Zolfaghar

Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM)
Iranian Arsenal solid-fuel
Zolfaghar is a short-range ballistic missile (srbm) in active operational use.
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Zolfaghar
Specifications
Classification Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM)
Also known as Zulfiqar
Western Reference Zolfaghar
Propulsion solid-fuel
Stages 1
Range 700 km
Warhead / Payload 590 kg
Launch Weight 4,615 kg
Length 10.3 m
Diameter 0.68 m
Guidance Inertial + GPS
CEP 100 m
MaRV No
Basing Road-mobile (TEL)
Lineage Fateh-110 family derivative; successor Dezful extends range to 1,000 km
First Combat Use 2017-06 — IRGC strike on ISIS targets in Deir ez-Zor, Syria
Unit Cost (est.) ~$300,000
Cost Range $250,000 – $400,000

Cost note: Fateh-110 family; includes cluster warhead option

Key Features

  • Separating warhead (midcourse separation complicates interception)
  • Cluster warhead option
  • First operational use by IRGC in Syrian Civil War

Navigation & Guidance