Dezful (missile)

Dezful(Persian: دزفول‎) is a medium range ballistic missile (MRBM) developed by Iran and unveiled in February 2019 in an underground missile factory.[2] The Iranian armed forces said that this missile has a range of 1000 kilometers (620 miles).[3][2] Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said this is an upgrade on the older Zolfaghar model, that had a range of 700 kilometers.[4]

Dezful
TypeMRBM
Place of originIran
Service history
In service2019-present
Used byIran
Production history
DesignerAFAGIR
ManufacturerIRGC
Unit cost> 1 million USD
Specifications
Operational
range
1000 km[1]
Accuracy50 m CEP[1]
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See also

References
  1. "Dezful". Deagel. Archived from the original on 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  2. "Report: Iran Inaugurates Medium-Range Ballistic Missile". New York Times. Associated Press. 2019-02-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  3. "L'Iran dévoile un nouveau missile de croisière d'une portée de 1.000 km". LExpress.fr (in French). 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  4. "Iran unveils new Dezful ballistic missile". The Defense Post. 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2019-02-08. The surface-to-surface missile – called Dezful – is an upgrade on the older Zolfaghar model that had a range of 700 km (435 miles), aerospace commander Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said.
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