Engineering:Falaq-1
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) BM-24 system. The Falaq-1 has a 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, Hezbollah claimed for the first time to have used the Falaq-1 in an attack against the Israel Defense Forces as part of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict during the Israel-Hamas war.[1]
Operators
Iran
Syria
Hezbollah[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Le Hezbollah annonce l'utilisation d'un nouveau type de missiles, Falaq 1" (in French). L'Orient Le Jour. 2023-01-26. https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1365831/le-hezbollah-annonce-lutilisation-dun-nouveau-type-de-missiles-falaq-1.html.
- ↑ "Defense Industries Organization 2013 Catalog, Section 3: Rocket Industries Group". http://www.diomil.ir/pdf/Section3.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "ARES Research Report No.2: Iranian Falaq-1 and Falaq-2 Rockets in Syria - Armament Research". Armament Research Services. 11 May 2014. http://armamentresearch.com/ares-research-report-no-2-iranian-falaq-1-and-falaq-2-rockets-in-syria/.
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