| Zolfaghar | |
|---|---|
 Zolfaghar | |
| Type | SRBM[1] |
| Place of origin | Iran |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2017-present[1] |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | IRGC AF |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 10.3 m[1] |
| Width | 0.6 m[1] |
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| Propellant | Single-stage Solid-propelled[1] |
Operational range | 700 km[1] |
Guidance system | INS, GPS[2] |
| Accuracy | 1 m CEP estimated[2] |
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 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]
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][2] The Iranian Ministry of Defense would later on release a video of its testing.[1] On 17 June 2017 Iran launched six Zolfaghar missiles into Syria towards the Deir ez-Zor region on ISIS targets as a response to the attack in Tehran on 8 June 2017.[1]
In February 2019 Iran unveiled a new longer range version of the Zolfaghar missile called the Dezful missile with a range of 1000 km, this is an MRBM.[4]
On 7 March 2021, Yemeni Houthi attacked different locations in Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles and armed drones with a Zolfaghar ballistic missile along with several Samad-3 loitering munitions targeted the Aramco oil facilities at Ras Tanura.[5][6]
See also[]
- Fateh-110
- Fateh-313
- Dezful (missile)
- List of military equipment manufactured in Iran
- Science and technology in Iran
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 "Zolfaghar". https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/zolfaghar/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Zolfaghar". https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/missile-threat-and-proliferation/todays-missile-threat/iran/zolfaghar/.
- ↑ "Iran Fires at Militants in Syria in First Use of Mid-range Missiles in 30 Years". Haaretz. 18 June 2017. http://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/iran/1.796422.
- ↑ "Report: Iran Inaugurates Medium-Range Ballistic Missile" (in en-US). New York Times. 2019-02-07. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/02/07/world/middleeast/ap-ml-iran-missile.html.
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/yemen-security-saudi-defence-idUSL1N2L61T4
- ↑ https://www.iiss.org/blogs/military-balance/2021/03/ansarullah-missile-and-munitions-saudi-arabia
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