Persian Gulf (missile)

Short description: Iranian anti-ship ballistic missile

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Khalij Fars (Persian Gulf)

A Khalij Fars missile on a transporter

Type| Anti-ship ballistic missile
Service history
In service| 2011-present
Used by| Iran
Production history
Manufacturer| Iran
Specifications
Length| 8.86 m
Diameter| 0.61 m
Warhead| 650 kg

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Engine| Solid (single stage)

Operational
range

| 300 km
Speed| 4 Mach
Accuracy| Less than 10 m CEP
or 1 – 2 m[1][2]

Launch
platform

| mobile launcher

Khalij Fars (Persian: موشک خلیج فارس, "Persian Gulf") is an Iranian single-stage solid-propellant, supersonic anti-ship quasi ballistic missile with a range of 300 km based on the Fateh-110 missile. It is equipped with a 650 kg explosive warhead and an interception evading guidance system.

The missile was unveiled in February 2011 when the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, announced that it is being mass-produced. The Iranian Fars News Agency released a footage of the missile hitting a target ship successfully.[3] The missile was first tested during the Great Prophet III naval wargames in 2008.[citation needed]

There have been two other publicized tests of the missile. One occurred in July 2011 and the other in July 2012.[4][5] The latter test also showed footage taken by the missile's electro-optical seeker locked onto its target.[6]

## Contents

* 1 Features and capabilities
* 2 Comparable systems
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Features and capabilities

The missile has an operating range of 300 kilometres (190 mi). It is a single-stage, solid-fuel-propelled vehicle, and is equipped with a 650-kilogram (1,430 lb) explosive warhead that uses a combination of guidance systems to prevent interception. The Persian Gulf has an advanced electronic system that allows the missile to discover and navigate to the target. The missile relies on its own internal navigation system, allowing it to travel without radio interference.[7]

## Comparable systems

* Fateh-110
* LORA
* Tochka
* Hadès
* Nasr
* Oka
* Iskander

## See also

* Fateh-110
* Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
* Aerospace Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution
* Equipment of the Iranian Army
* Defense industry of Iran
* List of military equipment manufactured in Iran
* Science and technology in Iran
* Great Prophet III (military exercise)
* Great Prophet IX
* Kheibarshekan

## References

1. ↑ "The accuracy of the Persian Gulf missile reached below 10 meters". Mashregh News. 18 June 2013. http://www.mashreghnews.ir/fa/news/224818/دقت-موشک-خلیج-فارس-به-زیر-۱۰-متر-رسید.
2. ↑ "Iran Increases Precision Capability of Persian Gulf Ballistic Missile". Fars News Agency (FNA). http://english.farsnews.ir/newstext.php?nn=9203183968.
3. ↑ Commander: IRGC Mass-Producing Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles , Fars News Agency, February 7, 2011
4. ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=1352945.
5. ↑ "در آخرین مرحله از رزمایش موشکی پیامبر اعظم(ص) 7 انجام شد شلیک موشک "خلیج‌فارس" به سمت هدف دریایی/ مانور ویژه جنگنده‌ها و پهپادهای سپاه". http://www.farsnews.ir/newstext.php?nn=13910414000475.
6. ↑ IRIB TV6, Video here
7. ↑ Young newspapers, 19 June 2013, First Page.

## External links

* Pictures of missile being fired.

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