Fajr-3

The Fajr -3 ( Persian: "Early Light" or " dawn " ) is an Iranian rocket artillery, the third generation of Katjuscha. The 5.2 -meter long, 240 millimeters in diameter artillery rocket has an estimated range of 45 kilometers, weighs 407 kg and carries a warhead of 45 kilograms.

It was used by Hezbollah in the Lebanon War in 2006.

Iran was in 2006 known to have developed a medium-range missile named the Fajr -3. The American military analyst Bill Gertz According doubted circles of the U.S. Department of Defense the allegations made ​​.

History

Production started in March 1990 by Shahid Bagheri Industries announced possibly with North Korean assistance as Iran's Defense Minister Akbar Torkan that mass production of the Fajr -3 takes place.

It was announced on 6 November 1996 that the Fajr - 3 of Parchin Missile Industries Division of the Iranian Defense Industries Organization ( DIO), was treated with a range of 40 km, a caliber of 240 mm and equipped with a solid-fuel rocket engine, developed.

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