Falaq-1
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The Falaq-1 missile is an Iranian made rocket system.
Design
The 240 mm unguided surface-to-surface rocket is very similar to the rocket used with the Russian 240 mm (12-round)
bore of 240 mm, and a weight of 111 kg, with the warhead
weighing 50 kg. The 240 mm spin stabilised rockets have a maximum range of 10,000 m and are fitted with a nose-mounted fuze. Propellant used is of the solid double-base type. The rocket is mounted on a 4 × 4 jeep light cross-country vehicle which has six 240 mm rockets in the ready-to-launch position in a frame type launcher on the rear.
The Falaq-1 has a maximum range of 10 km. It weighs 113 kg and carries a 50 kg explosive warhead.[1] Its successor, the Falaq-2, is a 333 mm-diameter rocket. It weighs 255 kg with a 120 kg warhead that holds 60 kg of explosives.[2]
Development
The system was developed in the 1990s by Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group, which is part of the Aerospace Industries Organization.[3]
Deployment
There is extensive evidence Falaq-1 rockets have been used in the Syrian civil war.[3]
On 26 January 2024,
Israel-Hamas war.[1]
Operators
See also
References
- ^ L'Orient Le Jour(in French). 2023-01-26. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Defense Industries Organization 2013 Catalog, Section 3: Rocket Industries Group" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ armamentresearch.com. Armament Research Services. Retrieved 1 August 2019.