Zolfaghar (missile)

The Zolfaghar(Persian: ذوالفقار‎) missile is an Iranian road-mobile[2] single-stage Solid-propelled SRBM[1] named after the sword of Ali ibn abi talib Zolfaghar. It is believed to be derived from the Fateh-110 SRBM family[2] possibly the Fateh-313 missile.[1] It was first unveiled in about 2016 and entered service in 2017 as a longer range version of the Fateh-110 SRBM[1]. It was first used in the 2017 Deir ez-Zor missile strike and was therefore one of the first used mid-range missiles since 30 years[3].

Zolfaghar
TypeSRBM[1]
Place of originIran
Service history
In service2017-present[1]
Production history
ManufacturerIRGC AF
Specifications
Length10.3 m[1]
Width0.6 m[1]
PropellantSingle-stage Solid-propelled[1]
Operational
range
700 km[1]
Guidance
system
INS, GPS[2]
Accuracy100 m CEP estimated[2]
References

History

It was first unveiled during a military parade aboard a vehicle decorated with an anti-Zionist banner[2] on 25 September 2016[1] after which Defense minister hossein dehqan claimed that the missile had a range of 700 km[1]. Whether it entered mass production or not is still unknown[2]. The Iranian ministry of defense would later on release a video of its testing although the video has not been verified[1]. On 17 June 2017 Iran launched six Zolfaghar missiles into Syria towards the Deir ez-Zor region on ISIS targest as a response to the attack in Tehran on 8 June 2017[1].

On February 2019 Iran unveiled a new longer range version of the Zolfaghar missile called the Dezful missile of range 1000km, it is a MRBM[4].

References
  1. "Zolfaghar". Missile Threat. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  2. "Zolfaghar". Missile Defense Afvocacy Alliance. Archived from the original on 2020-03-30.
  3. "Iran Fires at Militants in Syria in First Use of Mid-range Missiles in 30 Years". Haaretz. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  4. "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.
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