way conventional missiles can not, the missile's light weight, size and negative buoyancy allows it to do so making the missile somewhat unique as compared to other submarine launched cruise missiles.[3] The missile separates from the torpedo once the missile leaves the sea.[2] The missile has a range of just 19 nmi (35 km) and a length of >10 ft (3.0 m).[2]
