Fajr-4 | |
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![]() A Fajr-4 rocket labeled "F4CL" in 2019 | |
Type | Air-launched rocket[1][2] |
Place of origin | Iran[1][2] |
Service history | |
Used by | IRIAF |
Production history | |
Designer | AFAGIR |
Designed | May 2014[2] |
Produced | Unknown[2] |
Variants |
Fajr-4[2] Fajr-4CL[2] |
Specifications | |
Diameter | 333 mm[1][2] |
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Guidance system | Onboard guidance[1] |
Launch platform | Sukhoi Su-22[1][2] |
The Fajr-4 (Persian: فجر-۴) is an Iranian air-to-surface guided rocket that was first unveiled on 9 May 2020 through a video released by the IRGC Aerospace Force. In the video, the missile is seen undergoing a drop test from a Sukhoi Su-22 fighter-bomber.[1][2] Videos released of Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, paying a visit to an IRGC Aerospace Force suggest that Iran had already armed its Sukhoi Su-22's with a new air-to-surface missile.[2]
Characteristics[]
The Artillery rocket has a caliber of 333 mm, uses command guidance[1] and has maneuvering fins.[2] The missile has two variants, Fajr-4 and Fajr-4CL. The IRGC has not provided further details of the missile.[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Dahlgren, Masao. "Iran Reveals Air-launched Rocket". https://missilethreat.csis.org/iran-reveals-air-launched-rocket/.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 "IRGC Fighter Jets Equipped with New Air-to-Surface Missiles". https://en.alghadeer.tv/archives/15606.
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