Tosan
The Tosan on display.
Type	Anti-tank missile
Place of origin	Iran
Service history
In service	2000-Present
Used by	See Operators
Production history
Designer	KBP Instrument Design Bureau
Designed	1991
Manufacturer	Aerospace Industries Organization
Produced	January 2000-Present
Specifications
Mass	5.25 kg
Length	130 cm
Diameter	135 mm

The Tosan, sometimes reported as the Tosan-1,^[1] is an Iranian SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile.^[2] It is a copy of the 9M113 Konkurs.^[3]

It's currently manufactured by Aerospace Industries Organization.^[4]

History

The Tosan was licensed by Iran in 1991 from Russia.^[5] Its production reportedly started in January 2000 with the inauguration of its production line.^[6][7] In February 2013, the Tosan was deployed in war games by the IRGC in Kerman.^[8]

In the Houthi insurgency, the Tosan's been used in the Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen against Saudi-led armored vehicles.^[9] In 2016, UAE troops secured a Tosan taken from a Houthi base in Safir, Marib Governorate in Yemen.^[10] In November 2018, a Tosan was publicly shown to reporters, which was taken by Saudi troops as evidence of Iranian support to Houthi forces.^[10]

The Tosan is said to be deployed in Iranian border areas in 2018.^[11][12]

Design

The Tosan is armed with two warheads at a distance of 75 meters after firing from a missile launcher and can destroy any target at long distances.^[13]

The missile weighs 26.5 kg, with 3.2 kg from the warhead.^[14] Its range is between 70 and 4000 meters; its maximum speed is 200 meters per second, its probability of hitting the target is 95% and its penetration rate in the armor depth is up to 670 mm.^[14]

The missile range decreases to 2,500 meters at night.^[14]

In 2018, it was reported that the Tosan can have the “RU244TK” and “RU150TK” thermal imaging cameras attached.^[15]

Operators

•  Iran^[16]

Non-State Actors

• Houthis: Used by the Houthis,^[10][17] supplied by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.^[18]