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Fateh 110
Fateh-110 missiles on Zolfaghar TEL in a parade
TypeStrategic SRBM
Service history
In service2002–present
Used by Iran
Production history
ManufacturerIran
Unit costUnknown
Specifications
Mass3,450 kg
Length8.86 m
Diameter0.61 m
WarheadOne
Blast yieldNot applicable
EngineSolid (single stage)
Operational
range
300 km
Maximum speed 3.5 Mach
Guidance
system
Inertial & electro-optical terminal

Fateh-110 (Persian: فاتح-۱۱۰, "conqueror") is a single-stage solid-propellant, surface-to-surface missile with at least a 200 km range, and it is produced domestically within Iran by the Aerospace Industries Organization, including the solid fuel propellant. Iran successfully flight tested the final version of the Fateh-110 in September, 2002. Several weeks later in mid-September 2002 the Aerospace Industries Organization opened a plant to mass-produce the Fateh-110. The initial range of the missile was 200 km but in September 2004 it was announced that it had been extended to 250 km and if needed it could be increased further. Fateh-110 has a range of 300km in its fourth generation which was unveiled in 2012. [2]


History

After the Iran-Iraq war, Iran found out that it needed an accurate short-range missile, as its Zelzal and Naze'at rockets were unguided rockets and thus very inaccurate. Thus, 200 Chinese CSS-8 short-range missiles were bought in 1989.[3] But those missiles did not satisfy Iranians because of their short range, relatively light warhead and bulky structure. So a project was assigned to Shahid Bagheri Industries to design and produce a guided short-range missile.

Left:Fateh-110, Right:Khalij Fars

Developments began in 1995 and Zelzal 2 was chosen for the basis of the missile. Reportedly Syria also joined the program and produced its version called M-600. North Korea also gained some missiles.[4] First tests occurred in 2002 which were successful, and the missile was put into production.

In 2004, a version with extended range of 250 km was unveiled. This version is probably the one offered for export.[1]

Fateh-110 on single rack TELs

It seemed that Syrians were still trying to produce their M-600 in 2008 based on the version unveiled in 2004.[5] In 2010 the Israeli press reported that Syria has given hundreds of M-600 missiles to Hizbullah.[6]

In 2010, an upgraded version, dubbed "Third Generation of Fateh-110" was tested by Iran. Iranian defense minister Ahmad Vahidi stated that accuracy, range, reaction time and storage capability in different parts of the country are increased. After that Iranian TV provided footage of the test and the impact.[7] Some times later, it was delivered to IRGC.[8] The range of the missile was stated as 300 km.[9]

In 2011, Iran unveiled its first anti-ship ballistic missile called Khalij Fars. It is clearly based on Fateh-110 and shares the range of 300 km with the later versions.

On August 2012 Iran successfully test-fired the fourth generation of Fateh-110 missiles.

Fateh 110

Design

Missile body is very similar to that of Zelzal 2. It has the same diameter of 610 mm and a length of 8.86 m.

It has three sets of fins. Four at the end of it near the exhaust, four other triangular shaped fins just above them and four small ones in front of missile near the nosecone. Some sources [who?] claim that of the three sets of fins on the missile, only the front ones are movable.

Transporting

Fateh 110 uses three different TELs. The first one has a similar mechanism with SA-2 and is based on a Mercedes-Benz 6x6 truck. The second one is the TEL that is used by newer versions of Zelzal rockets that again uses the Mercedes-Benz platform. The third one is a new indigenous TEL called Zolfaghar that is able to carry two missiles instead of one.

Variations

Variant Range Warhead Weight Speed Notes
Fateh-110 200 km 650 kg Mach 3.5 First variant
Fateh-110 Second Generation 250 km 450 kg Mach 3.7 Announced in 2004
Fateh-110 Third Generation 300 km 650 kg Mach 3 Announced in 2010. Reports say that accuracy is also increased.[10]
Fateh-110-D1 (Fourth Generation) 300 km 650 kg Mach 3 Addition of a new guidance system with 100% precision. Shown in 2012.[11]
Khalij Fars 300 km 650 kg Mach 3 Anti-ship ballistic missile based on Fateh-110. Unveiled in 2011.[12]
M-600 or Tashreen 250 km 450 kg Mach 3.7 Syrian variant

Operators

See also


References

  1. ^ a b "MXF05-000350 Fateh-110 Surface to Surface Missile". Modlex. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  2. ^ http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9104254711
  3. ^ "Tondar 69 (CSS-8) (Iran)". IHS Jane's. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  4. ^ "Fateh A-110". MissileThreat. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  5. ^ http://missilethreat.com/missilesoftheworld/id.39/missile_detail.asp
  6. ^ Yaakov Katz, Rebecca Anna Stoil (2010-05-06). "Hizbullah received hundreds of Syrian missiles". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  7. ^ http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/pages/?cid=116337
  8. ^ http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=1155522
  9. ^ http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8906311044
  10. ^ http://english.farsnews.net/newstext.php?nn=8906031433
  11. ^ http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9104252685
  12. ^ http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8911181179
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