Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force unveiled on 9 Feb. 2020, a short-range tactical ballistic missile, the Raad – 500 (thunder). Iranian television showed a ceremony during which IRGC commander Major General Hossein Salami and Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of its aerospace force. They inaugurated the new missile’s production line. Missiles were seen at various stages in the manufacturing process, including a motor body made using a carbon fiber winding machine. The Zoheir solid-propellant motor section with a thrust-vectoring nozzle was also unveiled and shown tested on a stand.
